We have been back in Thailand for 5 weeks now, and this is
the first week we have been working from home.
It has been a slog of hard traveling and we are very happy to be in one
place for a week. It gives us time to
get recuperate and to do things like writing this blog, which we have wanted to
do for two weeks now but did not have a chance.
All praise be to God for answering your prayers on behalf of
Vicki Brown. Vicki is feeling much
better and both Carol and Vicki are doing well now because of your faithfulness
in prayer. Prayer warriors like you are
the powerhouse of the mission. Thank
you. And all praise belongs to the Lord.
Carol and Vicki are servants of the Lord who do
life-changing, life-saving ministry at Blessing Home Isan. Last week Sherri met with Saow who is a
member of the Almighty God UMC in Nonsomboon.
Saow has a 17 year old daughter named Khawpoad and a 13 year old grand-daughter
named Namdaan who are provided weekly services through Blessing Home Isan. These two girls receive full scholarships for
uniforms, books, transportation, and school fees to attend school as well as
after-school English classes with Carol and Vicki.
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| L to R: Namdaan, Maeng, Saow, Ann, and Khawpoad |
Saow and her husband Maeng are subsistence
farmers who also work odd jobs to live from day-to-day. They are Christians and their lives have been
transformed through Jesus Christ. Saow radiates
the love and joy of a new life in Jesus Christ to all around her, and she is
great blessing to all of us. But the
crushing poverty and illness in her family caused them to run out of funds for
school for the children in their household.
If it were not for the ministry of Blessing Home Isan, these two teenage girls would have to be sent
to the big city to find work because they could no longer educate or feed
them. These girls would be in great
danger of being trafficked.
When Sherri met with Saow, she wept with tears of joy and
thankfulness for all the help her family has received. She said that Blessing Home Isan has changed
the lives of everyone in her family.
Then Sherri told Saow about all of you in the States who support the
ministry with your donations and your prayers.
And Saow wants to say thank you to you.
So now we are relaying Saow’s gratefulness for your generosity
which is making all of the difference in the world to her and her family.
Carol and Vicki have not only been teaching English to the
teenagers who are served at Blessing Home Isan, but they are also doing finance
training and micro-loans with members of the Almighty God UMC. Saow has been receiving business training and
we believe that her family will pull out of poverty in the future.
On another praise note, Pastor Nampon of the Almighty God
UMC recently married Joy. Joy is a
friendly hard-working young man who was Pastor Nampon’s first love many years
ago, before they were Christians. They
were separated for many years, and since then, both of them became followers of
Christ. They met earlier this year at a Christian
training event in Northeast Thailand and things took off from there. We had the privilege of attending their
wedding, which took place in the fourth building which is being built at
Blessing Home Isan. This last building
will be the sanctuary for her church. At
the time of the wedding, it had a concrete floor and a roof but no walls,
making it a perfect “picnic shelter” for the ceremony. Since that time, construction has restarted,
and the walls are being built.
Thank you for your prayers and support. May the Lord Bless You.
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| L to R: Prauw (assistant to Carol and Vicki), Vicki Brown, Pastor Namporn and Joy, and Carol Fare |
