Bringing the Word of God to Southeast Asia
One sentence carries everything we do. Below, we take it apart clause by clause — what it means, why it matters, and what it looks like on the ground.
Bringing the Word of God to Southeast Asia
We are dedicated to spreading the gospel by distributing Bibles and gospel materials in people’s native languages, equipping national pastors with essential resources and training, and offering expert services to support churches in need.
Clause by clause
“distributing Bibles and gospel materials in people’s native languages”
Scripture in the language of the heart
A man can learn a trade language well enough to buy rice and still be a stranger to it when he prays. The words that reach the conscience are the words he learned from his mother. That is the language we print in.
Southeast Asia holds hundreds of distinct languages and dialects, and for a great many of them Scripture has never been carried into the villages where they are spoken. We print, ship, store and hand out Bibles, New Testaments and gospel literature so that the first time a person meets the words of God, he meets them in his own tongue.
What this looks like
- Bibles and New Testaments in native languages
- Gospel tracts, booklets and discipleship literature
- Regional distribution centers throughout Thailand
- Materials supplied to the churches that request them
“equipping national pastors with essential resources and training”
Men trained where they will serve
A national pastor already has what no visitor can buy: the language, the culture, the trust of his neighbours, and a lifetime ahead of him in that place. What he often lacks is a study Bible, a commentary, a place to be taught, and someone who has walked the road before him.
So we put tools in his hands and teaching within his reach. Our long-term goal is to help establish a Bible college or institute in every country of Southeast Asia, so that young preachers are trained close to the people they will spend their lives serving — and sent out by the churches of their own nation.
What this looks like
- Study Bibles, commentaries and teaching helps
- Pastors’ conferences and training institutes
- A Bible college or institute in every country of the region
- Ongoing mentorship from experienced missionaries
“offering expert services to support churches in need”
Practical support for churches in need
A church meeting under a tin roof with no sound system, no way to print, and no means of getting materials from a port to a village is not short on faith. It is short on help. Those are exactly the needs that quietly stall a good work for years.
We come alongside pastors who have asked for help, with the people and the equipment to finish the job — offered as a service to the church, not sold to it.
What this looks like
- Sound, media and printing support
- Shipping, storage and logistics
- Practical counsel for churches planting new works
The journey of a single Bible
Every copy that reaches a village has travelled a long way through many hands. Here is what happens between a gift given in Indiana and a Bible opened in a Thai farming town.
A request arrives
A national pastor, church or evangelist tells us what is needed and in which language.
Printing in the native tongue
Scripture and gospel materials are produced in the language the people actually speak at home.
Shipped to the field hub
Materials arrive at our distribution center north of Bangkok and are sorted for the region.
Out to regional centers
Distribution centers throughout Thailand move materials toward the borders and beyond.
Into a hand
A pastor, a farmer, a student opens the words of God in the language he was born speaking.
Every step is carried by churches, families and businesses who chose to send it.
Put a Bible in a hand that has never held one.
Printing, shipping, training and skilled help all run on the generosity of churches and families who will never see the village it reaches.
B.E.S.T. Missions is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible.