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We had a big surprise for mom and dad this Christmas. We wanted to share it with you too.

P.S. The gift was a little toy truck.

2011 Recap!

2011 was a tough year for many of us, but it was also a year of incredible new beginnings and growth. In this video recap, we want to share with you some of the highlights of our year this year and thank all of our partners for making these highlights possible. Your investment in us changing people’s stories. This is just the beginning of so many wonderful new chapters in the lives of young Asians. Thank you.

Lucy’s Story

A story of how media saved a young girl from getting into a life of prostitution.

 

Buddhism

A clearer look at Buddhism in Thailand and Myanmar.

Next Media Light School is Open for Enrollment

In Thailand, we work together with a non-profit group called Emerge. One of Emerge’s other efforts in this region of the world is a 3 month media, leadership, and discipleship school. The school takes in up to 25 students per term and gives them hands-on training and community based leadership and discipleship development. If you are interested in finding out more, check out this video and then click on this link.

Christmas @ the Nest

Christmas (and Santa) came early to the Nest this year. With Christmas music and laughter playing throughout the room, students ate desserts to their satisfaction, played games, exchanged gifts and heard the Christmas story. Here are a few shots of the night.

Telling the Christmas Story

It was my birthday, so a few of the students got me a cake to celebrate

Playing a few games to deepen our relationships

Santa improving his spelling with a game of bananagrams

Playing a few Christmas songs at the Christmas Story eventJacki teaching one of our famous baking nightsAum with her own hand-decorated Christmas cookie

Ribbin & Mook’s Special Day

Two more girls from Kruu Jell’s house church were baptized recently. Mook found Christ when her friend, Ice Cream, began bringing her to the house church. Ribbin was another of Kruu Jell’s students who met Jesus through the house church as well. It was a tearful, but very happy day at the YMCA pool.

Ribbin getting ready to tell her story

Kart was the photographer of the day

Mook telling her story to her friends and the community of believers

Ribbin telling her story

Ribbin

 

Christian Life Teaching, Game Night, and Baking Night at the Nest

At the nest, we try to mix activities that are fun and draw in new people with those that introduce them to Christ and empower Christians to live deeper lives as disciples. Here’s a couple shots of that in action.

Baking night packs out the house. Thais are some of the biggest foodies on the planet, so it's no surprise that they love any event we have involving food.

Game night brings in a smaller crowd, but gives us time to get to know students a little bit better. We play games that develop their English and others that are just fun.

 

At Christian Life Teaching nights, students from around the campus gather to bond and hear teaching from a mentor.

Nest Photo Update

Last week at the Nest was a blast. From a meaningful worship and prayer night to a packed out brownie baking night, we’ve developed a growing number of relationships with students on campus. Thank you for being a part of this story.

We were jammed to capacity this last baking night

We had no idea how popular Baking Night was going to be.

The crowd that stayed after baking night for a movie

Christian Life Teaching is one of the cornerstones of our week

Worship night is always beautiful to be a part of

The First Week at the Nest

The Nest opened this week to a steady stream of students. We knew this was going to be a hit, but we had no idea how fast it would happen. From our Halloween Costume Party to Jacki’s Baking Night to the Worship and Prayer Night, the place was buzzing with activity. We have loved the opportunity that the Nest has given us to develop deeper relationships with students at the university.

Jacki and our friend Rachel teaching a group of kids Bananagrams

Meeting with some leaders before the launch of the Nest

We had a Costume Party for our First Night Open. The place was packed.

Baking Night with Jacki was a huge hit

Teaching a couple of students Monopoly Deal

Hanging at the party