Faithful Heart Ministry

Hello Dear friends,

This week we’ll include a couple photos from our Christian Hostel in Mae Chaem (where 21 poor hill tribe children live while they attend school). In this wet season, the older children spend Saturdays trekking into the jungle to scavenge for fresh bamboo shoots. The shoots are cooked and used to supplement their diet. Learning how to find and prepare this vegetable is a part of their tribal culture, and it helps to hold down the cost of feeding 21 hungry and growing children.

Two older boys, from the hostel “Abundant Grace” in Mae Chaem, carry machetes as they head off toward a jungle stream.

This is Banya, who is proud to show off his find. In the background, another boy is cleaning the outer skin/bark from his bamboo to get at the white core that is edible.

Meanwhile, in Chiang Mai, our families continue to gather on Friday evenings for worship and fellowship time. Here the children and adults enjoyed a good laugh while learning a new song.

The boys from Home of Grace love to sing in their church. Here they are singing while house father Tom plays guitar in the background.

Sunday School activities for the children include time to color pictures that help describe the Bible Stories they’re learning.

Please pray for the poor children in Mae Chaem: Pray that they do well in school, and that they will grow & flourish in the Christian home setting.

Pray that all of our orphan families become the “birthplace” of mature Christian adults who will become the Salt-and-Light to influence this Thai culture and draw people to Jesus.

Grace and Peace to you in Christ,

Dave & Shirley Callahan

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