Duangjit (Jit) Sankhampae is a 2010 graduate of Lanna Theological Center. On June 21, 2015 Jit's home church commissioned her to be a missionary to the Katang people. according to Joshua Project statistics there are 150,000 Katang living in Laos making them the 6th largest people group in that country. There is one known Katang Church in Laos with about 100 members (source: Joshua Project) |
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Representatives from Heaven's Gate Church promise their commitment to support Jit (far left) spiritually, and financially.
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Jit became interested in missions and Bible translation while a student at LTC. One day she was cleaning the offices and saw a small booklet on one of the professor's desk. The book was titled "Why Bible Translation". It was the story of a missionary family that went to a remote village as Bible Translators. From that point forward Jit has worked towards being a missionary Bible translator. Her internship was with Wycliffe, Thailand. She enrolled in the International Program at the state university (Rajabhat University) to improve her English skills. She was an exchange student in Egypt and Hungary.
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Jit (3rd from right) with her family. Jit's father (2nd from right) and her mother (4th from right)
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The past year she has been raising her support to go full time with Wyciffe, Thailand. She will be doing literacy work among the Katang people and other language groups. She will be learning the Katang language while living in in Mukdahan Province, located in the East of Thailand on the Lao border.
What makes this a unique endeavor is that she is required to raise her own support from the national churches. Jit's home congregation is the Gate of Heaven Church here in San Sai (established by professors and students of LTC) and is her primary supporting church.
Watch Jit's testimony on video. These promotional videos are what she uses in her fund raising. They are made for the Thai churches English subtitles have been added. If you would like to support Jit as a missionary contact David Filbeck for information at dsfilbeck@yahoo.com
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