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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Best's mother, Sureepon, needs your prayers

We are always grateful for your faithful prayers which give the ministry power. We thank everyone for your prayers on behalf of the children of Blessing Home, a ministry which protects children from those who would enslave them in the child sex trafficking and drug trade. Blessing Home is a school for preschool children who are at great risk, providing education and care for over 50 children. Blessing Home is a mercy station, providing food, clothing, medical care, and social services for these orphans and street children.

Blessing Home is also a family ministry, because we serve not only the children, but also the families that care for these children at night. Our goal is to keep the children with those who care for them, if possible. So to help the families care for the children, Pastor Banya and the staff of Blessing Home provide parental and guardian training to the adults who care for the children. We also help the families when they are in crisis.

One Thai who needs prayer is Sureepon Aretit, the mother of Best. Best is one of the children featured in the Blessing Home video .
Best and his mother Sureepon Aretit


When Sureepon was pregnant with Best, her boyfriend shot her in the head. Although both her and her baby inside her womb survived, Sureepon is now both physically and mentally disabled. The bullet ravaged one hemisphere of her brain and shattered her skull. Sureepon does not have use of her left hand or arm. She has since suffered many other health issues as a result of this violent act.

Best lives with his mother Sureepon and his grandmother, who now must support the three of them by cleaning homes, even though she is now a senior and should be retired.
Sureepon needs brain surgery, to remove part of her brain tissue which is now dead, and to have a new plastic skull cap placed under her scalp. Sureepon’s life depends upon having this surgery. The ministry of Blessing Home is paying the expenses for Sureepon’s surgery, because we minister not just to the children but to the families that care for them as well.

Please pray for Sureepon, that the surgery will be successful and that the Lord provide healing for her.

On a different note, we know many of you are very connected with Naet and continue to pray for her. Here is a picture of Naet’s first day at school.
Naet's first day at school

Be sure to visit the website at Thailand Methodist Mission at http://thailandmethodist.org/
Information, downloadable brochures and videos, and information on how you can donate to this ministry are all available on the website.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

To the generous United Methodists of Kentucky: Thank You!

Thad Prince, Chairman of the Thailand Methodist Mission, at work selling Thai silk items at the Kentucky Annual Conference.

Karen Prince did a great job creating a beautiful and informative display that we use while itinerating.
Sherri and I give our deepest appreciation for the generous offering given by the churches of the Kentucky Annual Conference at the Mission Night Service.  We are honored to serve as your missionaries and are grateful for your support.  We give special thanks to Bishop Davis and Rev. Julie Love for their vision to see the Gospel reach people of every nation, especially Thailand and Venezuela.

The Thailand Methodist Mission's goal is to see that every sub-district in Thailand have a vital church so that all Thai people have a chance to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Your gift will help to plant a church in Thailand as well as train pastors and leaders in Thailand who have been called by God to pioneer new churches and ministries.

Thank you for making an eternal difference in the lives of Thai people.  Without your prayers, encouragement, and financial support, the mission would not be possible.

We encourage everyone to visit our blog at msmorrissey.blogspot.com for weekly updates of the ministry here AND please also visit the TMM website at thailandmethodist.org for more information and downloadable videos and brochures.

Sherri and I will be visiting churches in the States from the middle of September through the middle of November.  We had many churches and UMW groups sign up to have us visit, and our calendar is filling up.  If you would like for us to visit your church, we would love to come.  Please contact us at thailandumc@gmail.com

The purpose of our church visits in the Fall is to raise funds for a building for Blessing Home.  At this time we rent the building we are in, and the cost of rent eats up our budget funds.  Owning our own building will free up funds to provide more services for more orphans and street children.

To download a promotional video for Blessing Home, click below http://www.thailandmethodist.org/multimedia/download/Blessinghome.zip
For brochures on Blessing Home, click below
http://thailandmethodist.org/multimedia/pdf/blessinghome.pdf

May The Lord Bless You,
Mike and Sherri Morrissey