Loving People at the Bottom

This couple truly lives for the least of these.

Video length: 18 minutes

When Americans ask me questions about our missionary work, they’re usually the straightforward, simple kind. “How long does it take to get to Thailand? What’s the weather like?” 

Those questions are fine, but I wish people would go on to ask, “Who are some of the people there that are most precious to you?” Because then I would have a chance to share about dear co-laborers like Bpop and Dao.

Bpop and Dao live for the broken. They have a ministry to those at the bottom, the ones Jesus says his sheep normally care for. We raise their financial support to do this, but this is not a mercenary job, something they do for the pay. This is a call and direction they have sought out and live by with all their hearts. 

Not long ago I recorded an interview with Dao and Bpop, asking them to explain their hearts so that other Thai folks might also respond. I was so blessed that I decided to subtitle the video and transcribe to bless others. Perhaps you will be blessed and respond, too.


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