We continued to visit her. She heard more about God and experienced prayers for her situation. Her faith grew along\u00a0<\/em>with hope to survive. Finally, she could come to church and there she decided to give her life to Jesus as her Savior and\u00a0<\/em>was baptized. We then enrolled Mai Mai to PTP for sponsorship and she also attended the feeding program meals on\u00a0<\/em>Thursdays and Sundays.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n As Thearith faithfully served God, people began to ask how her health had improved. She simply said, \u201cIt\u2019s hard to\u00a0<\/em>explain, but if you want to know, come to the church of Pastor Sam.\u201d This opened the door for other HIV-AIDs women to\u00a0<\/em>come to our church, and we saw God bring healing into their lives. Eventually, she began serving as the president of the\u00a0<\/em>women\u2019s group in the church.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n God has blessed them so much, and as of now, Thearith is the Director, and Mai Mai is the CEO of DOM Lai Mon, a\u00a0<\/em>tailoring cooperative of HIV affected citizens. It\u2019s a small enterprise, but they manage to export some of their goods.\u00a0<\/em>hey also make some brass jewelry made from bombshells.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n During my last visit in Cambodia, Merlen took me to their shop. What a blessing to see the mother and daughter flourishing in this business. They are even extending assistance to two poor and neglected children from a village so they can go to school.<\/p>\n Thank you to everyone involved in the monthly sponsorship of children in Asia. I think it would be safe to say, Mai Mai\u2019s life would be very different without this intervention. The love of God not only changed their eternity, but is enabling them to share His love and abundance now.<\/p>\n Top: mother and daughter in 2008 Bottom; Merlen Lamanilao, Mai Mai, Thearith<\/p><\/div>\n I, again, had the privilege of assisting in a medical outreach in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India in the middle of February. Along with five people from the U.S., three from Japan, and two others from the Philippines, we served in seven churches to spread the love of God; 1,300 individuals were touched through this outreach. Most of these individuals had never stepped into a church and seemed overwhelmed to receive things as simple as reading glasses, vitamins, toothbrushes, medicines, etc. Many expressed their thanks; they would walk around the room touching us and nodding their heads and clasping their hands in a gesture of thanks.<\/p>\n Sunday afternoon at the beach was a time of fellowship with our host, Bishop Samuel and Smitha Moses, along with our India team translators, site coordinators, etc. Our group picture truly reflects the Global church family: Filipinos, Japanese, Americans, and Indians. Thank you for being a part of this team through your prayers and support; reflecting His love in Asia.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/New-1.jpg\")
<\/a>TEAMS IN INDIA<\/h2>\n