By Doug Harder, a SEND missionary in Thailand | Asia

Did it ever occur to you that the thousands of cultures and languages on earth were God's idea? In fact, if God can crown a mountain meadow with a plethora of colorful wildflowers, can you imagine what diversity he can create among people? Not only is God crazy in love with the nations, but the diversity of languages, cultures and ethnic peoples will endure into all eternity. One of the last descriptors of the heavenly city in the Bible puts it this way, "The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it" (Revelation 21:26). Isn't that mind-blowing?

And that's exactly why we do what we do! The ethnic peoples of Thailand that have no idea who their creator really is need to hear about this god who is crazy in love with them! God is relentless in pursuing all ethnic peoples so he can redeem them to himself and transform their cultures and languages, in order that they would bring glory and honor into his kingdom. And for some mind-boggling reason, the Church is sent into the world on this mission!

That's why we love working with the team you see pictured above! We are a multi-generational and multi-cultural team that is passionately in love with Jesus, and that wants to share that love with the cultures around us in North Thailand. Don't get me wrong, serving together from four different countries and then learning how to give witness to the love and message of Jesus in even more cultures around us is no easy task! We make lots of mistakes and have to constantly extend grace to each other and the people we live among in North Thailand. But what gets us fired up every day is the love of God flowing through us. He is wildly in love with the nations and sends us on his rescue mission!