Easter Church Resources 2026

This page brings together Easter resources to help your church reflect, share and respond.

Each resource highlights how God is at work through local leaders in places like Thailand and beyond, and invites your community to consider how they might partner in His harvest this Easter. As you engage with these stories, we encourage you to pray for the leaders featured, ask God to raise up more workers for the harvest and consider your part in that harvest by supporting local leaders.

Resources available this Easter are:

• An Easter video to play in church services
• A PowerPoint slide that links to a giving page
• Pastor Thaung Myint’s inspirational story – running an Evangelism Centre in Thailand
• Giving Envelopes so that your church members can donate securely – email us, and we’ll send as many as you need (for free!)

If you would like any further information, or if you would like us to send your church giving envelopes, contact us at info@gmp.org.au

From Prison Cell to Living Hope – Pastor Thaung Myint’s Story

In the lead up to Easter, we are reminded that the story of the cross and resurrection is not distant history. It continues to unfold in lives transformed by grace. For Nai Thaung Myint, one of our partners in Thailand, that transformation began in a place few would expect.

Pastor Thaung did not grow up in the Christian faith and, in his younger years, made decisions that resulted in a nineteen-year imprisonment in another country.

Prison was marked by suffering, isolation and deep regret. Yet it was there, in confinement, that God began to work in his heart. “I had heard the Gospel before, but I couldn’t understand or accept it; in fact, I even opposed it,” he said.

Over time, through correspondence Bible courses, regular visits from prison missionaries and long hours spent reading Scripture and praying, something began to shift.

His journey to faith unfolded over time. As he studied the Bible, listened to visiting missionaries and spent long hours in prayer, his heart slowly began to change. He later described it as a “revelation of the heart” that made him aware of his deep need for God and led him to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.

While still incarcerated, he was baptised in the prison. Following his decision to follow Christ, he became involved in weekly worship gatherings within the prison. At first, only a handful of believers met together. As prisoners from different nations joined, a small but diverse Christian community formed behind bars.

He was mentored by visiting missionaries and sustained by the prayers of believers around the world. Reflecting on those nineteen years, he said, “Throughout my nineteen-year incarceration, I was sustained by the intercession of hundreds of brothers and sisters from across the globe.”

“It was through the transformative power of prayer that I was empowered to conduct a prison ministry from within my cell.”

Repeated transfers between prisons and buildings, often without explanation, became unexpected opportunities. Each new location meant leaving behind familiarity and starting again.

Though the repeated transfers were difficult, they became unexpected opportunities to share the love of God with prisoners. “I was able to shine the light of Christ in the darkness,” he explained, as he gathered fellow inmates for prayer and Sunday worship in each new prison building.

After his release, he pursued theological training at a Bible school in a refugee camp on the Thai–Myanmar border. Conditions were difficult. There were language barriers, limited resources and the challenge of studying alongside much younger classmates.

Despite the challenges, he remained committed to his studies and those four years profoundly shaped his character and calling. “Four years of Bible school taught me to see everything positively, to accept, to be patient, to understand, to love, to hope, to trust, to be humble, to be persistent, and to be dedicated,” he reflected. These qualities became the foundations of his ministry.

Today, he serves as a missionary leading the Samut Songkhram Evangelism Center in Thailand. When he and his wife first arrived, they knew no one. They started by visiting migrant workers in plantations, workshops and factories, building relationships patiently and faithfully.

Over time, doors opened. The gospel was shared with thousands, hundreds responded in faith, and dozens were baptised. Weekly worship services were established, and children from migrant families began receiving educational support.

Since 2018, Global Mission Partners has walked alongside Samut Songkhram Evangelism Center. From the very beginning, Global Mission Partners provided essential and practical support, helping to establish the mission base and sustain the ongoing work. Even when other forms of family support ceased, Global Mission Partners and local partners ensured the evangelistic centre could remain open. “A lifeline in the growth of our evangelistic ministry,” he said.

Looking back over his journey, he compared his life before Christ to a life lived in darkness. “A life in the light is a life that I live by knowing and accepting the Lord Jesus Christ and putting Him first in my life,” he said.