08 May Earthquake Strikes Northern Thailand

Frank Y (right), Associate Director of Global Ministries

Northern Thailand, the region where Global Ministries staff Bryan and Emily Gerlach are serving, experienced a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, May 6. Some structures were damaged, including the iconic white temple of Wat Rongkhun in Chiang Rai, their neighboring province. Thankfully, the Gerlachs are safe.

They wrote, “We are totally fine! We felt a little bit of the earthquake when it happened and were totally caught off-guard. We were at home in the evening when it happened and felt the whole house shake! It turns out the effects were really bad up in Chiang Rai. Several families in [a village we know] had their houses destroyed and are living in tents and/or makeshift shelters. Please pray for them.”

I also heard from Mark Choi, the former mission director of Hong Kong Conference. He says our three mountain churches in northern Thailand are safe, too.