"Are you a Missionary? ... I'm a Farmer!"

“Are you a missionary?!”  This is the greeting I received from Khun Yaay’s very skeptical sister, Ba Lasiri, the other day when I went by to visit this Thai / Muslim family in Mae Sai.  She had just come out of the door and cast a very wary eye my direction as she tried to determine my reason for being there.  Khun Yaay is a sweet 67 year old lady who I have known for several years through relationships with our farm.  She raises over 400 sheep and meat goats and in the past has purchased lots of stocks from us when we needed to cull non-producing goats.  Khun Yaay has been ill and is now recovering at home after several months of cancer treatment in Chiang Mai.   As it turns out, Ba Lasiri is also recovering from cancer and has come to visit and stay together with her sister in Mae Sai where the weather is a bit better than Bangkok.

“No, I’m not a missionary … but I am a Christian, and I’m a goat farmer!  And today, I came by to visit my friend Khun Yaay.  I brought some milk from our farm, because I know that he likes fresh goat milk.”  It is common in Thai culture to take a gift when you go to see someone, and milk from our farm is always  a welcome addition to the family table.  Noticeably relieved, Ba Lasiri sat down with us and offered me some tea to drink.  This transition in the conversation lead us to talk about goats, sheep, milk, and that her family had always raised goats in Bangkok before their father passed away some years ago.  We talked about the markets, and how farm life is so integrated to our entire lifestyle and how we related to the community.  It was interesting to hear about their family history, and how goats and sheep had shaped their family.  Their faith in Islam is also very central to who they are. 

As we talked, I asked about another goat raising friend who lives in Chiang Rai.   They both looked at each other and proceeded to tell me that Khun Nuut had passed away about two months ago from … cancer.  This news quieted the group for a moment as this brought a sense of heaviness to their own life situation. 

I told them that I had come and brought milk to Khun Yaay, because I wanted to be a blessing to her.  I told them about how Abraham had been blessed by God and that he in turn had a responsibility to bless others around him.  I have been blessed by God also and I too must return that blessing to others.  I shared the milk to bless them with good nutrition and health, but I also asked for permission to pray for them both to bring blessing to their health and comfort to their spirit.  God is not only our creator, but he is also the “Great Physician” and he can manifest and demonstrate His power in many different ways.  We visited a bit longer and then I began to prepare to go.

It was good to spend time and pray for Khun Yaay and her sister Ba Lasiri the other day.   Because I am a farmer, I was welcome in their home.  Through livestock we have something in common.  We also have Abraham in common and these were bridge points that opened doors of trust and understanding.   It was good to pray for them, and I would ask that you join our family in praying that God will show himself to them in a powerful way.


I thank God that I am a Farmer.

Specific Prayer Requests for Ministry and Family:

• Monthly support team in the amount of $25 to $500 per month.
• Vehicle for ministry/farm use. (Replacement or Repair)
• Development of an office & receiving area for guests and trainees at our farm project. ($6,000 usd)
• Construction of new barn for housing expansion of production goat herd for Pastor Career Distribution Program. ($5,000 usd
• Purchase of Milking Machine ($2,000 usd)

God Bless, and thank you for your prayers and support.

In His Grip
Harry, Pattie, Hattie, Emma, Harry V, and Nellie.
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