March Newsletter

We are deeply grateful to the Lord Jesus for His Presence amongst us during the past school year. Our worship meetings have been very special and life-giving, and we have seen the Holy Spirit move in many of our children’s lives, resulting in their greater interest in coming to know and love Him in a personal and life-changing way. Many of our children have enjoyed the Bible studies and times of discussion in small groups. We delight in the Lord moving in our children’s lives and in our times of meeting together, and we look to Him to touch the lives of our precious children so they can share in His love and life and liberty.

We are very proud of all the children in our care. The ethics and morals of the people in their villages have eroded at an alarming rate, and it is to their great credit that they choose to remain with us. Our selection process is continuing; we have been inundated with requests from parents, guardians, teachers and village leaders to take their children into our care. Every year we have the joy of receiving 20+ children into our care, and looking to the Lord to provide sponsorship for them. Since we have opened up the opportunity for those who know and love Grace Ministries to sponsor or co-sponsor our children, we have increased the number of children in our care three-fold.

How can we ever thank our wonderful sponsors enough? The pressures on our children to leave us and to embrace the values of their peers in their villages is immense. Sadly, 13 of our precious children have taken this course of action over the past ten months. Seven others also considered leaving, but much to our great joy they have decided to remain at Grace. I am including a brief testimony of one of these children here:

“I come from a dysfunctional family, and it has scarred me in many ways. I have loved living at Grace Ministries, but because of my insecurities I seriously considered leaving during this past semester, despite knowing it would have drastic and life-long consequences for me. My housemother, Pi Ewe, noticed my distressed state and mentioned it to Pi Yao. They both counseled me. I am very grateful to them for helping me to have a healthier perspective on my past and the present difficulties in my family, and for helping me to have hope for the future.”

Our new building is coming along well. Witoon is doing a very good job of working along with the contractor and his builders. We greatly need the large meeting room and the extra space for our thirty pre-teen girls.

We had a most enjoyable visit from Pooi Han and Lai Meng from Malaysia. They treated all of us to a lovely meal. Please pray for our children as they spend the hot season in their villages and for our staff who will attend a seminar on caring for children with special needs before they

return to their homes for a well-earned rest.

Much love and heartfelt thanks to all of our sponsors and partners for making our labor

of love amongst the Thai people a reality!