CHE in Thailand

Where to begin... Tim and I have met so many incredible people over the last few days each doing wonderful things for God in Thailand. Last night Tim, Arthur, and I met up with David and Debbie Crist. They are a couple here in Chaing Mai working as Area Coordinators for LifeWind and sharing the CHE strategy of wholistic community development with the people of Thailand. David invited us to attend a CHE training class that was taking place today. There we met many more incredible people, both Nationals and Expats, all working towards doing wholistic ministry. Among them were Stefan who Tim wrote about earlier, Joshua who is a national of the Lahu tribe that is making sure the Lahu receive scripture and other Christian lessons in their own language. We also met Thirapong Wandee also a Thai national that is working as a CHE Facilitator and helping the Thai people learn to identify, process, and solve their own issues instead of looking to others to do it for them, and we met Tim Dunham who is a pastor of a church here in Chaing Mai called Chaing Mai Christian Fellowship. Tim shared that when he was first asked to start the church he said "only if it is a full functioning church that is taking action in the community." Everyone agreed and the Chaing Mai Christian Fellowship started and from the church a foundation was started to do ministry, with accountability, in Thailand. The church is truly a church of action and life change is evident. CHE has become a big part of how they are working in the communities. I am posting a video of one of the women, Sompong Sriwichai, who now works for the church's foundation. She was sooooo excited about the work they are doing and the CHE process. Hear what she has to say in her own words... check out the video.