Thank you for praying and giving to help reach the people of Thailand for Christ. Ministering to Thai women with unwanted pregnancies is how God calls us to share the gospel and be “ambassadors for Christ” here (2 Corinthians 5:20). Your faithful intercession and generosity establish and support new pregnancy centers in northern Thailand, called the ELM Project. Your gifts also undergird ELM Project leaders as we train local pastors and women in churches who have a heart to work with young girls to educate them on the value of every life.

Annual Training teaches trainers to trust and obey. Recently, we held our 2023 Annual ELM Training. We had a total of 34 women attend, with most being Thai. The week before the training, we prayed and then asked our newest Thai team member, Lalisa*, to make the “Life in the Womb” presentation. Lalisa originally planned to attend the training as a participant since she had never attended one, but she graciously agreed to lead that topic. At our last team meeting before the annual meeting, Lalisa shared she felt the Lord calling her to be a teacher and trainer with ELM for the rest of her life. (She only felt this strongly once before when she knew she would marry her husband.) Praise God for the way the Holy Spirit is moving in her life. Please join us in praying for her as she lives out her calling.

At the end of the event, we spent time on questions and answers. Our entire team stood upfront; however, with only one microphone plugged into the wall on a short cord, few could reach it. We answered the first two questions, but soon, our Thai teammates, including LaLisa, were moving forward to answer questions. What a joy to see our Thai teammate’s passion and leadership! They even volunteered questions they thought our attendees wanted to know. After our training, our team discussed having our Thai teammates present all the material next year, leaving us more supportive and administrative roles. Praise God for our Thai teammate’s initiative and passion for meeting needs and preserving life.

Thank you for partnering with us to reach the nations for Christ. We appreciate your sacrificial giving and prayers as we labor together to solve the world’s greatest problem: lostness.

Thank you so much for your generosity to this ministry and the Thai women God calls us to reach with the gospel. Because of your prayers and sacrificial giving, the Pregnancy Center in Thailand counteracts the cultural pressure to choose abortion over keeping the baby or making an adoption plan. Thanks to your gifts, ELM (as the pregnancy center is known in Thai) provides education and support that empowers women to make informed decisions when faced with matters of life in the womb. With your help, we are establishing the first pro-life project of its kind here.

Opportunities Abound. While the need for ELM is evident on the streets and alleys of Thailand, God has been faithful to provide our team encounter after encounter with pregnant women longing for a different choice than their families and society encourage.

God has recently brought us several clients needing support and encouragement, including two sisters aged 14 and 17. Their family wondered how they could support themselves and their babies. In partnership with you, each sister now has a plan that includes keeping their babies. One will begin studying for her GED while the other is taking a job doing handicrafts so she can hopefully work from home while caring for her baby. Another client recently chose life, not only for her baby but also for herself, by accepting Christ as her Savior. She has now become a Care Team member with ELM, sharing her story while walking alongside other Thai women experiencing unplanned pregnancies to provide them comfort and encouragement.

God Surprises. God continues to amaze us with how He uses this ministry to proclaim His name. For example, God recently brought several Buddhist Thai women to volunteer with our team. Malee* is passionate about helping moms because she is a single mom. She says she believes the Bible but is not ready to relinquish her Buddhist beliefs because of her family and Thai heritage. Malee meets regularly with a team member to discuss the Bible.

Last week another woman passionate about working with pregnant ladies contacted our team. We plan to share the gospel with her when we talk with her about ELM before our weekly planning meeting. Our team is hopeful these women and others see Jesus through our team, especially our Christian Thai teammates.

(While being a Christian is required for Care Team volunteers who work directly with moms—because we want to share the gospel through personal testimony—there are other ways these Buddhist volunteers can help, like translating, connecting with government officials, and organizing trainings.)

Join Us in Prayer:

• Praise God for a location for the center!
• Pray for renovations and furnishing needs.
• Pray for our young, single Thai clients.
• Pray God uses our witness in the lives of Malee and other Buddhist volunteers to draw them to Christ.
• Pray for more long-term, full-time volunteers for our centers.
• Pray God allows us to plant “ELM” trees all over Thailand!

Thank you for your generosity and prayers.

Thank you so much for your generosity to this ministry and the Thai women God calls us to reach with the gospel. Because of your prayers and sacrificial giving, the Pregnancy Center in Thailand counteracts the cultural pressure to choose abortion over keeping the baby or making an adoption plan. Thanks to your gifts, ELM (as the pregnancy center is known in Thai) provides education and support that empowers women to make informed decisions when faced with matters of life in the womb. With your help, we are establishing the first pro-life project of its kind here.

Opportunities Abound. While the need for ELM is evident on the streets and alleys of Thailand, God has been faithful to provide our team encounter after encounter with pregnant women longing for a different choice than their families and society encourage.

God has recently brought us several clients needing support and encouragement, including two sisters aged 14 and 17. Their family wondered how they could support themselves and their babies. In partnership with you, each sister now has a plan that includes keeping their babies. One will begin studying for her GED while the other is taking a job doing handicrafts so she can hopefully work from home while caring for her baby. Another client recently chose life, not only for her baby but also for herself, by accepting Christ as her Savior. She has now become a Care Team member with ELM, sharing her story while walking alongside other Thai women experiencing unplanned pregnancies to provide them comfort and encouragement.

God Surprises. God continues to amaze us with how He uses this ministry to proclaim His name. For example, God recently brought several Buddhist Thai women to volunteer with our team. Malee* is passionate about helping moms because she is a single mom. She says she believes the Bible but is not ready to relinquish her Buddhist beliefs because of her family and Thai heritage. Malee meets regularly with a team member to discuss the Bible.

Last week another woman passionate about working with pregnant ladies contacted our team. We plan to share the gospel with her when we talk with her about ELM before our weekly planning meeting. Our team is hopeful these women and others see Jesus through our team, especially our Christian Thai teammates.

(While being a Christian is required for Care Team volunteers who work directly with moms—because we want to share the gospel through personal testimony—there are other ways these Buddhist volunteers can help, like translating, connecting with government officials, and organizing trainings.)

Join Us in Prayer:

• Praise God for a location for the center!
• Pray for renovations and furnishing needs.
• Pray for our young, single Thai clients.
• Pray God uses our witness in the lives of Malee and other Buddhist volunteers to draw them to Christ.
• Pray for more long-term, full-time volunteers for our centers.
• Praying God allows us to plant “ELM” trees all over Thailand!

Thank you for your generosity and prayers. Your sacrificial gifts and intercession are truly transforming lives as we partner together to solve the world’s greatest problem, lostness.

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Your giving has made the pregnancy center a reality!

The last six months have been exciting for our team as we witnessed God’s faithfulness to bring about a dream come true. After several months of planning, preparation and prayer we were able to officially kick off the ELM (Education. Life. Mothers) ministry with a training seminar. We had 34 in attendance and added to our team several Christian women who are passionate about life. Some came with their own personal stories of how they were a result of life chosen over abortion. We continue to be amazed at how God goes before us, putting our team together, providing for this ministry and ordering every step along the way. We look forward to seeing all that He will do through ELM in the months and years to come through your generous support.

Eight New Care Teams
As a result of the training seminar, eight care teams were formed! This allows us to be ready to receive and care for the women that God sends our way. Each care team is made up of two trained ELM volunteers that will be matched with individual clients, providing support and encouragement throughout their pregnancy and first years of parenthood.

As women share their stories with us, we want to be sensitive in responding to their emotional needs in a way that promotes healing and value of life. To help us do that, one of our team members recently led our care teams through a “Heart Care ” training seminar. This training not only taught us how to respond with true empathy but also the importance of sharing the truth of the gospel as we walk through a difficult time with these women.

ELM Encouragement Devotion
We want the women to dive into God’s Word to see how God loves them and will direct their paths if they follow Jesus. One of the ways we hope to encourage the women to read the Bible is with a booklet of short devotionals, pointing to the One that can truly comfort in times of trouble and provide for all our needs. Care teams read these devotionals with their clients when meeting with them individually. On the last page of this update, you will find a preview of a devotion written by one of our team members.

ELM Team Introductions
Meet Jenny, our incredible Chinese translator and facilitator for our abortion recovery course! Jenny has been living in Chiangmai for four years, and we are so thankful for her! Because of her personal abortion experience, she feels called to help other women with similar experiences and walk with girls or women who need help and support. In her free time, you can find Jenny hiking, playing board games, or watching a new movie.

Thank You!
Thank you so much for your incredible financial and prayer support of our pregnancy center and team. We look toward the rest of 2022 with excitement.

Devotion: The Value of Life

Fern* was a 14-year-old girl who dropped out of high school and moved in with her boyfriend and his family; six months later, she was pregnant. She was worried her boyfriend’s income from working at the market would provide insufficient support for them with a baby. They considered aborting the baby but eventually decided to keep it. One of the Pregnancy Center team members met with Fern and encouraged her in her decision to keep her baby, showing her pictures of the baby’s developmental stages in the womb and helping with their felt needs of rice and milk.

As the months went on, Pregnancy Care Team members continued encouraging Fern, explaining essential components of a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy, helping with felt needs, and sharing their hope found in Christ. Finally, Fern gave birth to a healthy baby girl four months later. Her boyfriend got a new job, and his wages now provide for their basic needs. Fern’s personal Pregnancy Care Team regularly meets with them, taking them to church and giving support as they adjust to life as new parents.

Having experienced the emotional challenges of unplanned pregnancy personally, Pregnancy Team members are motivated to support young women to choose life. As a young college student, Lily*, a team member, personally experienced the pain of abortion but thankfully, years later, accepted the depth of God’s forgiveness. She shares her story saying, “I learned that I am not alone! So many women have experienced abortion. Now I am a follower of Jesus, and I want to help women experiencing my same struggle.”
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Upcoming Projects for the Pregnancy Center Team
We offer Sanctity of Life training for groups and individuals and also conduct networking activities to reach more women like Fern. Currently, we are traveling to local churches throughout Northern Thailand to share our mission and seek out women of faith willing to be members of an ELM Care Team.

Finally, we are translating various resources for outreach use into both Thai and Chinese, such as a Standard of Care Notebook, a post-abortion Bible study, and a book detailing the stages of fetal development. Your gift to this project will undergird all of these ministries, sharing the love of Christ with Thai women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Click “give now” in the green box on this webpage to join God in the lives he is saving –here on earth and for eternity—through The Pregnancy Center of Northern Thailand.