True Hospitality

  Mark and Bernadine are the parents of one of Life Impact’s missionaries. They visited the border of Thailand/Burma for two weeks to see what ministry and daily life is like there. The following is Mark’s account of a Muslim community where we minister through teaching English and holding a weekly Bible study. I went […]

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Back to School

During the two-month summer break at the Farmhouse School, all I could think about was walking to the front of the classroom and hearing the students say, “Good Morning Teacher! Thank you, Teacher!” Every time I do, I can’t help but smile. On the first day, I was so happy to see all their familiar, […]

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Clinic

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. […]

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Umpium Refugee Camp

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 […]

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Garbage Dump

  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 […]

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