Mekong Southeast Asia
Most of the organizations we partner with in the Mekong area are relatively young, and most Christian leaders have not had many opportunities for training. However, they are committed and courageous servants with a deep compassion for the poor. Partners International is supporting a number of ministries who are planting churches, transforming villages through community development, and building up the core of the Church—its leaders.
Most of the organizations we partner with in the Mekong area are relatively young, and most Christian leaders have not had many opportunities for training. However, they are committed and courageous servants with a deep compassion for the poor. Partners International is supporting a number of ministries that are planting churches, transforming villages through community development, and building up the core of the Church—its leaders.
Connected by the Mekong River, the five countries of Mekong Southeast Asia are Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Plagued by war, natural disasters, and deep poverty, the majority of the people of this region follow Buddhism mixed with a blend of animistic beliefs. Though Christianity is growing in the region, today only a tiny percent of the region’s more than 235 million people are Christians, and four of the five nations in this region have been home to some of the harshest treatment of Christians in recent decades. These repressive governments have also enacted laws restricting house churches, a serious constraint since the majority of churches meet in homes. Yet, with memories of war fading and the loosening up of some historically repressive forms of government, many of the people in the region are open to the Gospel like never before.
Area Director
Armand O'braize
Learning How to Read the Bible
May 5, 2019
We praise the Lord for His grace and love for enabling us to achieve our goals in many communities! It is incredible to witness the growth of churches in various…
Testimonies from Church Planters in Cambodia
February 5, 2019
Church Planters Thank you for continuing to stand with us in preaching the Gospel and planting churches in Cambodia. Our church planters continue to travel to remote villages to share…
Cow Bank Benefits Widows
January 21, 2019
In many cases the widow’s children go overseas for work, leaving their own children behind for their mother to take care of. Situations like this cause the widow to become…
Seed Bank Project Transforms a Community
December 19, 2018
Around fifteen families within the Tapong village, up until recently, still farmed in traditional ways, as they had never received any technical training or any advanced knowledge and skills to…
Free from Addiction and Darkness
December 12, 2018
Presently, the Mekong has two million drug addicts using heroin and other stimulants. The government is building up more rehabilitation centers to support these affected communities. However, releasing people from…
Finding the Way Out of Addiction
October 23, 2018
“For almost four years, I was living in cage meant for dogs. I shouted and cursed like a crazy man. I’d beat my head against the bars repeatedly, trying to…
Prayer and Praise for our Church Planter Teams
September 25, 2018
The River of Life Church in Cambodia has a number of church planters working all over the country in a variety of different contexts. We asked a few of them…
The Gift of Cows Changes Lives
August 1, 2018
These are two testimonies from people whose lives were changed as a result of our ministry’s cow bank project: “My name is Tha Heak. I have eight children, and one…
Breaking Free from Drug Addiction
May 1, 2018
Drug addiction is a serious problem in the Mekong. Many addicts spend much time and money going through drug rehabilitation programs, trying to break free from their addiction. But the…
Training Boosts Church Growth in the Mekong
A few years ago the Communist government in our country in the Mekong relented to international pressure from religious freedom organizations and officially allowed two small Bible schools to be…
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General Ministry Fund – Mekong Southeast Asia
Most of the organizations we partner with in the Mekong area are relatively young, and most Christian leaders have not had many opportunities for training. However, they are committed and courageous servants with a deep compassion for the poor. Partners International is supporting a number of ministries who are planting churches, transforming villages through community development, and building up the core of the Church—its leaders.
