Love Never Fails: "Orphans on Thai Father’s Day"

"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” Isaiah 9:2

Annie Dieselberg, founder and CEO, heads the staff at NightLight, a ministry in urban Bangkok, Thailand, that reaches out to women and children working in the bar areas of the Nana-Sukhumvit district. Located in a neighborhood with a growing sex trade, Nightlight’s vision is to share the Light of the world in both word and deed to those who live in darkness, and to combat the sexual exploitation of women and children, both Thai and foreign.

One of the means Annie uses to share her observations and experiences is her "Love Never Fails" blog, a document of Annie's mission to see women and children freed from the sexual exploitation of prostitution and trafficking, and to see the global church and community working together to free, heal, and restore all who have been broken and wounded through the sex trade.

Orphans on Thai Father’s Day

Two orphaned Ugandan children came to play at my house today for Father’s Day. December 5th is the birthday of the revered King of Thailand and also celebrated as Father’s Day. The father of these Ugandan children left Bangkok two years ago and hasn’t seen his children since. Four weeks ago, their mother died suddenly here in Bangkok. She was a teacher and well loved by the trafficked women we assist. When she died, the community asked if NightLight would help care for the children.

The children are hungry for love and seeking a place to belong. They call most of us “Auntie” or “Uncle” but they are longing for “Mummy” or “Daddy.” My husband and I are praying seriously about adopting these children. Today since it is Father’s Day in Thailand, the children came to our home to play. Today for a short while they were able to have a father figure in their lives. We hope and pray it’s the beginning of a more permanent state for these precious children.

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