Over the past year, donations to ministry projects have made some really exciting ministry happen!
New Self Tech
Building an online business has given us "every day discipleship" reach into communities that traditional ministry might never normally go. Ben works from the offices of a local IT company. He knows and talks to Thai staff and IT professional from all over the world. They know he's a believer and they see how he lives.
This past year, our business, New Self Tech, has been able to hire our first employee. We provide her with meaningful work, and we show her what it means to be a Christian leader...or as she calls Ben, "Boss". :)
With your help, we hope that very soon, New Self Tech will be supporting local ministries and discipling church planters and leaders.
For more information about New Self Tech, click below:
Learn More About New Self Tech
Thailand Crisis Relief
During the month of October, Thailand was rocked by multiple floods that destroyed homes, shops, and lives in multiple cities.
Using resources from the Thailand Crisis Relief Fund, we were able to provide cleaning supplies, food, clothing, shelter, and other supplies to Thai people who were affected.
This fund exists to give us the ability to respond quickly to crisis situations with needed supplies and the hope of the gospel. For more information about the Thailand Crisis Relief Fund, please click below:
Learn More about the Thailand Crisis Relief Fund
Thai Non-Profit Foundation
Over the past year, we've been working with Cool Shade of Life Church to create a non-profit foundation. The foundation would allow us to:
- Avoid paying income taxes on ministry money brought into Thailand (Thai tax law is about to change in this regard.)
- Open ministry bank accounts (we currently have to use personal accounts).
- Provide volunteer visas for Serge teammates who come to work with us.
- Help Cool Shade of Life own land, buildings, and other physical property in the foundation's name, not the names of the pastors personally.
- Provide cultural and legal legitimacy for the ministry we do here.
For more information about the foundation we are working to start, please click below:
Learn More about Forming a Thai Foundation
Thai Leadership Fund
During the past year, we've been able to help a Thai pastor begin setting up ways to support his family and his ministry that are healthy, accountable, and not dependant on missionaries.
In the coming year, we hope to provide scholarships for pastors and their wives to come to retreats where they will be able to rest and find hope in the gospel for themselves, their families, and their ministries.
The Thai Leadership Fund helps make ministries like this happen. For more information about the Thai Leadership Fund, please click below:
Learn More about the Thailand Leadership Fund
Cool Shade Church Home
For over 15 years, Cool Shade of Life Church has witnessed to and cared for church and community members all over the Chiang Mai area. The church is in need of a physical home from which it's ministry and influence can grow deeper and wider.
The church recently purchased a piece of land where they hope to build a church building in the next few years. This building would provide a space for worship, fellowship, training, and a center from which our work to plant churches around Thailand would take place.
To learn more about this exciting building project, please click below:
Learn More about the Cool Shade Building Project
We know there are lots of amazing ministries you could be supporting in the coming year. As you pray about how to plan your year-end giving, we would be honored if you would consider one of the ministry projects listed above.
Each of them is aimed at empowering Thai pastors to plant Thai churches that reach Thai people.
We would love it if you would help us make that vision take place!
Blessings to you in the coming new year!
Ben and Becca Johnson
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