Beautiful burden

One of many places dear to my heart in Thailand is a village in the Uthaithani province where 2 of our students come from.  I had a chance to visit last week along with Celeste McGee and several students from The Well.  As much as I love visiting these beautiful places with gorgeous people, these visits also add to my burden; seeing so many struggle with brokenness: children without parents, being raised by a poor relative; another young woman, dumped by her man, or caught in a cycle of abuse.  Here are just a few of the precious folks of Uthai. 

This girl is extremely bright, top in her county, but quit school after 9th grade.


The 2 girls on the left, both 16, have also dropped out, they say because of lack of funds.  The one on the right is in 10th grade, with the help of a sponsoring church in the U.S.  We would like to help many more in the same way.


Of course boys need help as well.  These guys stopped to visit late at night--boys with no direction, sheep without a shepherd.


Gai's uncle inspects a Bible. 

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Edwin
Posts: 2

The Pitiful man that i am
Reply #2 on : Sun October 14, 2007, 21:31:31

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like Bill Graver said... these people are precious and even as I, a guy who personally thinks these girls are precious, lives as they werent...
i dont look at porn, i dont make dirty jokes
i just lust on a modestly dressed girl.....
and i am in need to be on action.....
what a wicked man i indeed am...

I wish God would just give me a new heart, for my present activities are dead and rotten.....
This is a friend from Illinois...
hope the best for Ben and Anna
God bless

Bill Graver
Posts: 2

awww man!
Reply #1 on : Tue September 25, 2007, 17:33:23

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Those pics took me right back to Oo's village and all the awesome people there (aside from the drunk guy who tried to sell his cousin to me), especially the kids. I can't get their faces out of my head.

Those villages are where it all starts.