Headed to Thailand!

After much prayer, God and I decided that this July 10th-21st I will be going to Thailand for a short term missions trip.

This opportunity could not have come at a better time! God has been doing a lot of re-arranging and re-shifting in my life and has made creatively serving others a HUGE priority in my life.

During my time in Thailand, myself with a team of 14 other willing hearts will serve the people of Northern Thailand. The majority of our work will take place in Maesot. While there we will carry out a medical missions outreach to the hilltribe people, as well as serve the children of the local orphanages and schools.

Some might question why I'm going so far to help those in need because I really could do a lot of helping here in the US. Well, it is a valid and true thought and it's something I fought with myself. But I really believe that God knows no boundaries and when he says serve my people, he means wherever and whenever and be ready to go when I say "GO".

The People of Maesot

So I'm going to serve the people of Maesot and more specifically the hilltribe members of the area. This population is the equivalent of our Native Americans and Latin America's indigenous. They hold tightly to their traditional customs and cultural norms and because of this, do not speak Thai and don't really compete in the greater Thai economy or society. These socio-economic limitations leave the people in poverty and uneducated.

More to come soon.

Blessings,

Angela


FYI
Maesot is along the border with Myanmar, north west of Bangkok. It is a small rural city of about 50,000. Some maps have it and some do not. It is about a 6-7 hour van ride from Bangkok. Sometimes Maesot is also spelled Maesod.