Meet The Empower Asia Team
Jay and Anna Pratt
Jay and Anna Pratt
Jay and Anna Pratt
(CEO/Founder)
Jay was trained by Dr. George Patterson,
widely acknowledged as the father of the
modern Church Planting Movement. He has
devoted more than twenty years to ministry
in Burma and is now based in neighboring
Thailand, where he coaches and mentors
leaders of ten house church movements
serving primarily Buddhist populations.
Bradley Jones
Jay and Anna Pratt
Jay and Anna Pratt
(Empower Asia Bible Translation Movement)
Bradley Jones is a West Tennessee business
owner, agricultural specialist, and Secretary
of Empower Asia Translation Movement Board. He currently serves,
and has previously served, on multiple boards
of Tennessee-based companies and
government-related organizations and is an
active leader within his church.
Misty Kline
Jay and Anna Pratt
Misty Kline
(Digital Bible Engagement Specialist)
With over a decade of experience in ministry across Asia, Misty is deeply committed to advancing the gospel and reaching the nations with the love of Jesus. She is a valuable member of our network and actively serves immigrant families and students in Oklahoma. mistynkline@gmail.com
Ni Ni
Jay and Anna Pratt
Misty Kline
(DMS Director)
Ni Ni, a former school teacher and widow, is the daughter of Major TKO and has catalyzed house church movements in five regions across Myanmar. Her networks established Alindaw Relief and Development and are actively engaged in sharing the gospel with both Muslim and Buddhist communities. Her house church networ
(DMS Director)
Ni Ni, a former school teacher and widow, is the daughter of Major TKO and has catalyzed house church movements in five regions across Myanmar. Her networks established Alindaw Relief and Development and are actively engaged in sharing the gospel with both Muslim and Buddhist communities. Her house church network includes approximately 350,000 baptized believers. Ni Ni holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yangon University and Doctorate of Theology from Union Seminary in Japan.
John Kyaw Nyein
Barnabas Prathumrat
Barnabas Prathumrat
(DMS Pastoral Care, IT, and Translation Trainer)
John serves as our IT specialist for Paratext, DBL, and YouVersion. He is a pastor in training from a Buddhist background and has led numerous Buddhists to Christ. Over the past two years, he has also catalyzed a house church movement comprising 743 house churches.
Barnabas Prathumrat
Barnabas Prathumrat
Barnabas Prathumrat
(Sunshine/Sonlight Foundation
Founder & CEO and Translation Trainer)
Barnabus serves as the leader of the Sunshine/Sonlight Foundation and is the primary catalyst for the house church movement in Thailand. Under his leadership, 80 churches have been established in 2024 and 2025. He also oversees the translation of the New Testament into fif
(Sunshine/Sonlight Foundation
Founder & CEO and Translation Trainer)
Barnabus serves as the leader of the Sunshine/Sonlight Foundation and is the primary catalyst for the house church movement in Thailand. Under his leadership, 80 churches have been established in 2024 and 2025. He also oversees the translation of the New Testament into fifteen languages spoken throughout Thailand.
Pastor Xu
Barnabas Prathumrat
Bro. Endup
(Back to Jerusalem Movement Leader)
Pastor Peter Xu leads 20 million believers in China and is the respected leader of the Back To Jerusalem Movement who are actively equipping 100,000 Chinese missionaries across Asia.
Bro. Endup
Barnabas Prathumrat
Bro. Endup
(Bhutanese Buddhist Background House Church Movement)
Bro. Endup is catalyst of the Bhutanese Buddhist Background House Church Movement who are now actively translating the Bible into 5 languages in Bhutan and surrounding countries.
Sithu Kyaw
Irane Prathumrat
Iva Prathumrat
(In Country Trainer - ICT)
Regional Translation Trainer for China and Thailand. Church Centric Bible Translation Trainer for 15 years.
Iva Prathumrat
Irane Prathumrat
Iva Prathumrat
(In Country Trainer - ICT)
Oral Bible Translation Trainer and Thai Prayer Coordinator.
Irane Prathumrat
Irane Prathumrat
Irane Prathumrat
(In Country Trainer - ICT)
Oral Bible Translation Trainer and Mother Tongue Translator for SPV Thai Translation. Thai Missionary to Malaysia 5 years. She also Co-Founder of Sonrise House Church Movement.