Dearest supporter.
I want to thank you with all my heart for your continued love support and prayers without which so many we have been helping would not be able to be in a place of safety or have hope, in their lives, their children would not be able to be with their parents or have a chance of education and only be in a place of limbo until they too would have be in a place of darkness trapped in the sex trade.
As you know from my last update funds have been hard to raise yet each much by a pure miracle we have had just enough to send to the families to keep them well and to continue the running of the land of hope project I urge you to continue praying that we are able to continue to do so.
The shop we set up sadly is not bringing in enough to enable them to be self sufficient as with many Asian cultures when folk see a business bringing in money they tend to copy and so now many shops have been built within the village and surrounding area and so limited customers to spread around and income is very low and shop is struggling to be maintain at a profit.
We therefore recently put a deposit on a plot of land to be used to grow rice we were hoping that the first crop would be used to pay second instalment on the land and also bring about the beginning of a income that would enable the family to be self sufficient but alas as many of you know Thailand was hit by serious floods this has wiped out the crop for this year and caused a lot of damage to the land. Praise God the land of hope was untouched and the house escaped any problems. But it has meant that we are to continue to send money to the families and also raise the money to pay second instalment on the land and also repair the land and plant a new crop which will not be ready till next season.
The families are doing well but are fearful at times that we will forget them and abandon them as they are aware that the uk is struggling I do my best to assure them that all will be ok, as we have a God who does not abandon and his saints are faithful and committed I must admit does get very tight at times and gives cause for concern but I have to trust and pray and hope,
I hope to return to Thailand early next year and believe the funds will come in to pay off the land and the crops will be planted and bring in an abundance and the store rooms will over flow bringing in above and beyond what’s needed and the families will be self sufficient ,and that the land will also be able to be used for different kinds of crops too on a yearly basis bringing in much needed work and funds.
Due to the floods many factories and food stores and vendors and market stalls have had to close and so many people are without work and many that travel from the villages to bigger towns and cities now have to return to the villages with no work, no income, many have illnesses due to infected water supplies, many have skin infections due to having to live in damp conditions and also due to having to wade around all day in water, therefore creating many more problems long term health wise and medical bills and the long term effect of many rice crops being destroyed effects next year’s incomes.
The sad thing is that many young girls may find themselves having to enter the sex trade to pay for bills, support their families and bring in food for extend relatives we need to pray for a miracle we need to pray for the girls their children and their families and we need to find ways in which we can help
I know we are all struggling and at this time of year there is much pressure to buy gifts and save for bills coming in due to cold weather I just pray you all receive amazing blessings that will enable you to be able to extend your hands out to these girls that we are a part of and I ask that you remind folk of the plight of those who are trapped in darkness and a life that no one should ever have to live
Please pray and please ask your church leaders if they would be willing to have a presentation on Hand in Hand and to share on the girls plight to be a spokes person on their behalf really need your help love and support we really do, please also consider if your house group would help in any way possible
Together we can truly make a difference
God bless you I pray
Paul
