Since 1983, Tom and Susan Shanklin have been bringing the joy of salvation through Jesus Christ to people of all ages, races, nations, and denominations. It's our desire to bless you, encourage you, and help you to fulfill your destiny in this life and in the life to come.

Fueling the Fire in Thailand

To read a complete report on the Thailand mission, check out our Healing for the Nations Summer Newsletter (pdf).

On July 1-14, Tom traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand, where he held a week-long seminar on evangelism at the Living Word Ministries International Bible School with 185 hungry people, including students, staff, evangelists and pastors. He then traveled to the mountainous area to the north to evangelize in the tribal villages. On his last evening in the mountains, he preached at Schamit Vutiya (The Friendship School) in Ban Den to over 200 residential students. This school has experienced an outpouring of the Spirit in recent years, so a number of the students were quite receptive and hungry. Tom spoke on "The Call of God" and many of the young people flooded to the front (above) to dedicate their lives 100 percent to God. The Christians in Thailand may be few (less than 1 percent of the population), but there is no lack of fervor and hunger for the living God.

Israel is here! (PDF 2.62 MB)

One day in the Fall of 1977, the God of the universe spoke to my heart and said these words, "Turn from the things of the world." Immediately I knew He was calling me to leave my lifestyle of drugs, alcohol and sin, and to follow Jesus with all my heart. I said two words that day in response to His command. I said, "Yes, Lord!" With that, everything in my life changed. I was filled with the Holy Spirit, and the gift of prophecy began to operate in my life.

That night, the Lord gave me several messages from heaven... Then, I remember the Lord spoke these curious words to me. "Israel is here!" This is not something that I understood by my natural mind, but later I discovered from the Scriptures that when a person becomes a Christian they are spiritually grafted into the nation of Israel.