I had the privilege to travel with Wright Dee for five days of ministry among the Karen Hill Tribe people of the western Thailand/Myanmar border. The Karen people are an ethnic people group originally from Myanmar. But due to being despised by the ruling ethnic people from Myanmar, many have crossed the border into Thailand and live in the very remote rugged mountains of Thailand. Brother Wright Dee is native Karen from Myanmar. He is 74 years old and is passionately laboring to minister the Gospel among his own people in the remote villages. When I say remote, I mean remote. When you drop off the concrete road everything stops, the road stops, the power lines stop, all phone service stops (including mobile), no refrigeration, no entertainment media……everything stops. After driving for 3-4 hours up very steep grades with vertical drop offs that cause you to hold your breath, especially since the ruts are more then axle deep and the 4 wheel drive truck slides this way…and then abruptly it slides the other way perilously close to the fall off edge….I promise you the seat belt is taught & prayer is without ceasing! Brother Wright Dee has been negotiating these mountain trails for more then 30 years and his driving skills are the best and all went very well. After all this…. village life in the mountains begins. These dear Karen people basically live off of the mountain lands. They hold to their traditional Karen dress and are very hospitable. Brother Wright Dee is well loved by these people. When they see his Toyota truck coming, the people soon gather and then he would ask me to have a service. Being instant in season and out of season to preach the Word took on a whole new meaning….and I loved it. Please pray for the continued advent of the gospel among these people. In a few short years brother Wright Dee will no longer be able to minister as he is today. With a very sad expression, he told me there is no one else working for the sake of the Gospel among these Hill Tribe people…the road is too difficult and the sacrifice is too great. Did not Jesus say that unless we forsake all that we have, we cannot be His disciple (Luke 14:33)….who will answer the cry from our triune God in Isaiah 6:8…”who shall I send and who will go for us?”
Wahdah Kla Karen Hill Tribe Village We Visited
