Kham Siri
In our forthcoming missions to Chiang Mai, we shall be spending a day with 
the Mickels, the children at Kham Siri, and also with ministry partners of the Mickels like the Family Connection Foundation, Thailand. We have been meeting the Mickels at the Vineyard Asian gatherings, and we had learnt of their passion to reach out to both local people and the many foreign residents in Chiang Mai. Their heart is especially to reach out to those who are marginalised: the poor, alcoholics, children who have been orphaned or who come from poorer communities and groups such as the Shan people.
The Mickels’ ministry base in downtown Chiang Mai, Kham Siri, is close to a local slum. They run basic English lessons and a playgroup. Kham Siri means ‘word of glory’ in Thai, and their goal is show God’s glory by their words and actions.
I believe that Stefan has a desire to introduce community development and micro credit and enterprise as a means to bless the people who struggle to live on a day-to-day basis by working 12-14 hours per day. At the moment some may already be selling basic foodstuffs in a local market but they end up with very little time for home and family life and the children receive little emotional support and education.
Lye Heng said
on August 29 2008 @ 1:33 pm
Hi Ian, great to hear from you and thanks for the encouragement and update on the Mickels. Indeed it was really fun going to Chang Mai…
Ian Watt said
on August 27 2008 @ 4:06 pm
Lye and all at Singapore New Life Vineyard, thanks for all your support to the Mickels – i know they really appreciate it – I am a friend of theirs in England, and help them a bit from this side of the world. Glad you were blessed going there- the kids games looks like it wa fun! Be blessed Ian