Christopher and Shannon Sorensen launched to Thailand to begin their church-planting efforts among the Northern Khmer people in January 2003. They spent 15 months learning the Central Thai language in Chiangmai. After studying N. Khmer language and culture with Brian and Melissa Mitchell, Margie Jones, and Kelli (Biggs) Doss in Surin, Christopher and his team, along with local Thai pastor Wanlop Intachai, began working on a Bible curriculum to reach the Northern Khmer people and plant an SDA church in Surin province. With the help of a great bunch of student missionaries and local Thai laymen, they also started New Life Radio, Surin. Later Robbie and Kelli Doss joined the team for the Bible study field testing and evangelism phase of the project. In 2014 AFM’s Northern Khmer team merged with AFM’s Central Thai team to jointly develop and publish music and Bible study materials for use throughout the Thailand Adventist Mission. Other major objectives have been 1) the establishment of Peace Music Academy as a joint “Center of Influence” with the General Conference of SDAs and AFM, and 2) the planting of an SDA church in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Today, we sense God’s leading to join our colleagues Brian and Duang Wilson in reaching the Souther Thai Buddhists for Christ in the province of Surat Thani. We praise God for each person brought to Jesus through these projects, and for every one of our faithful friends and supporters who have given so generously over the years to make it all possible!
Christopher & Shannon Sorensen
Career Missionaries since 2003, serving the Southern Thai people of Thailand.
Frontier Stories
Elegant Evangelism
The work in Buriram is still young, so no one was ready for baptism.
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Christopher & Shannon Sorensen
March 01 2012, 3:55 pm | Comments 0
A Wasted Life?
Through the love and testimonies shared in Phii Tus Christian funeral, his younger brother and sister-in-law were touched, and they have begun attending our vespers and church services.
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Christopher & Shannon Sorensen
February 01 2012, 11:33 am | Comments 0
What To Take
Packing has always been hard for me, but when you’re thinking about the next six plus years of your life and ministry what do you take?
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Christopher & Shannon Sorensen
September 01 2004, 11:15 pm | Comments 0
Spiritual Battles in the Land of Nan
“We have to go—now!” said Brian, tears welling up in his eyes. I apologized to the realtors and tried to set up another appointment with them as we ran out the door, not sure why we were running so fast.
In the truck, Brian explained that the call was from the province of Nan where he and Duang had lived and worked for many years. Lai Jiem’s mother had just died in an accident. He didn’t know any details. They would have to break the news to her.
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Christopher & Shannon Sorensen
June 01 2003, 11:42 pm | Comments 0
Our Strange Job and the FBI
As we visited, he asked if he could see our passports. I didn’t think anything of it. People are often intrigued with this little book that gives a person license to travel to faraway places. But then he proceeded to copy my full name, my passport number, its place and date of issue, expiration, etc. into a notebook. This made me nervous.
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April 02 2003, 12:37 am | Comments 0