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Martial Law and Coup in Thailand

For those of you who are wondering about the declaration of martial law and the coup in Thailand:

Just as I was getting ready to post a blog to you that told you there was NO coup in Thailand – just a declaration of martial law, I wake up to the following headline in the Bangkok Post:

Deadlock forces Prayuth to go for coup

Sometime yesterday late afternoon, Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, declared the army takeover of all administrative duties of the government.  Red Shirt leaders were arrested and pro-Red TV and radio stations shut down.  The move from martial law to coup was swift and without bloodshed.  It appears that the impeached former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her husband had already secretly fled the country sometime before the coup was announced.

General Prayuth had called together both sides of the political divide to try to hammer out a compromise.  The caretaker Prime Minister and his cabinet were asked if they would resign to pave the way for an interim government to deflate the conflict.  They refused and General Prayuth declared the coup.

The coup created the worst traffic jam in Bangkok history.  That is quite a feat in a city known for its monumental traffic jams.  Otherwise, life goes on as usual.

So much can change overnight.  Please pray for all of us who serve King Jesus in this sometimes volatile part of the world.

All of us are safe and can travel freely as normal.  All the real action took place in Bangkok.  Our project is in Chiang Mai in the North.

Please pray for Legacy and peace in this country so we can carry out the Work God has given us.

In Jesus’ service,

Leon Sexton

T. Leon Sexton

For more information please see link: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/411238/deadlock-forces-prayuth-to-go-for-coup

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