Come and be a part of what God is doing in Thailand!
While in Thailand, Adventures in Missions is partnering with some local ministries familiar with the area. Working together, the ministries will provide a comprehensive view of human trafficking and ministry related to trafficking. Teams will travel to villages and do ministry to impoverished families at risk of having children trafficked or driven into the sex trade in Thailand. There will also be opportunity to visit homes for children who have been trafficked, teens who were in high-risk, and women who have come out of trafficking. Teams will also visit red-light districts to have a first-hand look at the sex tourism industry in Phuket as well as working with women who have left the bars of Thailand to pursue an alternative lifestyle.
Getting to Know Thailand
(Compliments of Wikipedia and CIA.gov)
(Compliments of Wikipedia and CIA.gov)
Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma
Climate
tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March); southern isthmus always hot and humid
Religions
Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census)
Language
Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Literacy
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 92.6% Male: 94.9% Female: 90.5% (2000 census)
Culture
The traditional Thai greeting, the wai, is generally offered first by the younger of the two people meeting, with their hands pressed together, fingertips pointing upwards as the head is bowed to touch their face to the hands, usually coinciding with the spoken word “Sawasdee khrap” for male speakers, and “Sawasdee ka” for females. The elder then is to respond afterwards in the same way. Social status and position, such as in government, will also have an influence on who performs the wai first. For example, although one may be considerably older than a provincial governor, when meeting it is usually the visitor who pays respect first. When children leave to go to school, they are taught to wai to their parents to represent their respect for them. They do the same when they come back. The wai is a sign of respect and reverence for another, similar to the namaste greeting of India and Nepal.
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