Christopher & Shannon Sorensen

Career Missionaries since 2003, serving the Central Thai people of Thailand.

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. 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!

Frontier Stories

Gop’s Struggle

“You can’t escape from me!” Mr. K said to Gop. He had tried enticing her with money and slipping drugs into her drink, but nothing had worked.

By: Shannon Sorensen
July 01 2013, 4:20 pm | Comments 0

Yai Suphorn’s Funeral

Yai Suphorn, one of the first Christians and local missionaries in Surin, and one of the pillars and matriarchs of our church, died last week.

By: Christopher Sorensen
May 01 2013, 12:20 pm | Comments 0

Angel Driver

“Let’s go!” Khun D called. Chris and I climbed into the back of the open-bed pickup truck along with a Thai missionary lady.

By: Shannon Sorensen
April 01 2013, 1:43 pm | Comments 0

Fia’s Testimony

A young woman named Fia began attending our church a couple years ago. She was baptized into our church in the Sakeow Province.

By: Christopher Sorensen
February 01 2013, 6:31 am | Comments 0

Juntra’s Healing

“Juntra, if you belong to God, these curses cannot affect you,” Chris encouraged her.

By: Shannon Sorensen
December 31 2012, 7:07 pm | Comments 0

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