MST Project

The Situation

Every year thousands of foreign men visit Thailand as sex tourists. I believe that some of these men who come to Thailand looking for sex are hurting and in need and are trying to fill that need and hurt with love and intimacy. Yet, the love and intimacy that they seek in a red-light district is not the answer. When I first started this ministry there were a few people who told me that there was no hope for these men, that they were better left alone or ignored. But where is the compassion of God in that?

I do not look at these men for where they currently are but rather for where they can be with a transformed heart. I grew up in a broken home, I have looked for love and intimacy in all the wrong places and I have struggled with issues that are common to men; yet God has brought about redemption in my life. I want to reach out to these men and be an example of restoration and redemption.

I believe that it is our responsibility to go to these men, when very few will, and bring the love of God to them in an area where they least expect it, by those whom they least expect it from. These men are like us, and it is my hope that these men will experience the love and the hope that is found in a relationship with Him. I believe that the Father’s love is available to all, in all places and at all times, and that the hope we have in Him will cause a man to return to his wife and become a husband. Will cause him to return to his children and become a father. Will cause him to return to his community and become an example, not a statistic.

God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. This includes men in red-light districts. Therefore, I choose to be one of the few who will stand on the street corner and offer them HOPE.

Fast Facts:

Bangkok red-light districts

9% Agnostic

25% Christian

16% Atheist

25% Expats

75% Tourists

61% European

30-49 - Avg. age

*statistics represent only non-Thai men who have completed a survey.

Read about the MST Project on YWAM.org

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Staff Needs

Male /Female Long-term Staff
Videographer
Administrative Staff

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