mission thailand
Welcome to the official MissionThailand website! This is where you can stay updated with all the goings on with me and my ministries.
If you're new, I am Sara Whitehurst. In 2001 I went on my first mission trip. That led to several more short term trips. In 2011 God called me to be a missionary full time. I had been to several countries before God called me to Thailand.
In 2012 I arrived in Thailand for the first time. Thailand is different than all the other countries I've been to. The bustling city with malls and fast food and air conditioning was a stark difference to the slums I had seen in other places. In my frustration that God would bring me here when so many others don't so much as have a bed or clean water, He graciously opened my eyes to see the spiritual poverty I was overlooking because of the lack of physical poverty.
As I opened my heart to see what God sees I soon fell in love with Thailand. The people, the food, the beautiful scenery. More than that, I became painfully aware of the hopelessness and striving that the people of Thailand are burdened with. A burden only Jesus can alleviate.
did you know…
Thailand is 95% Buddhist, 4% Muslim, and 1% Christian.
Over 88% of Thailand has never heard the Good News.
Though it claims to be an open country where you are free to choose your religion, many Christians face opposition and can even be ostracized from their family or village.
Statistically it takes 7 years for a Buddhist to fully convert to Christianity.
Often times they will practice Christianity before they profess it.