The Southern Thai Islam people live in a cultural ecotone where Islam and Malay cultures are to their south, and Thai languages and Buddhism are to their north. Southern Thai Islam people speak a Thai language, but they are Muslims like their Malay neighbors to the south. They are in a way, torn between two worlds. Unfortunately, they have not had the chance to turn their hearts to Jesus Christ and make Him the center of their identity.
There are no known believers among the Southern Thai Islam people, so if they are going to hear the gospel, it will have to come from someone outside their community.
There is a Christian couple in southern Thailand that is trying to share their faith with both Buddhists and Muslims. Pray that they will be used of the Lord to plant churches among Southern Thai speaking Muslims that will lead to more church planting.
There are no known believers among the Southern Thai Islam community, so pray for this to soon change. * Pray for a spiritual hunger to come to Southern Thai Muslim leaders that will lead them to find out about Jesus Christ and open the doors for others to do the same.
* Pray for a movement of God's blessing to flow through Southern Thai Muslim families discussing and applying God's Word.
* Pray for the Name of Jesus to be known by people in every Southern Thai village.
Scripture Prayers for the Thai, Southern in Thailand.
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
Global Prayer Digest: 2006-07-29 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2012-06-10 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2014-06-12 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-06-20 |
People Name General | Thai, Southern |
People Name in Country | Thai, Southern |
Natural Name | Southern Thai |
Population this Country | 5,199,000 |
Population all Countries | 5,203,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 104 |
Alternate Names | Dambro; Pak Tai; Pak Thai; Paktay; Southern Tai; Southern Thai; Takbai Thai; Thai Malay |
People ID | 15067 |
ROP3 Code | 109517 |
Country | Thailand | ||
Region | Asia, Southeast | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Surat Thani, Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Phatthalung, Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Pattani, Yala, and Satun provinces; Muslim Thai dialect. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Thailand |
Region | Asia, Southeast |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Surat Thani, Chumphon, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Phatthalung, Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Pattani, Yala, and Satun provinces; Muslim Thai dialect.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Language | Thai, Southern | |||
Language Code | sou Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Thai, Southern |
Language Code | sou Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Thai | |
People Groups | Speaking Thai, Southern |
Primary Language: Thai, Southern
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (2000) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Thai, Southern |
Film / Video | The Dream |
Film / Video | The Prodigal Son |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
99.10 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.25 %) |
0.90 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
Unknown
|
Independent |
Unknown
|
Orthodox |
Unknown
|
Other Christian |
Unknown
|
Protestant |
Unknown
|
Roman Catholic |
Unknown
|
Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2021 Peoples of the Buddhist World, Asia Harvest All rights reserved. Used with permission |
Map Source | Bethany World Prayer Center |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |