Thailand Trip 2008

On December 17th Hillary and I led a team of 21 DTS students to Thailand. We first stayed in Bangkok where we lived at the YWAM Thailand base for two weeks over the Holidays. We took some time at first to relax and see the sights of Thailand. Once New Years was over we spent a week serving at 'The Well' which is a church and ministry dedicated to ministering on the streets of Bangkok to the prostitutes. 'The Well' houses and rehabilitates girls that want to leave prostitution and make money another way by making greeting cards and necklaces. We were able to spend time with the girls during the day and minister in the bars at night. The men on our team had the opportunity as well to minister to the male tourist who were soliciting sex. We would take a survey and share the gospel, challenging them to think about their decisions and the consequences that come with them.

We then moved on to Phuket which is in the southern most tip of Thailand. There we worked with a ministry called SHE which stands for 'Self, Help and Empower'. This Ministry is also committed to rehabilitating women in prostitution. We stayed at their center which was about a 10 minute walk from the beach. We also worked with a church and their youth group.

Our last destination was Chiang Rai where we served at Home of the Open Heart. HOH has many different ministries they run but mailnly they have a campus where mothers and their children with aids live. There also is an orphanage that is currently hosting about eleven kids.

We had a great trip and met some extrodinary people along the way. We know God used us which is a great accomplishment. Hillary and I were very proud of this team and we'll never forget this awesome experience.