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Judy’s “Miracle 21” Race Success / Rescue of Joy

  • Post author:Robert Griffioen
  • Post published:August 26, 2022
  • Post category:Blogs/Video

On August 6th, Judy ran a half-marathon in Invermere with our children.  She managed to get through most of the hilly course in good shape but around the beginning of…

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Read more about the article The Miracle 21 Campaign

The Miracle 21 Campaign

  • Post author:Robert Griffioen
  • Post published:February 19, 2022
  • Post category:Blogs/Families of Blessing (northern Thailand)/Passion in Action (South-Western Thailand)/Projects/Uncountable Grace for Myanmar

Is Jesus calling you to "take up your mat and walk?" Judy Griffioen has suffered with an intensive neurological condition (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) for four years.  CRPS brought some…

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A VALENTINE’S PRAYER

  • Post author:Robert Griffioen
  • Post published:February 15, 2022
  • Post category:Families of Blessing (northern Thailand)

It’s Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2022. To some it may feel like we are caught between a rock and a hard place.  In a world full of turmoil, COVID related…

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The stats are staggering, and ones we can't avoid. The stats are staggering, and ones we can't avoid.

Your monthly donations are what help us continue to rescue children out of vulnerable situations. 

Your partnership could mean the difference between a child's safety and future or a life of slavery and hopelessness.

Visit our website for more information.

 #makeadifference #activism #stopmodernslavery #humantraffickingawareness #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #gniministries #thailand #antihumantrafficking
Where are you building your legacy? Where are you Where are you building your legacy? Where are you pouring your efforts?

On a recent trip to Thailand, we were able to recognize that years ago when God said "no" to a certain ministry, He was really opening doors to other opportunities. He closed one door to ministry we thought should be our main focus and instead directed us to build our work in other areas. Only looking back are we able to see the blessing that has been God's direction.

Are you choosing to listen to Gods direction and build your life on His foundation? Are your efforts being poured into ministries that create change and help provide a solid foundation for others by showing them the love of Jesus?

We are grateful to partner with so many ministry partners who are affecting change in their communities! The opportunities keep coming and we are grateful. If you are interested in joining us, check out our website or send us a DM! We would love to share more about the kingdom building work we are part of! 

 #humantraffickingawareness #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #gospeltruth #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
It's always incredible when we see things come ful It's always incredible when we see things come full circle.

A young girl in Thailand has been in our missions care since she was young. Growing up with parents that were unavailable, and with younger sisters to take care of, it could of been easy for her to be lost in the system. She has shown incredible determination to make her education a priority, while not compromising her heart of compassion and humility.

This young girl wants to take the next step and further her English education by coming to live in Canada for a time! There are so many details to work out, but we are trusting that God will make a way. 

Would you consider partnering with us to help with the education costs this young woman will face? Send us a message and we would be happy to share with you how your funds will directly impact her life.
Recently, S's ministry partner in Thailand went to Recently, S's ministry partner in Thailand went to a village where he shared the gospel.

12 out of the 19 households came to believe in Jesus! 

Literally and metaphorically cutting the strings that tie them to their old religions and practices and choosing instead to be baptized, these new believers have such joy and excitement in their faith!

One of the biggest needs now is for discipleship in the form of being able to house a local couple and start a church. The estimates are that for only $10,000, a church could be built, started and continue to grow, giving these new believers a solid foundation in their faith.

Would you consider partnering with us to see this happen? Your gift can go so far and enable these Jesus followers to grow and share their faith, impacting many others around them!

Visit our website for more donation information.
Happy Easter! Christ has risen from the dead, gi Happy Easter! 

Christ has risen from the dead, giving us hope eternal and life forever! 

May you celebrate today knowing the peace and life that is yours through Jesus!
We couldn't do what we do, without the cross. Wit We couldn't do what we do, without the cross.

Without Jesus dying to save us from our sins, we have no hope, no rescue, no salvation.

Without hope, the plight and future of the children we are rescuing is dim.

Without something bigger than ourselves to live for, life is without meaning and the greatest good we can do is not enough.

Today is Good Friday: a day that reminds us of our desperate need for rescuing, just as much as those we are trying to help today.

We'd love to talk with you more about what Good Friday means to us and the importance of the cross to our mission. 

#GoodFriday  #thailand  #gospeltruth
One of the main reasons Rob (President of GNI) too One of the main reasons Rob (President of GNI) took a trip to Thailand this past month, was to help settle our Family of Blessing Ministry into a new home!

J & A have hearts for evangelism and discipleship. Along with this passion, they are moving the girls in their home into a different part of the province so they will be able to continue their education. One of the girls will be completing her final year of university, while another is in her second year of Bible School. The hope and future these young women have as a result of Family of Blessing is just incredible! God is so good! 

If you want to know more about our ministries and how you can help further the education of the next generation of Thai women, please visit our website or send us a message! We would love to share more of how you can impact these lives!

*faces blurred to maintain safety*

 #humantraffickingawareness #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #gospeltruth #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
We continue to see incredible progress on the buil We continue to see incredible progress on the build for Uncountable Grace! 

S has been teaching the boys, hands on, how to build the dormitory. What pride and joy they are taking in accomplishing such a big task! Their hearts of determination and perseverance are a testimony to the change that can be brought about through living in a community that values them as individuals.

Be sure to sign up for our newsletter for the most current information about our ministry, here and overseas! Links can be found on our website.

 #humantraffickingawareness #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #gospeltruth #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
"Providing Support" is the most basic way we can e "Providing Support" is the most basic way we can explain what GNI encompasses. 

Specific ways we provide support are:
- Providing Refuge: We have numerous homes and partners that actively look for trafficked children to bring into their home to give them refuge and safety.
- Providing Food, Shelter, Clothing and Education: Through our ministries, every child is given the basic needs for life, as well as the opportunity to go to school so they can gain an education and escape the cycle of poverty.
- Providing Health Care: Every child and person in our ministry has the opportunity, through the funds donated to the program, to access healthcare.
- Providing Spiritual Support: In all of our programs, we provide discipleship, mentorship, preaching, teaching and prayer. This is available not only for our leadership, but also for the children in the homes. We are seeing cycles now of the older children who have been in the home longer beginning to disciple the younger children! What a joy it is to see the ministry come full circle in this way!

For more information, please send us a message or check out our website. We'd love to answer any questions you might have about GNI.

 #humantraffickingawareness #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #gospeltruth #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
The second focus of GNI is one that is more diffic The second focus of GNI is one that is more difficult to talk about.

Human trafficking is growing to be an enormous problem, especially for areas with heavy drug addiction, abuse and poverty, like Thailand.

Through our ministries - Uncountable Grace, Family of Blessing and Passion in Action - we are actively seeing children being rescued out of dangerous situations and given a hope and a future. They are being raised in a family culture that values them and encourages them to dream, plan and work for their futures! 

Lives are being changed! We love seeing their smiling faces and know that they are safe and loved!

 #humantraffickingawareness #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #gospeltruth #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
Our mission statement encompasses a broad range of Our mission statement encompasses a broad range of what we as Christians, but more specifically, as an organization, are called to do. 

First and foremost, we believe GNI is called to proclaim the good news of Jesus to those who are poor and oppressed. Showing love through tangible ways like providing food and shelter, programs and education is a way we extend the love of Jesus to those who may not know Him. 

We also believe that being available to just loving on the poor, oppressed and marginalized people shows them that they are valuable, worth caring for and so precious to us, and to Jesus. Sometimes this looks like specific programming, but most of the time it just looks like giving a hug to a woman begging on the street, offering a piece of fruit to a child without a family or praying for those who are physically suffering. 

 #humantraffickingawareness #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #gospeltruth #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
We have been so encouraged by what has been happen We have been so encouraged by what has been happening with our ministries!

Some highlights of this last month that we are thankful for:

- Getting to be on the ground in Thailand and see how ministry is happening in person!
- Hearing that there may be openings for us to get into Myanmar soon! We haven't been able to personally visit S&A in a very long time!
- Hearing about the progress on the boys dorm for Uncountable Grace!
- Getting to be present at an important life event for our partner, Pia! 
- Funding, donations and grants that are expanding our reach and efforts in Thailand and Myanmar!

Want to know more about what is going on with Good News International? Be sure to sign up on on website for our email updates! They are more detailed than what we provide online or on social media. We have so much to be thankful for!
Without your support, financially but also spiritu Without your support, financially but also spiritually, we couldn't operate GNI Ministries. Knowing we have prayer partners supporting us is incredibly meaningful.

Will you join us in praying for our ministry? 

Be sure to sign up for our newsletter for more detailed information about how you can uphold us in prayer. (Link is on our website home page, at the very bottom.)
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The sad Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

The sad truth is that we have day to recognize the problem Human Trafficking has become. 

This isn't strictly a Thai problem, although that's where most of our efforts are centered. Human Trafficking is running rampant worldwide and the only way it will be confronted is if people take a stand for what is right.

What can you do?
Spot the signs. Visit the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking website for a list of typical signs someone is being trafficked.

Be Vocal. Talk to others about what trafficking is, how it starts, (hello social media!) and what associations you know of that help prevent or assist victims.

Get Involved - Advocate for Change. Change can't happen without action. Do what you can to be part of the answer. Maybe that looks like sharing relevant social media posts. Maybe it's a monthly donation to a charity that helps prevent trafficking situation, or a fundraiser or event that brings awareness to the situations happening worldwide.  These men, women and children need us to be their voice. 

Spot the signs, be vocal, get involved, be an advocate for change. Where will you start?

 #humantraffickingawareness #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #thailand #gniministries #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
Meet our partners, John and Ann, in Northern Thail Meet our partners, John and Ann, in Northern Thailand!

We are grateful for our partnership with John and Ann, a Thai couple serving in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. Through the support that comes from GNI Ministries, they provide full time refuge (housing, food, clothing and education) for 5 children.  They also provide ongoing nurture and support for 4 others outside of the home.  These vulnerable children come from challenging circumstances and could be prime candidates for human trafficking, if it were not for God’s intervention and the loving care they receive from John and Ann. Best of all, through John and Ann, each of these children is growing in love with Jesus. 

Seeing children "graduate" out of this Family of Blessing and move on to pursue college education and careers has been one of the most rewarding aspects of this ministry. We are excited to see what the future holds for Families of Blessing!

 #advocatingforchange #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking
Meet our partners, S&A! *Names and faces protected Meet our partners, S&A! *Names and faces protected*

We have a long history with S and his wife A - after helping them rescue their first child over a decade ago, there has been no question that their hearts are for the broken and lost. S actively pursued children that were at risk of being trafficked and brought them into the home, where A loves on them like only a mother can. They are true gifts to our ministry! Seeing the way they run Uncountable Grace and the kids whose lives have been changed as a result is so rewarding and encouraging!

Supporting Uncountable Grace enables S&A to provide the children with education, food and clothing costs. $100 a month is what it takes to fully provide for one child in their home. Without your support, they couldn't do what they do. This ministry operates out of Myanmar, not Thailand like our other ministries, which also brings about it's own set of unique challenges. 

If you want to learn more about Uncountable Grace, S&A, or how to support this ministry through GNI, please visit our website or send us a message! 

 #standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #thailand #gospeltruth #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking #advocate #advocateforchildren #advocatingforchange #advocatingforchildren
Meet our missions partner, PIA! Pia is passionat Meet our missions partner, PIA! 

Pia is passionate about seeing people know the love of Jesus! She has served with GNI Ministries for 4 years, as a native Thai missionary reaching the marginalized Moken Sea Gypsy people on the Andaman Sea coastline of South-Western Thailand. The Moken Sea Gypsies are a nomadic people found in Southern Myanmar and Southern Thailand. Though not a large people group at 2100, only 0.3% are listed at Christian. Pia doesn't hesitate to love on the lost, the broken, to share hope with them and encourage them that although they might be a small group, they are seen, heard and known by our Heavenly Father! 

#standup4humanrights #counteringhumantrafficking #gniministries #thailand #antihumantraffickingadvocate #antihumantrafficking #ministry #ministrylife #MinistryMoments
In less than a month, we will be in Thailand! We In less than a month, we will be in Thailand!

We are always excited to head back to a country that feels like another home away from home, to see the kids whose lives have been impacted through GNI and to reconnect with our mission partners there!

Would you pray for us as we go? Pray for:
- Safety as we travel.
- Great connections with our faithful ministry partners.
- Wisdom to navigate challenging situations.
- Knowledge in knowing what opportunities to pursue.

We are grateful for you and couldn't do what we do without your support!
I don't know about you, but I often find it hard t I don't know about you, but I often find it hard to walk by faith, let alone build by faith!

Not that long ago, the need for a boys dorm for Uncountable Grace was first and foremost in our minds, and in the minds of S&A - our partners in Myanmar. S told us that he believed a boys dorm needed to happen and starting building - the timing was right (dry season) and the need was great (boys needing separate accommodations as they mature). S had no doubt that the funding for it would come through.

Through some "God Events," a generous friend offered to fund 75% of the building project! S was able to purchase materials needed and move ahead with the construction way before we anticipated we would be able to raise the funds for him!

What a blessing to have partners that believe in the power of prayer, who walk by faith and now are building a dorm as a result!
40 days - 40 hours - 40 participants. Judy is the 40 days - 40 hours - 40 participants.

Judy is the lovely wife of GNI's President, Rob. She brings a huge part of the passion and heart to the ministry. Judy has struggled with CRPS the last few years, and one of the major ways she combats it is through staying active. 

Remember last years half marathon? Judy isn't one to shy away from a challenge, even if it's hard or painful!

She said " I need to keep moving and sustain a cardio type of exercise each day in order to lower my pain levels, as well as stimulate neuron growth. My goal is to swim for 1 hour for 40 days and log my distance. People can sponsor me per km for $1, $2 or whatever their coffee cost that day! Before leaving for Thailand, (early February) I want to swim at least 40 km. I thought it would be encouraging to have 40 people join me in their own MOVE goal for 40 days of this new year of 2023!" 

If you are interested in joining Judy in her challenge, either by donating or by MOVING with her, please send us a message, contact us on the website or comment on this post! Lets MOVE together toward the goal of seeing lives saved from human trafficking!
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