New Orphanage in Thailand
WOW.....back in Cambodia from Thailand, and just had to share some GREAT news and photos. (Turns out NW Thailand is no better and possibly worse for internet connectivity!).
In my last post, I explained about our CRITICAL need to drill for water at the new orphanage. The old well on the site dried up after just the 3rd day the orphanage was open, leaving the 20 new children without water to drink, bathe or use the bathrooms. The next 40 new kids will be arriving over the next few weeks, and we need water! Problem is it costs $3000 to drill for a new one....plus there a host of other needs as this new venture of love gets moving full speed ahead (like a used pickup to transport the kids, and more cooking supplies...).
Anyhoo...I get to the internet cafe around the corner from our guesthouse, and there is an email from Lisa Brooks, the Children's Ministry Director at my church. She had just read my blog for the FIRST time, and offered to make the Asia's Hope well drilling the mission project for this summer's VBS, which starts TOMORROW! The kids will do various things over the next two weeks to raise funds, and with their pledge of $1000, maybe we can get some more people in the congregation and community to match them and we can get this well drilled SOON! I am not leaving SE Asia until I know we have raised enough to pay for the well.......
What a blessing....and all I can say is that God DOES answer prayer! We were all talking on the plane from Thailand tonight about how bummed we were that we had to leave without resolving how in the world we were going to get the well drilled. Then came Lisa's email.....
I am hoping we can convince the contractor to start drilling in the next day or so, with the promise to pay with funds soon to come..... cross your fingers and say a few prayers!
I am just totally wiped out, and need to get to bed.
London Update: David and John arrived home safely from London, and I am just waiting to connect with then via internet phone. I just need to hear their voices!
Be Safe and click on the photo to see the 7 NEW photos from Chiangmai, Thailand!
In my last post, I explained about our CRITICAL need to drill for water at the new orphanage. The old well on the site dried up after just the 3rd day the orphanage was open, leaving the 20 new children without water to drink, bathe or use the bathrooms. The next 40 new kids will be arriving over the next few weeks, and we need water! Problem is it costs $3000 to drill for a new one....plus there a host of other needs as this new venture of love gets moving full speed ahead (like a used pickup to transport the kids, and more cooking supplies...).
Anyhoo...I get to the internet cafe around the corner from our guesthouse, and there is an email from Lisa Brooks, the Children's Ministry Director at my church. She had just read my blog for the FIRST time, and offered to make the Asia's Hope well drilling the mission project for this summer's VBS, which starts TOMORROW! The kids will do various things over the next two weeks to raise funds, and with their pledge of $1000, maybe we can get some more people in the congregation and community to match them and we can get this well drilled SOON! I am not leaving SE Asia until I know we have raised enough to pay for the well.......
What a blessing....and all I can say is that God DOES answer prayer! We were all talking on the plane from Thailand tonight about how bummed we were that we had to leave without resolving how in the world we were going to get the well drilled. Then came Lisa's email.....
I am hoping we can convince the contractor to start drilling in the next day or so, with the promise to pay with funds soon to come..... cross your fingers and say a few prayers!
I am just totally wiped out, and need to get to bed.
London Update: David and John arrived home safely from London, and I am just waiting to connect with then via internet phone. I just need to hear their voices!
Be Safe and click on the photo to see the 7 NEW photos from Chiangmai, Thailand!
posted by Meestah Jeem at 9:07 AM
1 Comments:
I am crying as I look at the photos from the new orphanage, Jim. I know how many steps of faith it has taken starting with Tutu and her husband to get this far, and to see these children who know know, as in Matthew, that their food and shelter and clothing is taken care of just like the birds of the air. And thanks to Lisa and your church for also taking the step of faith to help. Bobbi
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