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| This is the only picture I managed to get of Tae, in front of the house that she hoped to turn into a center for meeting, prayer, and training. She's not a big fan of pictures. |
I first met Thalita (or Taetae), on Christmas Eve in 2009. She had choreographed a Christmas dance with the other women from the Burmese Church I would continue to attend. Though I didn't have the fortune of meeting her that night, she had made a huge impression on me. Fate had it that two days later we were sat next to each other on the same bus heading to Chiang Mai; she because she had missed the earlier bus, and me because I had failed to convince the bus patron to give me a seat in an empty row, in the almost-empty bus.
Passionate about ministry, art, and prayer, Taetae came to Thailand from Burma/Myanmar when she was a girl, had attended University for English and handicrafts, worked as a translator for YWAM teams, plans to build a café/hostel/prayer house/discipleship training center next to the border in Mae Sai, and is currently newly married and living in the refugee camp in Mae Sot where she teaches the young women and widows there to sew and make handicrafts.
This week Taetae wrote:
"I'm still working with women in the refugee camp, they are so happy because they have income even a little money they get is better than have noting to do or no work to do. thing are slowly moving because I have no budget enough for the handmade. this year we only start with handmade cards. but we would like to do Bible bag or crochet too. in the future we need sowing machine too."
Right now Taetae needs money with which to buy craft supplies such as yarn, paper, material, and even a sewing machine. There are about 25 women who want to learn in order to make a small living in a place where work is nonexistent, but there is not enough room for everyone in her small house; she hopes to one day earn enough money to invest in a bigger bamboo building in order to facilitate every woman who wishes to learn. Her other hope is to donate a pig to the Church she attends in the refugee camp this Christmas, as it can also be used to generate a small income.
I have supported Taetae in the past; I believe in her work, her integrity, and her hopeful yet realistic posture concerning helping the Burmese people. I humbly maintain the hope that I might work beside her someday. She has been my friend and mentor, and I am so honored to be able to ask for prayer and contributions on her behalf.
Blessings,
Nicola
Passionate about ministry, art, and prayer, Taetae came to Thailand from Burma/Myanmar when she was a girl, had attended University for English and handicrafts, worked as a translator for YWAM teams, plans to build a café/hostel/prayer house/discipleship training center next to the border in Mae Sai, and is currently newly married and living in the refugee camp in Mae Sot where she teaches the young women and widows there to sew and make handicrafts.
This week Taetae wrote:
"I'm still working with women in the refugee camp, they are so happy because they have income even a little money they get is better than have noting to do or no work to do. thing are slowly moving because I have no budget enough for the handmade. this year we only start with handmade cards. but we would like to do Bible bag or crochet too. in the future we need sowing machine too."
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| Mae Sot is on the Eastern side of Thailand |
Right now Taetae needs money with which to buy craft supplies such as yarn, paper, material, and even a sewing machine. There are about 25 women who want to learn in order to make a small living in a place where work is nonexistent, but there is not enough room for everyone in her small house; she hopes to one day earn enough money to invest in a bigger bamboo building in order to facilitate every woman who wishes to learn. Her other hope is to donate a pig to the Church she attends in the refugee camp this Christmas, as it can also be used to generate a small income.
I have supported Taetae in the past; I believe in her work, her integrity, and her hopeful yet realistic posture concerning helping the Burmese people. I humbly maintain the hope that I might work beside her someday. She has been my friend and mentor, and I am so honored to be able to ask for prayer and contributions on her behalf.
Blessings,
Nicola
Thanks to everyone who contributed! We raised $400 for Tae by free-will donation : ). THANK YOU!
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