On Friday 28th August, The River Bangkok held its first ever ‘English Games Night’, an evening full of fun, laughs, connections and of course some English learning thrown in there. What a huge success the night was, with over 30 people joining in the fun! Most were students from Chulalongkorn University, the top university in…
As you may have seen, a bomb shook the city of Bangkok on Monday 17th August 2015. Twenty-one people were killed and over 125 people were injured from the blast, which took place in the centre of the city at Erawan Shrine, a popular place for tourists and locals alike. It is also really close…
KK is one of the young men in our work in Bangkok. He is a very bright, hard working, and passionate man with a huge heart to see people connecting with Christ. He has the ability to connect with people and connect people to people. Recently we partnered with KK for a pizza/connecting night. KK…
Every year on the 12th August, the nation of Thailand celebrates HRH Queen Sirikit’s birthday. As the beloved ‘Mother of the Nation’, this day also acts as Mother’s Day. At The River Asia, we always take this opportunity to honour all the women and mothers in our local communities: in Chiang Mai, Bangkok and Sungai…
Most nations don’t get the opportunity or the joy to celebrate a day that is dedicated to Children – In Thailand – we do!Children’s Day in Thailand is not simply a day to celebrate children for who they are, but to bring awareness to children around the globe that have succumbed to violence in forms…
Over the past four years, a family of five has become close to The River in the south. The experience of unconditional love and acceptance, as well as the evident devotion of our team to grow in the character of our Lord, have broken the walls of fear. Genuine friendship and trust has formed, resulting…
Christmas at The River was a very exciting time for the River and all the communities that we are involved with. We had our first ever River Christmas in Bangkok on the 16thof December! We had a Christmas party for all our Bangkok connect groups with over 100 people attending. It was an amazing time…
The last few months of 2014 were an awesome, crazy, phenomenal blur! So much happened in such a short amount of time! We’re going to try and fill you in as best we can! October saw the launch of Shine HOPE in Asia!! Shine HOPE, from Hillsong Australia, is a new program, aimed at girls…