Journey Into Light

Our trip to Thailand came about through Brookfield Lutheran Church and is in conjunction with Lutheran Hour Ministries Journey Into Light.  We are pleased to be working with Dennis Denow and Monta (Boom) Ekwanit-Denow who are both well versed in Thailand and it's people.  Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), Journey Into Light (JIL) ministry center in Thailand, primarily concentrates on using mass media technologies to proclaim the Gospel to the Thai people and to support local churches and LCMS missionaries in the area of evangelism.  LHM's work is rapidly expanding out of Bangkok into the central, southern, and northeast portions of Thailand.  The ministry center uses radio and radio drama to promote the use of tracts and Bible Correspondence Courses (BCC).  LHM-Thailand broadcasts five different 30-minute programs each day that have been effective in touching people's hearts with the Gospel and the love of God.  It also has two adult courses and one children's course.  Radio, the BCCs and the ministry's Web site are the most successful of LHM's tools to bring God's Word to millions in Thailand.  The Website has down loadable radio programs, dramas, and Christian music, as well as BCCs, bookstore service, and free booklets.  It also encourages daily devotions through the World Wide Web.  Its relief ministry accomplished a great deal of outreach following the December 2004 tsunami.  LHM-Thailand also has an energetic telephone ministry, shows Christian videos, and carries on social ministry programs proclaiming Christ's love.  The office provides follow-up for its evangelistic crusades, as well as for individual radio listeners.  Equipping The Saints (ETS) conferences are equipping and engaging active lay people in churches to serve as LHM volunteers.  According to staff members, there is great potential for bringing the Savior to millions of Thai people who don't know Him.  Currently, the government and people are quite open-minded and receptive to this message.