The Family Learning Center

WANTED: Individuals interested in a grand adventure and serving Christ in Northern Thailand. K-12 school is looking for teachers in all grade levels to teach in various subjects.

The Family Learning Center was formed to “serve the servant” in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Our school was established to support the many ministries and outreaches in the North of Thailand, by serving the children of those called here to serve. We began as a ministry formed under YWAM (Youth With A Mission), and have recently moved under the Christian Education Foundation of Thailand (CEFT).

We are a K-12th grade school, and instruction is English-based. We have students from around the world including America, Australia, Thailand, Holland, Taiwan. Our teachers come from around the globe as well!

In order to “serve the servant” well, we are looking for others with mission to “serve the servant” though education. Would you consider volunteering to serve in Chiang Rai? We are looking for people to help in several areas, including teachers (all levels and subjects) and administrative staff. Whether you want to come for a semester, a year, or long-term, the Family Learning Center has a place for you to serve!

Please e-mail me at william@thaihaynes.com to start talking about the possibilities!

Pongprabaht Church Update #2

We are SO thrilled to see the progress at the Pongprabaht Karin Church. We have a DTS team from YWAM Montana working there this week, so we'll post more photos at the end of the week.

When we arrived this morning, it was wonderful to see that bright blue roof already installed! Walls are going up on the downstairs rooms and the flooring is complete on the second story. The villagers were excited to show me the progress that had been made. Here's a slideshow of photos we have taken this week:



The old building was wooden and the Simpsonville team used planks from that building to help create the forms for the concrete on the new building. The team this week will be helping renovate the old building into an open air "sala", or roofed seating area.

The church leaders asked me to preach and I did the sermon on following God's vision. I'm excited for the YWAM Team getting to spend time working with this church. The team is sleeping out in the village and they've been assigned to houses of villagers in the church. Tonight is their first evening in the village, so it will be fun to hear the stories.

Pongprabaht Church Progress

Cindy and I rode out to the Pongprabaht Church today to see the progress that's been made on the church building. Simpsonville First Baptist Church came and helped with the initial construction. In the last month, the second floor supports, flooring, and the roof supports have been added. Some of the walls downstairs have been done as well. I'm thinking within the next couple of months, the building will be ready to use!