7 strangers met at the airport…agreed to live in community together for 4 months…in Thailand and Cambodia. Yes, this is our Real Life team!
We had about 4 days of training camp with them in GA. Before I even met them I had the thought, “I love these girls so much and I haven’t even met them yet! Is that possible?” I could tell from day one that they even liked each other, which is a great start! In such a short amount of time God began to work in huge ways in their hearts, breaking things off from the past, and assuring them that this is a fresh start.
It’s great to be back in Phuket serving at SHE, the same place I was last April. There are other teams here from YWAM and the World Race, so there is an army of people here! Bangla Road was the strip where we did bar ministry last year. Many of you probably remember watching the videos I posted to just give you a glimpse of what the area was like. Because there’s so many teams here right now, SHE is trying to be strategic with where we do bar ministry. So our team is going to be “pioneering” along a street where teams have not done outreach before. It’s connected to Bangla, and has many bars and massage parlors.
In case you’re not familiar with what our ministry is, we will make friendships with the women who are working on this street…or really anyone God puts in our path. Sometimes you end up having interesting conversations with the men or club promoters. And we offer the women another option if they want to get out of that industry. They can come live at the SHE center, get a salary, and learn different vocational skills to transition into another job.
Kim, Hannah, Natalie, Me, Mary, Shelley, Gabby
We made this canvas at training camp. And we loved it so much we brought it with us!
