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Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Jude 1:24-25

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Poss Ferri’s second life

4:35pm Friday, 29th January 2010

Upon entering the room seven little boys aged from two to four respond to my ‘Hello babies!’ with ‘Hello Pooossss!!’ I then become a breathing, walking, only just standing little boy hanger as seven little bodies that have run and jumped are clinging onto me only freeing me as I grab one and give him a big hug – that is the signal for the others to line up ready for their own big squeezy hug!
There are 67 Hill Tribes children at the Maekhachan Children’s Home in northern Thailand ranging in age from two to 18 and I love each one of them – they are not hard to love as Pastor Lawan, the Home’s founder and director found when she began taking in orphaned children to feed and clothe some 13 years ago.
One day a week, I teach at the children’s school and am often ‘on loan’ to other schools to assist with English Camps. Pastor Lawan’s vision is to grown the children into strong Christian men and women who will take up the Great Commission to go into all the world sharing the Gospel.
I have been on mission to Thailand three times now, with a growing purpose and love for the people each time. I first went on mission to Uganda in 2004 with a group from church to lay bricks for Watoto – a Christian orphanage in Kampala and then visit my sponsor children.
In 2005 I joined a team to Thailand and after the three weeks there, I longed to return for an extended period of time. It was not until 2007 that the Lord opened the door for me to return and I went for three months to teach English to adults at a Christian language school in Bangkok.
I wanted to explore further options whilst I was there and through Second Wind Network I linked up with missionaries in Chiang Mai who introduced me to the Maekhachan Children’s Home.
So, when the term in Bangkok finished I headed north. I fell in love with the people and especially the children there and prayed that I could return. Some 18 months after returning to Australia, the Lord having completed much healing and preparation in my heart now gave the green lights to head back to Thailand.
I returned to Maekhachan for two months living and working at the Home, only returning to Australia to attend a family wedding. Now after a busy four weeks and only eight sleeps to go until I return once again to my beloved Maekhachan for up to a year. I am filled with excitement and expectation.
The two months spent there this year were not always easy – I was often frustrated and felt like I was not equipped to deal with the work I was given and the tears would flow. My daily time with the Lord, my long walks, my tears and times of laughter have been shaping me into who I am designed to be whilst strengthening my faith and ability to hear God’s voice more clearly.
Poss Ferri lives in Anstead, Brisbane, and attends Kenmore Baptist. She is Special Education trained and an English teacher.

SECOND WIND NETWORK
SWN helps Australian Christians in mid-life and early retirees (40–65) explore opportunities for cross-cultural mission or ministry locally or globally, part-time or full-time, or part of the year. We encourage them to explore whether God may have further assignments for them, based on the experiences and skills they have gained in the first half of their working lives.
www.secondwind.net.au is a one-stop shop, specifically designed for second half people, for research and information about mission. We partner with over 25 sending agencies to provide a free on-line missions introduction agency for individual enquirers and also run forums and presentations in local churches.

Picture: Poss Ferri with thai children. From Second Wind Network

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