Today is blog action day, and in the spirit of Blog Action day, I’m going to write about a project near to my wife’s, and now my, heart: The Isaiah 61 Project.
The Isaiah 61 Project was founded in 2004 by Albert and Carolyn Hudson to break the cycle of poverty and sex trade rife in Thailand. They coordinate educational sponsorships to keep pre-teen girls from being sent to the city ‘for a better life’, that ends with them in the sex trade.
Carolyn Hudson is a friend of my parents-in-law and we’ve had the blessing to adopt a thirteen year old girl named Ning. Our funds go straight to keeping her in school and out of the brothels. This makes me really happy.
What I also love about Isaiah 61 is that Carolyn is really pro in bringing people to Thailand to meet their sponsor kids and to educate about the endemic poverty of Thailand.
Please. Check them out. They are good people doing great work.
Isaiah 61:1-4
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.
4 They shall build up the ancient ruins;
they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
WK
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