Seeds Across Time - Thailand

For nearly 30 years, Youth for Christ workers have faithfully shared the Gospel among the Mon people of Thailand and Southeast Asia. At times, it seemed the seeds were falling on hard ground.

One of those seeds took root in a man known as Mr. Z. The first and only Christian in his village, he endured rejection as he gently shared Christ with family and friends. Over time, even his father surrendered his life to Jesus. Mr. Z became a trusted ministry partner, carrying Bibles, distributing radios, and taking the Gospel to villages few others would reach.

Then the setbacks came. English camps were shut down. COVID closed borders. A military coup cut off access to the villages. Mr. Z passed away. It seemed another light had gone out.

But God was still working.

After fleeing his home country, 23-year-old Mr. P began watching a Christian social media program and asking questions about Jesus. Invited to a Youth for Christ Christmas outreach in Bangkok, he heard the Gospel and responded in faith.

"Now I understand and believe that Jesus is none other than God, the one and only God incarnate," said Mr. P.

Only later did the Youth for Christ team discover Mr. P had attended their English camp in Mr. Z's village years earlier.

Now Mr. P is growing in his newfound faith. He is studying God's Word with other young people, attending worship whenever he can, and openly calling himself a Christian—even sharing his faith with his grandmother.

The seed had never stopped growing. The light had never gone out.

From Doctor to Disciple - Australia

"If you had told me a few years ago that I'd be leading Youth for Christ Australia, I probably would have laughed, or cried.”

As a doctor, Paul Bedwell looked successful. Inwardly, he was struggling. Anxiety was consuming him, and he was becoming obsessed with achievement. 

When the anxiety became overwhelming, he turned to alcohol and prescription drugs. But they couldn't heal the deeper wound. He was living a double life—high-performing on the outside while numbing himself to survive.

Then everything changed.

"In the middle of that mess, Jesus found me," he says. "He didn't shame me. He embraced me... He opened my eyes to the truth that I didn't have to earn love—I already had it in Him."

Paul walked away from medicine—not because it wasn't valuable, but because God was calling him to share that same hope with the next generation.

Today, Paul serves as National Director of Youth for Christ Australia. He knows firsthand what it feels like to be young, lost, and searching for meaning.

"We are on a mission to reach young people across this nation with the love and freedom only Jesus offers," Paul says. "Together, we're seeing Jesus rewrite lives—one young person at a time."

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