MapTrouble in Thailand
You may have read about political unrest in Thailand recently. The majority of support for the current Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is located in the north and northeast areas of Thailand. These rural areas are the more economically backward parts of the country.  Historically, the majority in these areas have supported her older brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister, because he put emphasis on development in their home areas.

Opposition to the Prime Minister is strongest among the urban elite and middle class of Bangkok. They would like to scrap democracy since they feel the rural masses are not smart enough to elect the right people! To read more about the "Bangkok Shutdown" see http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/11/world/asia/thailand-protest-explainer/.

Rural northeast Thailand is home to about 400,000 Kuy people. While they are better off than their cousins in Cambodia, they are among the lowest on the economic scale in Thailand.

Do pray for a peaceful political solution in Thailand. When you see reports of unrest in Thailand please remember to also pray for workers to share the good news of the Gospel with the Kuy people of rural northeastern Thailand.