Grace Outreach

Today was a long and fulfilling day.

When we arrived at the Burmese Refugee School, the kids were already sitting at their tables, eagerly waiting for us to arrive. Most let out a cheer as we stepped into the outdoor classroom.

Jamie gave a good lesson using scripture and the rest of us watched the kids attentively learning and waiting for what was next. After a few fun activities, we took the kids outside in the field to play a few rounds of water balloon toss. The kids loved getting drenched in the hot sun.

After lunch we went back into the market place of Mae Sot to minister to the young burmese refugee boys, who come over the border every morning to beg in the streets. We fed them and gave them a cleansing de-lice shampoo wash. I was then asked to give haircuts.......so now there is a gang of burmese boys on the streets of Mae Sot, Thailand with full mohawks!

After six hair cuts, the team went back to the school for more hair cuts and washes. Some of the team also played games and just relaxed with the rest of the kids.

Our team is tired, but what an incredible day of ministry. Our hearts break for these kids and the situations they have come out of. We have teamed with Compasio (www.compasio.org), who work directly with burmese refugees and house many at-risk little boys and girls. We're really blown away at the selflessness of the Compasio Staff here in Mae Sot and how impactful their ministry is. The director of Compasio Mae Sot, "Sia" has such an incredible heart and carries a huge burdon on her heart for these at-risk youth.

One little girl she cares for, who's name and picture I will leave out for now, showed us burn marks on her feet; where her father used to burn a hot knife on her feet because she wouldn't go into Thailand from Burma to beg. She is now happy and healthy thanks to Compasio, but I cannot help but to be incredibly heart broken for these kids and at the same time be thankful for my family.

I am so thankful to be here in Thailand. We have seen God's leading and direction for Grace Outreach and we are really looking forward to serving more.