In Thailand the Christian missionaries aren't making progress and they are strategizing.
Taoists, Hindus, Buddhists, and others should understand that Christianity is relentless. It absolutely doesn't ever stop trying. They are constantly analyzing to find a weakness or method to take over your society.
I am putting in this post the links to Christians thinking about how they have failed to make progress in Thailand even though they have been working on taking over Thai society for over a century.
There are three major points here.
1. They are relentless.
They will be thinking of how to take over your society as long as they exist. They think in terms of centuries.
2. Their "charities" are actually seige engines to take over your society.
Their hospitals, schools, and other such activities are actually devices to overtake your society.
Christians analyze carefully what and where are the weak points in society and focus on those points.
3. To oppose Christianity, you need to think globally.
Looking at what Christian missionaries do across South, Southeast, and East Asia is instructive.
These are the online posts of Christians frustrated with Thailand.
Huffpost, May 8, 2013, "The Difficulty of Evangelizing in Thailand," by Brian C. Stiller, Global Amassador, World Evangelical Alliance.
Some quotes:
I've heard much about Thailand from missionaries over the years. However, on a recent visit one question kept surfacing: After all the people, money and years, why is the Christian mission here so small?
And
However back to the question asked by many: Why is that after over 183 years of evangelical missionary work, an investment of thousands of lives and millions upon millions of dollars, out of a total population of 65 million there are only 370,000 evangelical Christians, one half of one percent?
They use natural disasers to promote themselves.
The 2004 tsunami helped further unite the Thai Church under "We Love Thailand" assisting tsunami victims.
Hospitals and schools are tools.
They asked in their research, "How do you get almost 80% of the Protestant churches and other ministries to agree on a national plan to reach their country?" Vision 2015 brought together three main Protestant communities: The Church of Christ Thailand (American Presbyterians and Baptists, Disciples of Christ, and others with 26 schools and eight hospitals); The Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand (122 mission organizations, 43 church associations, and nine institutions); The Thailand Baptist Convention. [Boldface added.]
The article is about strategizing how to convert Thailand.
Abwe, May 7, 2025, "Thailand: One Country, Two Jungles: From the city of Bangkok to rural agricultural villages, missionaries must overcome unique evangelistic challenges to reach the Thai people."
This article discusses strategies to reach Thai people. They identify learning Thai as important.
https://abwe.org/blog/thailand-one-country-two-jungles/
Navigators, "Beyond Barriers: Missionaries in Thailand Seek the Unreached."
Their strategy is to get involved with Buddhist activities. Infiltration.
In Thailand, 95 percent of the population are Buddhist, 4 percent are Muslim, and the remaining 1 percent are Christian. Although missionaries have journeyed in and out of Thailand for over 400 years, the country remains largely unchanged, and most Thai people have no personal connection to a Christ follower.
With the goal to reach the unreached, Jessica and Peter’s aim is to form relationships with mainstream Thai Buddhists — your average, everyday type of person. “Our focus is: How do we get into people’s lives to share the gospel?” Peter says. “Instead of trying to get people into a church, how can we go to people in a ministry among, versus a ministry to?”
As Americans living in Thailand, Peter and Jessica have made it a priority of their ministry to engage deeply with Thai culture and communities as they work toward making disciples. Whether through learning how to cook Thai foods or participating in various groups and activities, Peter and Jessica have become a part of the fabric of their local community, forming close relationships with Thai families.
https://www.navigators.org/blog/beyond-barriers-missionaries-in-thailand-seek-the-unreached/
Persecution.org, Sept. 6, 2026, "Thanks to Missionary programs, these Communities in Thailand are thriving.
They find a weak spot in the Thai nation and exploit it.
Missionary programs are allowing for discriminated communities in the mountains of Northern Thailand to thrive. The programs are allowing for new believers to procure training in the Word of God, as well as in farming techniques, which has enabled the tribal people to have more time to study scriptures.
Even more, Phillips says, “The tribal people, they’re really looked down upon by the Thai, so they have a very hard time getting ahead. So they are working out in these mountains.”
This is where FARMS International enters the story. Through their microloan program, these farmers were able to learn more efficient farming practices, and have the tools to make farming more effective.
In addition to helping individual families, these loans increase the impact of the local church. Once the loans are paid back, the recipients agree to tithe out of their income. This helps the local Churches with their outreach.
Christianity Today, July 8, 2024, "Missionaries Have Gone to Thailand for 200 Years. Why Aren’t There More Christians?"
Unfortunately it is behind a paywall. I have it as an example of how major Christian publication are wondering why they aren't making progress.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/07/thailand-missions-christianity-low-buddhism-challenges/
There are books written on why they have failed.
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1525/9780520912564-011/html
They write academic papers on it.
https://www.thaimissions.info/gsdl/collect/thaimiss/index/assoc/HASH0130.dir/doc.pdf
They study Buddhism to defeat it.
Ridiculing Thai Buddhism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR5ScRRUc3I
Using a Thai religious place to push Christianity.
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