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New Building Plans at Mercy Works HQ
In other news, MercyWorks plans to build two offices onto our existing headquarters in East Texas. Construction is fairly simple but we will need help with pouring the foundation, framing, roofing, electrical work, installing insulation, drywall, painting and trim work. If you or anyone you know of is interested in volunteering to help meet this [...]
Continue reading...Our Haiti Team Experiences Earthquake Firsthand!!!
21. January 2010
This morning our team woke up at 6 a.m. and less than 5 minutes later, a very strong aftershock (measuring 6.1) hit. Team members immediately ran out of the orphanage house where we are staying. This morning’s 6.1 aftershock was pretty significant in that it was stronger than all previous aftershocks, and comes more than [...]
Continue reading...Taking A “Step Ahead”
6. January 2010
Our first stop on Thursday was visiting Step Ahead Bangkok, a micro-enterprise development ministry headed by YWAMers John and Kimberly Quinley, American missionaries who have lived in Thailand for the past 25 years. The fruit from their many endeavors is evident in changed lives throughout the country. Our goal for the first day was visiting [...]
Continue reading...Jesus Loves the Little Children
6. December 2009
After seeing the work of Step Ahead Bangkok and Step Ahead Pattaya, we then drove to observe YWAM’s SLUM ministries. This is perhaps one of the simplest and purest ministry concepts I have ever seen in 30 years of full-time missions work. I suggested to the team they use the letters in SLUM to stand [...]
Continue reading...Learning Firsthand What God is Doing
5. December 2009
Sunday and Monday were a continuation of a huge learning curve. Back in Bangkok, we learned more about how to make a difference in the human trafficking industry. We met a YWAMer named Chris of MST Project (Male Sex Tours) who believes men as the main consumers of porn and as the traffickers of porn [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabwe Crisis
29. November 2009
Zimbabwe, located in southern Africa, is in the midst of a humanitarian and human rights crisis. Women and children are particularly effected, and over half the population depend on food aid because of a lack of responsible leadership and the present political deadlock. There is an economic meltdown of unimaginable proportions and basic services such [...]
Continue reading...The Sudan
24. November 2009
I Care Packs War robbed these Sudanese children, nine-year-old Ajoung and her five-year-old sister Abrial, of their families and forced them into slavery during the ongoing battle involving Islamic forces. “I was forced to sleep with ten goats and tend them, and many times I was beaten. My ribs were broken when they beat me [...]
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