The C-SEA (Central and South East Asia) area office in Chiang Mai provides leadership and governance in developing the vision, setting strategic direction, and securing resources for each of the ministries in which C-SEA personnel are involved.

In Thailand we are now partnering with OMF in recruiting church planters/disciplers to work among the majority Buddhist population (around 95%), and in partnership with local churches where they exist. Exciting possibilities for Sports Friends ministries (in conjunction with church planting/discipling) are being explored, to be based initially in Thailand, and eventually to reach out across C-SEA. We are also responding to needs in Thailand in the areas of education (teaching English and in international schools) and medicine (HIV & AIDS training and networking).

In other C-SEA countries there is a sense that God is doing a major work of preparing people for harvest. The many new believers need someone to disciple them. The native English speaker is in great demand in C-SEA countries. The door is wide open for teaching English and other subjects in the universities. There is a real sense of urgency to capitalize on this opportunity now.

• wisdom in leadership and administration from the C-SEA Area office.
• church planters/disciplers to join the team in Thailand. development of the Sports Friends ministry.
• the HIV & AIDS project — for recruitment of personnel to train and partner with local believers.