Over the next month, we have the collective opportunity to visit—in prayer—the nations of Thailand and Laos. I say, without any hesitation, that these nations are at the center of my story. As I write this today, I can feel the humidity in the air, smell the food on the side of the streets, and, most of all, see the faces and smiles of a people who genuinely carry a gift of kindness and compassion wherever they go.
You see, Thailand and Laos were not only a place that my family and I would visit on missions, but it was home for my immediate family for three years of our lives. It was the place that we learned to lean in and trust God with all our hearts. It was the people that captured our hopes as a couple in our early twenties. It was the birthplace of our call to Asia, a call that brought us to SEAPC seven years ago.
Never have I been more encouraged to write and pray for these nations as I am today. How do we launch into this February prayer focus? We must start and finish with the presence of God. What does He have to say right here, right now about these precious people? In prayer, the Lord has shared a theme for each nation, a word of prayer direction that we can use to hit the mark for this season of Thailand and Laos. In the 12 tribes of Israel, there was one tribe, Issachar, who knew the time and seasons, and what we must do. As Friends of God, and people in prayer, may we also enter such a place in the Holy Spirit.
For Thailand, this is a \”Time of Transitioning\” for the nation.
Thailand has entered a season in its history with new leadership in government and monarchy. This is the moment to pray in authority for voices of righteousness to fill the voids left by past leadership. It is the time to pray for Thai believers to unify their voices, bring clarity of message, and enter their authority in Christ. The time is ripe, and hearts are soft to pray precisely for nothing less than the First Great Awakening in the nation of Thailand!
For Laos, this is the time of \”Taking Hold of the Moment.\”
For a long time, this nation has quietly sat in the shadows of those nations around it. But no more! With my own eyes, I have seen a resolve in the generations that are in Laos today. A resolve that needs our prayers to stand with it. And as we do, we will watch the people of Laos—filled with a Godly kindness that the world needs today—boldly step up and share their stories! The testimony of Jesus will come forth from Laos, and the world will hear it. It is time to pray with and for them.
We pray that these prayer targets will be fuel to your fire this month. God has so much to share with us as we pray. Here we GO, in the Holy Spirit, to make His-Story unfold through prayer! Thank you for joining us this February!
