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Lower Isaan Foundation for Enablement (LIFE)
The Lower Isaan Foundation for Enablement (LIFE) is a local Thai organization. LIFE is located in Roi Et province in the northeast (Isaan) region of Thailand. Isaan is the poorest region of the country, with most residents depending on rain-fed rice farming for their livelihood. Outside of rice farming, there are virtually no other jobs at the village level. This requires people to go find employment in the provincial city, other provinces, or Bangkok during the off season.
LIFE is committed to helping the isaan people experience the new life possible as an Isaan follower of Jesus. The staff are engaged in various activities to help people learn about God, about Jesus, and what it would look like to follow Jesus. They also seek to facilitate groups growing into loving communities of Jesus’ people.
One of the distinctive aspects of LIFE is a commitment to seeing Jesus be born into Isaan culture. What this means is that there is a commitment to embrace what is good in Isaan culture instead of taking on Western cultural forms. All of LIFE’s activities are done in ways that are meaningful and respectful to the people of Isaan. LIFE is an Isaan organization!
LIFE is also involved in several business ventures that seek to both generate income to meet LIFE’s operating expenses and to involve LIFE staff in the life of the community. These include the cross stitch business that produces the Strands of LIFE products, as well as growing rubber and Indian mahogany trees. LIFE has eight team members; six Thai members and two foreign members.
Apparently the LIFE project is a very small part of The Evangelical Covenant Church.
I find it extremely admirable when any group helps the very poor to sustain themselves independently; I would only hope that a prior displayed willingness for conversion to Christianity is not a mandatory requirement for the receipt of this help.
lower isaan foundation for enablement
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