Missions Blog

We said our last goodbyes to the girls at Faith House so thankful for a great week of sharing God‘s love with them. Helping them learn more about how to evangelize to others in their schools and in their community. Teaching them more about discipleship from one to the other. During this trip, we were able to equip them with so many techniques from the wordless bracelet, to the evange cube, to discipling each other so they can share Jesus with others around them.

Everyone hopped in our van, including Maria from Faith House and took a six hour ride up to Chiang Mai, Thailand. This is a place that has 6,500 missionaries and can reach 30% of the world’s population in a three hour plane ride. It’s a smaller urban center, but has lots of American influence as there are a lot of expats here. We will be here for a day and a half with the Faith House girls who are attending university here. There are 10 girls attending university from Faith house because of an organization called Bbright. It was started in 2021 by Brenda Tenison after a mission trip to Faith House when she realized that so much could be done to help these courageous girls make their dreams come true through education. To find out more about Bbright, visit www.bbright.org.

Great ministry happening here this week.

Today was our last full day with the girls in Mae Sot,  before we travel to see the University girls in Chaing Mai.  We continued in the book Princess Lost with a lesson on shame; healthy and healing shame versus  unhealthy shame. Teaching the girls that expressing their feelings, and confiding in a trusted friend is a good way to process shame.  We led an activity for them to create a collage in their journal with words and images from magazine clippings, and drawing to express their future dreams.  

In the afternoon we shared the gospel through the last chapters of Princess Lost and Levina shared her very touching testimony.  

We also welcomed a new girl from Myanmar who arrived TODAY at Faith House. Our team got to witness how they welcomed her with open arms and care and comfort into a new environment where she’s safe and secure away from the bombs that are dropping 15 minutes from here.

We ended the day with a farewell dinner banquet.  Everyone got dressed up and the girls wore their traditional ethnic dress.  We sprinkled them with shimmering sparkles and told them how special they are to us, that many people are praying for them, and that they can go out and shine the light of Christ to others.  The girls shared song and dance with us before we left. Their smiles were endless and our hearts are overflowing.  

Back to Faith House today with just the girls! Our team met early for breakfast, our Bible devotions and preparations for the day. We then travelled to Faith House where the girls were anxiously awaiting us with welcoming smiles and love. 

        

Whew… what a day. We started our day off by inviting about 30 more kids into our time together with the Faith house girls. For a total of 75 people in our camp sessions. Heather did a lesson on God‘s creation and how we are created in his image. And Brenda followed on with a lesson about how we’re created uniquely special, and loved by God called to his family and as we are children of God. Our fingerprint is uniquely made to us and so we did a fingerprint art activity to reinforce that concept. Followed up by fantastic games by Traci and Bill. The theme song for the day was PRAISE by Elevation Worship. This evening Heather presented a lesson on good hygiene and how to avoid mistakes of touching your hands to your face and cleanliness. Glenn finished our evening with a discussion on shame and guilt and how Jesus is not ashamed of us. Followed by a bonfire, which is appropriate for any team camp. God very much blessed our day with an air-conditioned large activity room so we could be inside during all of this as it was 110° outside today. 

Thank you for your prayers surrounding this team. God is on the move here. We’re praying for reached souls tomorrow as we present the gospel to them.

 
Blessings and Love
Brenda  & Team

We started off the day with Church at Faith House. Then left for a resort for a few days. This is a very special getaway for the girls as they don’t leave Faith House much. After some time in the pool and a nice dinner, Glenn and Bill led a discussion on safe traits to look for in a boyfriend or husband, followed by a crowning ceremony as we are princesses of the most high king (Hebrews 2:7)

What a joy to be at Faith House. Our team received a warm welcome complete with flowers. Even the many new girls are saying “We love you!” And we say it right back!

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We joined them Sunday morning for a beautiful worship service led by the girls. The theme of the sermon by the new pastor was wisdom. Hmmm. Our team devotions include Eph. 1:7-8 ”In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding.“

Listening to them sing is a bit of heaven on earth. We then headed off to a little resort area where we would help the girls lead an outreach camp for the refugee children. Today was preparing and planning for that camp but of course also swimming.

There are 50 million human trafficked people in our world today. We can’t rescue all of them. But we can bring hope and healing to these 50 precious girls here at Faith House rescued from war-torn Myanmar.

Seeing them embrace their faith and have hope for the future is exciting. When you ask them who are you in unison they exclaim “I am a child of God!” Tonight Bill and Glenn led a great discussion on dangerous traits for a boyfriend or husband and safe traits. Maria chimed in to bring some application to things that had happened to some of these girls.

Tomorrow begins the outreach camp where the gospel will be clearly explained. Please pray for the salvation of those who don’t yet know Jesus

Written by Dee Johnson