2024 Ministry Report
Highlights of all ministries
Articles
Meeting Darkness
For nearly all Thai men’s entertainment workers, their job isn’t a career choice, but one from necessity and/or hurt. We started meeting and getting to know our first Thai bargirls on a visit in 2003, then more in 2004, and are still working to help them today. Getting started took some adjustment, to say the least.
How We Chose Thailand
How does one decide that God is calling to go somewhere? For both Jim and Judy Larson, the story starts all the way back in childhood. Mentioned in the video: How We Got Started focusing on poor and/or broken people… Read More »How We Chose Thailand
How We Got Started
Jim grew up on a farm in Illinois; Judy was the child of missionaries in Argentina. We met at Wheaton College and were both challenged away from middle-class comfort and safety. We got together as a couple while reaching out to the chronically mentally ill and others in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Here we discuss our introduction as young adults past the usual hurdles of fear and discomfort, into the joy of caring for folks at the so-called bottom.
The Choice
A nineteenth-century poem, attributed to George MacDonald, depicts the dilemma of the call to follow Jesus to hard places, or remain safe and comfortable.
Addy: Next Steps in Ministry
Since he was an undergraduate student, Addy has pursued a vision to be a change agent in Thailand. We have watched him grow, including earning a master’s degree in educational management, a teaching certificate, and most recently, an M.A. in… Read More »Addy: Next Steps in Ministry
Loving People at the Bottom
Bpop and Dao have a ministry to those at the bottom, the ones Jesus says his sheep normally care for. Jim sat down to interview them about their heart for the people of Thailand.
Practicing “The Most Excellent Way”
We all want to love well, but what happens when love gets complicated? Judy explores how to love even when faced with difficult choices. Drawing inspiration from the Bible, she shares what she has learned about loving others in God’s way.
Congratulations, Addy!
Anusorn Kotchakreng graduated with a Master’s in Christian Leadership from Wheaton College. Thank you for supporting future leaders in Thailand!
Broken Windows
In the early morning of February 10, a man I will call “Bank” broke the front glass door of our main building at The Well, which hosts the Glass of Water church, because he thought we had taken his daughter… Read More »Broken Windows