In Chiang Mai, we got to meet up with an amazing family, the Dunhams, that took the time to show us around the town and introduced us to their ministry, The Family Connection Foundation (! It was so cool to meet people living here who are just trying to shed some light into this country. Their ministry does so much for the people of Thailand, especially Chiang Mai. They run children homes and preschools (in the picture above) and are developing a lot of community programs to go out and build relationships in this city. They are very brave people sharing their faith in this country. Only 0.5% of the country knows Jesus, so they are looking at a very daunting task. The thing that hit me the most was what they told us about orphans in Thailand. Basically, Buddhist teaching is huge on Karma and Buddhists believe that orphans are orphans because of the bad Karma they made in their past lives. This being said, no one is very excited to help them or to love them. One of the many programs of their ministry is to help orphans, give them love and attention and teach them that they are loved! This is Tim and his daughter who is adopting the cutest little girl, Emma (below). They were so amazing to us! Thanks for everything!
Emma had Eric and I wrapped around her finger in about 30 seconds! She was so cute and actually taught us a lot about Chiang Mai and Thailand! She was super fun to hang out with! ...Katie
Emma had Eric and I wrapped around her finger in about 30 seconds! She was so cute and actually taught us a lot about Chiang Mai and Thailand! She was super fun to hang out with! ...Katie
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