ZOE Missionaries | The Cross Family What was it that caused business owner David Cross and his wife, Andrea, plus their three young children to pack up their comfortable life in Australia and move to Northern Thailand? Was it the lure of more money … or the promise of a better life? No. The inspiration for […]
Missionaries’ Thai Report Card Easily one of the most daunting tasks of any missionary moving into a different culture is adjusting to the language. For some, perhaps their native language is spoken in the new culture, but many times, a missionary has to go through months if not years of study to become a competent […]
From the Field: Love Never Fails This story is told by one of our missionaries… Some of the children we rescue have wounds so deep that it is difficult for them to receive the love that is poured out upon them by the ZOE staff and parents. Often, the manifestations of the children’s pain are […]
Vickie McCoy’s Path to ZOE International Vickie McCoy is ZOE International’s first stateside missionary. Unlike the other missionaries at ZOE who have left their friends and families, Vickie has been able to still live in beautiful, sunny California. In August 2011, she heard the Lord say she would be a ZOE missionary, but not […]
ZOE Missionary – Joe Chongsiriwatana Growing up in Thailand, I knew the presence of child slavery. Child prostitution was openly available in Thailand. Back then, the practice was not considered a big deal. I left Thailand for Wales, UK when I was 16 to finish my high school education and as a youth, I never […]
From the Field: Shared Stories, Shared Hearts This story is told by one of our missionaries… Twice a month we have youth cell groups lead by our ZOE Ministry School (ZMS) students. For about six months I had a team of eight ZMS students who poured into the lives of our ZOE youth by leading […]
From the Field: God Called Me! This story is told by one of our missionaries… Can you imagine yourself taking care of a child with SUCH anger in her heart for being abandoned & rejected? One with no sense of family and no happiness about anything in her life? This child did everything to reject love from people around […]
The Degler Family in Thailand The Degler family has been in Thailand for about a year and a half, but the time has truly flown by. Their arrival in November 2012 marked the beginning of a dream come true as their entire adult life had been geared towards moving out onto the mission field. Immediately […]
ZOE’s Mercy Network Written by missionaries, David & Ester Yu Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.” John 6:35 ZOE’s Mercy Network Program aims to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of villages and […]
The Robbins Family The Robbins family consists of Eric, Amy and their son Ethan (11). They have been serving at ZOE Children’s Homes since August 7, 2013. Though their commitment is only for one year, their supportive son told them out of the blue, “We can stay another six months in Thailand, if you’d like, […]
Jessica Dodd on Life as a Missionary in Thailand Jessica Dodd has been a missionary with ZOE for the past seven years. Initially when she came to Thailand it was short term, only six months, for the purpose of training ZOE’s leaders in children’s ministry. Once there she saw the need and heard from the […]
Meet the Ginoza Family Les, Lynne, and Garrett Ginoza have been on the mission field in Thailand since March 1, 2005. Since Garrett was only four when they moved, Thailand is like his second home. At 13, his love for the U.S. and Thailand are close to equal. Prior to being married, Les and […]
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