  Missionaries to Thailand, Pastor Calvary Chapel at the Bridge January 2010 |
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Dana and Cindy Bratton serving with YWAM Thailand and Love in Action Asia
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Dana and Cindy Bratton serving with YWAM Thailand and Love in Action Asia
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Dana and Cindy Bratton are evangelical Christians affiliated with YWAM Thailand and Calvary Chapel. We are committed to communicating the Gospel and making disciples of Christ among Thailand's unreached peoples and through training, evangelism, church planting, and teaching English. Our primary focus is on Thai nationals but we also minister to the many foreigners who visit this island. Our website offers other products and services both to meet the needs of others and to supplement our income.
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December 18 and 19 was the Phuket Christmas celebration at Saphan Hin Stadium at
the far south end of the island sponsored by the 20 churches of Phuket.
The 17th - 19th was also the My Hope Thailand outreach throughout Thailand
sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Our church's
primary responsibility was to prepare and serve fruit both nights, we also
distributed a number of Jesus videos and New Testaments. The events were
very well attended and the response was good. A well known Christian
church ministry team, called Farkham came to do the music and drama.
There
was a huge area for the showing of the My Hope Thailand program. There
were three 25 minute segments with either Dr. Billy Graham or Franklin Graham
speaking mixed with a a Thai singer giving his or her testimony. 
Moo, who accepted Christ a month ago, was there with her son and daughter in
law. She was eager for her family to hear the Gospel and Gahn was able to
share with them. They have not accepted Christ yet, but her granddaughter,
Nan, accepted Christ in church on Sunday. 
Cindy, Gahn, and I were
invited by Omnoy (the owner
of the radio station) to
attend the annual senior
Olympics in a park near a
large convalescent home and
special education school.
There were marching bands,
Thai dancers and then four
teams of older adults in a
series of fun relay races.
Omnoy and I were among the
first individuals to kick of
the event with a race blind
folded with a stick walking
to a large can about 25
yards away.
Again
this year Cindy and I were invited to carol and visit patients on Christmas Day
at the Bangkok Phuket Hospital. This year was even more special because
the hospital just added a Christian chapel after their recent Joint Commission
accreditation. Pastor Yai of the Seed Church of Chengtalay gave the
dedication message, we donated a Bible for the Chapel and some other pastors and
Christians joined in singing Christmas carols there as well as the hospital
lobby and many other places in the hospital. The hospital administrator
accompanied us all morning and then treated us al to a very nice lunch in the
hospital cafeteria. After lunch Cindy, Gahn, and I joined the hospital staff in
visiting room to room, singing carols and giving a small gift. Many
patients were receptive to and appreciative of my prayers. There
were a lot of smiles and wet eyes too. 
Again
this year, I was invited to
bring the Christmas message
at the annual tsunami
memorial. It was five
years ago that the tsunami
struck, killing 8,000 people
in Thailand. In some
of the other thirteen
countries the death toll was
even higher, but this was
what the Lord used to call
Cindy and I to Thailand. 
Cindy
and I were honored to receive a glass trophy as citizens of the year for the Mai
Khao sub district on New Years eve, but the morning began with a release of baby
sea turtles and planting of trees. The J.W. Marriot was a sponsor of the
sea turtle program and I met the general manager and spoke to him about
possibility of having a church service at the Marriot each Sunday. 
