A Thai elementary school opens up to us for outreach in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
96 elementary age students, 70% come from fatherless homes.
Kids in any culture are great. These children in particular are becoming close to our hearts as we walk through an open door to reach them with the Gospel.
In fact, during a recent visit after addressing the kids with a brief talk, the Thai director of the school asked if I (Dan) would like to become these kids Father. And, he wasn’t kidding! In Thai culture, it is most proper to address a person like me (age and status in life) as Father. To them its quite natural. I soon learned that over half (70%) of the 96 children are from fatherless homes. I am in awe at the tremendous opportunity that the Lord is opening us to bring His love and care into these families through the children of this school. The door is opening and we are going through it!
Through our Families Without Fathers project, (FWF) we will embrace as many of this children as we can during the second Thai school term which starts in October. Right now we are reviewing each child’s family profile and we are put together a strategy for home visits and more. We are releasing funds to repaint the boys and girls bathrooms this month. Praise the Lord!
~ Dan Ecker
