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Marie - South East Asia Updates

Class of 2023
Anti Traffiking Advocate and Storyteller in South East Asia
Track: Compassion - Justice track
Region: Asia - South East

In The Village (Part Three) - Where Tay Lays Down At Night

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

G and T, two young Thai Christians, have dedicated a few years of their lives to living amongst the people of small villages in the southern Phang Nga Province of Thailand. The people in these villages live in one of the most unreached areas of Thailand. Without G and T, there would be no way for people here to find out who Jesus is and how much he loves them. We joined them for 10 days to encourage their efforts in loving the people of these villages. During this time, we met a small boy named Tay who attends G and T's after-school program. Read part one, part two, part four, and part five… Read more >>

In The Village (Part Two) - Naam's Baptism

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

10-year-old Naam is the only Christian in her family. We visited her home in a remote village in Southern Thailand to speak with her grandfather, the village leader, about her faith in God and desire to be baptized. Her grandfather has been sick for the past few months and now is unable to walk, so we prayed for him during our visit. Read part one, part three, part four, and part five here.   Smoke sits in the trees. A rain cloud floats on a mist between the green hills. A family of seven piles on a motorbike.   A rainbow of clothes dries outside in the breeze. Chickens make enemies… Read more >>

In The Village (Part One) - Short Stories from Southern Thailand

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

“We’re glad to have you here." I sit on the floor of the village leader’s house in a fishing community in southern Thailand. Chickens squawk outside and laundry waves in the barely-there breeze.  It’s like having family over,” someone translates in a low murmur. I look around at the newly painted blue walls and curtains that flutter in the breeze of the many fans. Air conditioning is too expensive, someone explains.  It’s only 90 degrees but I feel like I’m swimming in sweat. 12 other Americans sit around me, most of them college students in Thailand for the a few weeks to a few… Read more >>

A Promise of Home Through the Unknown

Featured story By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

A poem for those longing for heaven. You’ll never belong to the place that you came from and never belong to the place that you go. You’re stuck in the middle with no place to feel safe, with no people or town to call home.  When God called to Abram, he said, “Leave your people. Just trust me: I’ve got you. Now go. I’ll show you a land full of blessings and hope. If you trust me, I’ll make it a home.” So Abram set out full of questions to roam through the earth and the path set before him. He tried and he failed to do things his way, but he called on the name of the Lord.  He built… Read more >>

Far From Home ไกลบ้าน (Klai Baan)

By on Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Asia - South East

I walked down a corridor in the Thai history museum I was visiting with my language class. The air conditioning made me shiver and I paused as a poster on the wall caught my eye. “In 1907, King Rama V of Thailand traveled to Europe and kept a journal of his visit. He titled the book “Klai Baan,” which means “Far From Home.” I read the title again, frowning. I had learned that phrase in just the past week in school, and I cocked my head in realization that I understood what those words meant without a translation. Far from home. I understood what that meant too. I stood in silence for a moment… Read more >>

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