A month ago (16th January), Thailand celebrated National Children's Day. Our church (Every Nation, aka Victory in the Philippines) marked this day by orgnising an outreach to more than 300 children at a community in Central Ladprao, Bangkok. The community is a Day Care for less fortunate children who, to my mind, are not used to being well-attended to, much less receving gifts like toys or school supplies. It took a good 2km walk going to and from the community coming from Big C Ladprao Mall. Cliche as it may sound but it was worth enduring the noonday heat just to bring smiles to these children. To borrow from the newsletter of Malen Talusan, a Filipino missionary at our chuch:
"On this day, we distributed bags filled with groceries, snacks, colouring books, crayons and pencils to to children of drug addicts and parents who work in the provinces. We played games and shared God in a natural way. Please continue to pray that one day they will grow up in a secure environment...full of God's love."
Children at the community we visited playing "The Boat is sinking." That's Pastor Jonas (Bernales), in black, looking on.
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