Introducing the Wanthanakorn Family

 YWAM Ratchaburi would like to introduce the second of the two missionary families that has recently moved to Ratchaburi. Praise God for all that He is doing in and through them, and the great plans that he has for them.

Introducing the Wanthanakorn family

Our family is an Akha family from Chiang Rai. We believe that by the grace of God He has redeemed our families. And He has chosen our families to be the conduits of His love to many who are lost.

Our History

Alee was born into an Akha family that moved to the city when he was a child. Being a mountain boy, he was regularly teased by his friends. Alee felt that he hated being Akha.  He didn't know his worth and tried to commit suicide several times. At the age of 18, Alee had an serious accident due to drunk driving. He spent four days unconscious, and took many months to recover. By God's grace, Alee was able to walk again and when he did he also began to embrace his Akha heritage. He began tospeak Akha, serve with the Akha people and studied the Akha Bible at the Akha Foundation.

Alee loves to worship and bring a visitation to the people for support and walk side by side with them. By using his gifting for brewing and the taste of coffee as a medium, he tells the story of God and conveys His love through the beans.

Bum was also born into an Akha family. Bum's father understood the importance of education for his children and moved their family into the city when she was a child. Bum and her brother were also involved in a very bad accident when she was a teenager. Both Bum and her brother were seriously injured and took a long time to recover. Tragically, soon after, Bum's father also passed away. Bum's mother was suddenly having to support the family alone, and Bum had to find a job to help the family make ends meet. In 2008, God brought Bum back to Him in the most extraordinary way and she fell in love with Him.

Bum completed her Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM in Chaing Rai in 2010. In 2012 she married Alee and Alee completed his DTS with YWAM that same year. They have 2 sons:Sadudee and Manna. The meaning of their children's names is to Praise God for nurturing their family every day.

In 2016 our family received God's calling as a missionaries to go to the unreached.

In this season, God has brought our family to Ratchaburi. We plan to host outreach teams that come to Ratchaburi and help the local church. We can see the grace of God in our lives. It's a very special life, especially for our children. Sadudee and Manna have seen and been touched by God for themselves and learned of His character through a lot of things that happened during the journey with Him.