November Newsletter
- Grace Ministries
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
The Harvest is Underway!
Our rice at Eden will be ready to harvest in mid-November, but Witoon and Thaa are already hard at work harvesting our neighbors’ rice! The business is growing rapidly in our second year of service as area farmers see the conscientious, respectful work “the Christians” do for them. We will also follow-up with a rice-straw baling service. We are pleased and grateful that Grace Ministries is making some progress towards self-sufficiency.
Our Children are Back!
The October break is over, and all our children and young adults have returned to Grace for the second semester. Our staff are feeling refreshed and ready after a brief vacation. We are all so very grateful for the sponsors and supporters who make it possible for the staff to focus on the needs of the children, knowing there will be the resources to take care of them. Thank you!
A Wonderful, Encouraging Time in the US
Charles and Yoke Fong Harvey, Yao and Ewe, and their daughters, Rada and Nirin, will return to Grace this week after a month visiting in Oregon and Ohio. They shared in churches, updated sponsors and supporters, and enjoyed great fellowship with old and new friends. You can view the video we showed at these gatherings below.
New Leadership
Over 30 years ago Charles and Yoke Fong Harvey answered God’s call to leave a comfortable life in Ireland and move to Thailand. There they established a home for girls (and later boys) at risk of sexual and labor exploitation. Now they have retired from Grace Ministries and are handing over the work to a well-trained all-Thai staff led by Yao Pradap. We who have watched Yao grow into a mature, creative, professional administrator and counselor are so proud of her! She fiercely loves God, her co-workers, and the children in their care with great wisdom and courage. When asked what direction Grace will take in the future, Yao answered that the ministry will stay grounded in the five core values established by the Harveys: clean hands, pure hearts, unity of the spirit, humility and obedience. This is the basis of the obedient relationship with God the Father that has been, and will continue to be, the focus of our work. Thank you, Charles and Yokie, for your faithful walk with God and your loving service to the Thai people and for wisely and skillfully developing a staff to continue this important and exceptional ministry.
Yao & Ewe meeting with friends and sponsors in the U.S.
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