As the world continues to grow, so does its population, reaching a historic milestone in November 2022 as the global population hit 8 billion strong. This serves as a challenge to the global church in its goal of reaching out to the world and proclaiming Jesus' imminent return.

Starting big in 2023 with a nationwide evangelistic campaign is a confident reaction in offering hope and healing to a challenging, culturally varied region for the Thailand Adventist Mission (TAM).

Beginning March 1, 2023, in the beautiful Kingdom of Thailand, the nationwide evangelical campaign "พระคริสต์เพื่อประเทศไทย" ("Christ for Thailand") will assemble big and small audiences in auditoriums, churches, and small groups. The campaign will take place in more than 30 locations across Thailand and culminate on March 11.

"There are 38 locations arranged for the evangelistic series beginning March all throughout Thailand. There are three locations in Bangkok and nine other locations in the central part of Thailand," said Pastor Cris Tawmanggood, executive secretary for the Adventist Church in Thailand.

This project is a cooperation between the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) headquarters, the Southeastern Union office, and TAM. Pastor Arnel Gabin, SSD vice president and the region's Integrated Evangelism Lifestyle (IEL) coordinator, shares his delight as they prepare for this initiative of reaching families and people in this nation.

"This is a great challenge to conquer, but we will do it together, believing that the Lord will guide us in preaching the gospel of hope in this unique region," said Gabin.

In 2021, Thailand had a population of more than 71 million people, with an Adventist population of more than 15,000 members. Despite the vast differences, the Adventist Church in Thailand remains tenacious in its efforts to gradually communicate the gospel with families across the country.

"This is Thailand's first. To proclaim the gospel in this region is a big step," stated Niratisai Aipan, president of TAM. "The struggle is huge, but our God is much bigger than any difficulty this world can throw at us." He further said the fundamental theme of the nightly messages in different locales is finding hope in a generation beset by issues and challenges.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the series. This two-week campaign will involve church leaders and laypeople—church members—men and women, young and old—to work together to reach more people than ever before.

The original article was published on the Southern Asia-Pacific Division news site.