April 2016

I just wanted to send this update that Gavin wrote for our board.  It is pretty informative.  The only thing I would add is that Rani got all A's except for and 89 in English on her last report card.  I had to help her not to be disappointed!    She made some nice friends and was enjoying the last bit of school much better.  Thank you all for your prayers for her.  

Below is Gavin's update from the trip he took to Thailand in May to take Rani home for summer break and to check on the ministry there.

This week Candace is completing the final week of a three-week summer class for an alternative program that helps her get licensed to teach in Arkansas.  She has already been offered AND accepted a position to teach 7th and 8th grade English in Maynard, AR.  It is a small farming community with a high poverty rate, similar to the one where she grew up.  Candace really believes that God has led her to this, and she's reaI just wanted to send this update that Gavin wrote for our board.  It is pretty informative.  The only thing I would add is that Rani got all A's except for and 89 in English on her last report card.  I had to help her not to be disappointed!    She made some nice friends and was enjoying the last bit of school much better.  Thank you all for your prayers for her.  

Below is Gaivin's update from the trip he took to Thailand in May to take Rani home for summer break and to check on the ministry there.

This week Candace is completing the final week of a three-week summer class for an alternative program that helps her get licensed to teach in Arkansas.  She has already been offered AND accepted a position to teach 7th and 8th grade English in Maynard, AR.  It is a small farming community with a high poverty rate, similar to the one where she grew up.  Candace really believes that God has led her to this, and she's really looking forward to it.

I got a real estate salesperson's license in Arkansas a little while ago, and I've been doing a lot of informal training on-line - there is tons of free stuff available.  I began my efforts to get listings in earnest after getting back from Thailand, after taking Rani back.  

After reducing our support to the children's homes in Mae Chaem and Nohbo, we committed to supporting Rani (here in the U.S.) and the two college girls (Saa and Beebee) in Chiang Mai.  We also committed to supporting another girl who lived in our house in Mae Chaem (Noke, who is now a high school senior).  While I was in Thailand last month, I ran into one of my former students (and then met her with one of her friends, also a former student of mine).  After meeting with them, I cannot explain meeting them as being accidental.  

So, we (me and Candace - we believe in obedience to God's leading) decided to support these girls (Fah and Sea) at university, also.  This falls in line with our belief that it is at the level between graduating high school and getting to university that there seems to be a great need for help.  We have told ALL of these students that we have made these commitments to them without knowing where the funds are coming from.  We have asked them all to pray for success in gaining or earning ourselves the support we need.  They are aware and seem happy to be a part of the same leap of faith.  

We plan to give as much as we possibly can from our own earnings to support these girls and trust God that it will be enough or that He will bring alongside others who feel called to help them as well. 

I was thinking of having our annual meeting in the beginning of September.  I'll send out date/time requests as that draws nearer.

Thank you so much for your continued support and prayers.

Gavin and Candace