"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?"
-Romans 10:14-15
As a team of two, we are taking on the red light district in a city in Northern Thailand. All of our ministry work has to do with one of three things: Prevention, Intervention, or Recovery.
Intervention work includes going down to the red light area and talking with the girls standing outside of the bars and massage parlors. Our main goal is to build relationships with them so that we can start English and Bible classes, or just show them the love of God.
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| Male foreigners with young Thai girls in the red light. |
Recovery ministry includes going to a safe house here in town. We help the girls sew, bake, and make jewelry so that they can make money to pay for school, their children's needs, and build a financial foundation. Another ministering opportunity we have is going to the girls' juvenile detention center twice a week. We dance, make crafts, teach English, worship, tell Bible stories, and play games with them.
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| Team members & Sue (translator) praying for mentally handicapped village girl |
We have never had to rely on faith so much until now. With each new day, our plans, expectations, and schedules change. Sometimes bringing new hope and other times discouragement. However, having kept the faith, we persevere on. Being here within the past two weeks has given us a whole new perspective on the term "flexible". We feel a stronger presence of God each and everyday. The Lord is working in more ways than we could have ever imagined!
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| Pray for the city! |
- Please pray for us as we continue to build relationships and minister to the girls of Northern Thailand.
- Pray that more doors will be opened so that we can teach English and Bible classes.
-B & Kat