"Zoom.....Zoom......Zoom......these are the sounds of two-wheel motorbikes everywhere on the streets of Chiang Mai, Mae Sot and all over Thailand! The maneuvering of these vehicles amidst many busy cars and trucks raised my heart rate as I constantly looked left and right over my shoulder to make sure I made way for them!We visited the House of Love directed by Kim Brown, an International Ministries missionary who has lived in Chiang Mai for more than 23 years. She presented us with a slide show featuring several House of Love projects that help ethnic women and children pushed out of their communities because of contracting AIDS. The Health Project provides health education, a clinic, and hygiene for villagers. The House of Blessing, a day care center, provides children a place to learn and grow. These are just a few of the House of Love’s works and services.
Working together with Kim is a fully trained nurse, her daughter, also a trained nurse, and a seminary student. Referrals from hospitals and villages as well as by word of mouth create such demand that the House of Love is not only busy but vital to the ethnic people it serves who are on the fringes of this society. Unfortunately, funding for support has been going down; we asked for a CD to get the word out.
After an hour-long visit, we walked down to the House of Blessing, the day care center, where a group of 20-25 children patiently waited for our arrival. They greeted us with smiles, standing up one by one to say their names, and they sang songs and clapped their hands. We clapped with them as they sang and then enjoyed taking pictures with each other. With big smiles and hand shakes, we departed the children, thanking the two young teachers who do such a good job caring for them.
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