Our Mission
To go, to serve, to disciple.
We exist to come alongside the Lanna Christian School and the persecuted church of Laos, year after year, with the same people and the same faithful work.
Our work flows out of a long partnership with the Compassionate Hope Foundation, led from the United States by Al Henson, who provides our overall mission guidance. On the ground we serve through the Compassionate Help Foundation of Thailand, which operates the Lanna Christian School in the Village of Hope near Phusang.
The school is more than a school. It houses orphans and survivors of human and child sex trafficking. Its campus has many buildings and many vehicles, and a staff that pours itself out for the children every day. Our role is simple: show up, serve, and stay faithful.
What we do, every year
- Construction and building maintenance across the campus
- Vehicle repair and upkeep for the school’s fleet
- Classroom support, kids’ programs, toys, supplies, and medications
- Pastor training for 40–60 Lao pastors who cross the border
- Women’s ministry — worship, fellowship, and a shopping day
- An evening out for the men, on us
Where we’re going
The vast majority of our work is in Thailand, and even more so with the persecuted church of Laos. We are also prayerfully preparing to expand into a Central America field in the not-too-distant future. That work has not yet come to fruition, but we are listening, planning, and ready to be sent.
Why these partnerships
We chose to plant our long-term work with the Compassionate Hope Foundation for one reason: they are not building an outpost of America in Southeast Asia. They are building indigenous, Spirit-led, locally pastored ministries that will outlive any short-term team that visits.
The Lanna Christian School is run by Thai staff for Thai and tribal children. The Lao pastors we train return home to lead Lao churches in their own language. Our role is to come alongside, year after year, with the same faces and the same faithfulness, so that the people doing the long, slow, dangerous work know they are not alone.
That is also why we say no to a lot of things. We do not chase new countries. We do not bolt on programs the partners did not ask for. We listen to what the field needs and we send the team that can serve it.