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The Journey - Moving Toward the Heart of God

In March of 2005 we began a conversation about transforming the hearts of our students. Our hope was that we would all begin to have hearts that break for the things that break Christ’s heart.

The result was a trip that turned into a journey… it is ongoing.

We have returned from the trip, but our hearts still ache for our new family in Thailand.

You see, we have fallen in love with the children and staff of Grace Ministries. These are children of extreme poverty, some are orphans, and all were at risk of exploitation. These children are inspiring. They are passionate to become leaders within their country and to change the future for other children.

What happened is they changed us. We came with a lifestyle distracted by entertainment and over indulgence (we still struggle here), now we see Christ much clearer and desire to be captivated by Him. We don’t want to be ordinary, we want to be extraordinary.

While on the trip a vision emerged. We could see very clearly that out of our admiration and love for one another we could develop a partnership that would be mutually beneficial. We would love them like brothers and sisters and tell their story to anyone who would listen. The result of our story telling has been that people feel compelled to respond. Children are getting sponsored and new buildings are being built. More children are being saved.

Grace Ministries is becoming a hub for this kind of work. They will train others to start similar types of work and more children will be saved and groomed into leadership. We will keep telling the story and churches and organizations will be compelled to support these new works.

We also benefit from this relationship. We get to go back and live with them each summer. We get to love them and be loved. We get to learn to put ourselves last.

Join the conversation - Let us tell you our stories - Fall in love

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Micah 6:8b

And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.

Articles that describe the journey over the past year:

• Beginning a Conversation About Compassion March 15, 2005

• I Give You My Heart August 8, 2005

• Move When He Says Go November 14, 2005

• Poverty December 5, 2005

• Thailand Experience January 17, 2006

• A Vision to Partner in Thailand February 27, 2006

• The Personal Story of TuTu February 27, 2006

• How You Can Help March 1, 2006 (Things have been evolving since this article)

• We are the Plan? Q and A April 2, 2006

• God Love Children- God Cares for the Oppressed May 7, 2006

• We are off to Thailand June 20, 2006

• Arrived in Bangkok and on to Krasang June 22, 2006

• In Chiang Mai June 29, 2006

• Back with stories to tell July 8, 2006

• “You are my family” July 17, 2006

• Mourn with those who mourn July 23, 2006

Books to read about God’s response to injustice:

Books to read about Thailand:

Thailand and Human Trafficking:

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