Global Gathering – SE Asia: Hat Yai, Thailand (FULL)

Hat Yai, a city in Thailand's far south near the Malaysian border, is a sprawling commercial hub and shopping destination. At the Khlong Hae Floating Market, vendors sell local foods and handicrafts from traditional boats docked in a canal. The Wat Hat Yai Nai temple is known for its 35m-long reclining Buddha. Outside the city center, Hat Yai Park is a hilly green area with a standing Buddha statue and a cable car.

Although the main religion of Thailand is Buddhism, Islam is the predominant religion in Southern Thailand. Most Southern Thai practice a folk Islam mixed with animism. Many people in Southern Thailand are Malay by descent, who ended up in Thailand when Britain and France established the country’s borders in the early 1900s. Of the 10 million people who live in the south, less than 0.5% are believers, mainly from Buddhist backgrounds.

Each participant will have the opportunity to:
·      Pray strategically in various points around the city of Hat Yai
·      Help run a English program for children or university students 
·      Attend an international fellowship meeting

We want you to see first-hand how God is working in Thailand.