Usually we send updates on the prayer requests and praises
about what the Lord is doing in Thailand, but today we have some news for you
and your fellow church members. While we
have been visiting churches during the past 6 weeks, many of you have asked for
ways to help the ministries of the Thailand Methodist Mission. So here are a few ideas.
Does your church or community have a craft fair
this fall?
Many churches and communities do craft fairs near the end of
the year in time for Christmas. If you
would like to raise funds to support children at Blessing Home, you can sell
the same Thai craft items that we do when we visit churches. Charlene Skaggs, one of the members of the
TMM Board, has boxes of Thai items which you can sell on consignment to help
raise scholarships for Blessing Home children.
If you are interested, please email us at thailandumc@gmail.com and we
will be glad to connect you with Charlene.
It is that time of the year when churches are
forming their budgets for 2017.
Please remember the Thailand Methodist Mission in your church
budget.
$500 sponsors a Blessing Home child for one year.
$2,000 sponsors a Blessing Home young adult through one year
of university study.
$5,000 plants a church through the Pioneer Pastor Program in
a sub-district in Thailand that has no Christian churches of any type and are totally
unreached.
Many churches and church groups are selecting
projects for special Christmas offerings.
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| Bo is in her 3rd year of Nursing Studies through a complete scholarship from Blessing Home Isan. |
This year, we are seeking Christmas offerings for University
and College Scholarships for Blessing Home kids who show exceptional abilities.
This is a life-changing opportunity, not
only for the student but will change the trajectory of a whole family. We will post more about this at a later date,
but we are hoping many churches, Sunday School classes, women’s and men’s
groups, and organizations will help with a special Christmas offering so we can
have more scholarships.
Through your generosity, 8 students are now
receiving full scholarships for college and university but we have no more
funds available for new scholarships for the children who are graduating from
high school. It would be wonderful to be
able to help more of these children who come from families that average less
than $150 per month in family income.
Is your church planning a building project?
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| Ban Dan Church in Sukhothai Province renamed their church to the Abundant Blessing Church when they moved to their new building this year. |
Please pray and consider tithing from your building fund to
contribute to the Buidling Fund of the Thailand Methodist Mission. So far in 2016, your contributions have
helped to build three church buildings in Thailand in sub-districts that never
had a Christian church before in history.
This is a huge need for churches to become permanent and sustainable
over many generations.
One last thing…..
If
you are a shopper with Amazon.com please consider using AMAZON SMILE at
this url >>> smile.amazon.com
Amazon donates 0.5% of each purchase to a qualified charitable organization of
your choice. The Thailand Methodist Mission is registered with Amazon
Smile. The cost is the same as if you used the regular Amazon
website. The only difference is a portion of your purchase will go to TMM
for the Lord’s work.
