October is the most beautiful month for me in the States with the trees changing so many colors. This is my favorite time there. I hardly know how to write this update because my eyes cannot stop seeing all the lost things from the flooding here in SE Asia. My heart goes out to the…
She is 17 years old and from the Lahu tribe. Shortly after she was born, an older pastor couple found her on the side of the road in a puddle. They knew who the mother was, but she had disappeared from the village that morning. This couple took her in and raised her and an…
GROW Board Members Meet with Sending Hope Staff WHAT is God doing?What IS God doing?What is GOD doing?What is God DOING? Well, we have some exciting news to share that answers this question no matter where you place the emphasis. A year and a half ago, we were approached by another children’s ministry in SE…
He was born prematurely to a set of teen parents
It is our joy to announce that this fall, GROW celebrates 15 years of rescuing children in Thailand. In honor of this special anniversary, Faa will be visiting the United States this Sept/Oct accompanied by a few children from the GROW home. With limited time and so many places to go, we hope that each…
My heart has been full of hope to the point of tears during the process of researching and reviewing the applications since November 2023 for children to come this year. Some of the children have been on our list for years. In January we started visiting the children where they lived to see for ourselves…
We were truly blessed by the Shook Construction team who came to our campus to help build our next home. More than anything, the team was so nice to my children and staff. Everyone here is still missing the team members a lot. I can tell this because every day they have questions for me…
When we visited near Myanmar border, we learned about the extreme high risk for children there to be taken into the drug trafficking industry and used for sex.
We are so grateful for a beautiful start to the year. Because of God’s faithfulness and your loving big hearts, we have been able to make someneeded repairs and updates on campus. We have been working on the café where some of our kids love spending time learning how to bake and make coffee drinks….
These are our 10-year-old twins. They enjoy food, and love to dance and read. They came to GROW in 2020 after living with grandparents in the mountain village. Their mom worked in southern Thailand, and their father was missing. They have been two of our biggest challenges. They are dealing with so much trauma from…