Home in the Moken Village — and a Call for Partners

By September 2015 Philip was writing from his home in the Moken village on Koh Phayam, reflecting on a season of change and "exciting prospects" amid daily challenges. The sending cell used the newsletter to make an honest appeal: a sharply falling Rand-to-Baht exchange rate, ever-rising costs for the children's needs, and a very small base of existing financial partners had pushed the ministry to a point of genuine need.

Their ask was characteristic — they invited new partners and noted that "a mountain is often moved by more people's prayers," and that many smaller recurring gifts are more effective than one large one.