I received a phone call at midnight. “They are beating me! They are beating me!” “Who is beating you?” Kaleem screamed through his tears, “The owners, they are beating me!” “Where are you?” “Bangkok but I don’t know where. I just ran away. Teacher, come and get me, please! I want to go home! They […]
Every week, we have been going to a local, free, Burmese clinic to spend time with the kids. Some people sell everything they have to travel to this clinic on the border and get the medical attention they need. Walking through the clinic, you see a lot of poverty and feel the desperation for medical attention. […]
For the past year, Life Impact has been running a daycare program for our 19 rescued babies and toddlers. It is open Monday through Friday, run by our Thai and Burmese staff. The babies and toddlers are broken into age groups to help their growth in physical, mental, social, and emotional development. The little ones […]
This week, the forecast calls for rain. While most of northern Thailand is rejoicing—the pollution and dust will finally settle—fire victims at Umpium Refugee Camp are at risk. After they lost their homes and possessions, people are now living in crowded community centers and under tarps on their old plots of land. We visited on […]
We are so blessed to have a mission team from Abundant Living Family Church here for the next week. Keep them in your prayers while they are serving the Lord in Thailand. During their trip, they will be working in one of the refugee camps (On February 23 a fire swept through the refugee camp […]
Every Saturday we partner with a local Burmese church here on the border. Together we spend the day at the local garbage dump where about 200 people live. They have fled their homes in Burma, and have built their new homes in the middle of the garbage dump. They live there searching through the […]
