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Going the Distance
✨ I’m honestly blown away ✨ My dear friend Betsy has taken on an incredible challenge… biking over 1,100 miles from the Canadian border...
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Sep 3, 20251 min read


Empowerment
One of the most powerful ways we fight trafficking is through empowerment.
At our ZOE Coffee House, the teens we care for don’t just...
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Aug 21, 20251 min read


Memories are so sweet
Did you know that the building where I go to church every week used to be ZOE Children’s Home? When I first moved to Thailand, this was...
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Aug 10, 20251 min read


Home
We made it. We’re home. Even though we’re still not fully funded, I have complete peace about being back in Thailand. God called us here,...
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Aug 6, 20251 min read


Partnership is Key
Justice and I had the privilege of visiting Children’s Hunger Fund’s Poverty Encounter and packing food packs for families in need. It...
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Jul 11, 20251 min read


11 Brave Girls, One Beautiful Step of Faith
Today was one of those days I’ll never forget. Eleven girls—each carrying stories of pain, trauma, doubt, and deep shame—chose Jesus and...
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May 21, 20251 min read


Purity Camp 2025
We just wrapped up our Purity Camp, and I’m still in awe of what God did. It was such a beautiful time of learning, healing, and hope....
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Apr 28, 20251 min read


💛 Testimony Time 💛
One of our girls recently shared something in small group that left all of us in awe of God’s healing power. When she first came to ZOE,...
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Apr 21, 20251 min read


✨Camp is coming!!✨
Would you pray with us?
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Apr 3, 20251 min read


Power of Prayer
...But on this particular night, something shifted.
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Mar 26, 20251 min read


God Heals
I heard one of our teens share her testimony recently, and it moved me deeply.
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Mar 24, 20251 min read


𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Last week, at our small group, we celebrated the 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 of several teens from our last youth night.
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Mar 14, 20252 min read


You guys… God showed up BIG tonight!!! 🙌🔥
4 kids gave their lives to Jesus for the first time, and 23 rededicated their lives to Him!
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Mar 1, 20251 min read


🌍 Teaching Children. Training Leaders. Changing Lives. 💙
Every day, I have the privilege of teaching rescued children about God’s love, mentoring teens to become leaders, and supporting families as
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Feb 21, 20251 min read


Human trafficking isn't just something happening "somewhere else."
It's happening right now, in neighborhoods we drive through and communities we live in.
jldodd33
Feb 17, 20251 min read


📢 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗭𝗢𝗘
Most people see the exciting parts of ministry—big events, youth nights, and special moments with the kids.
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Feb 10, 20251 min read


🎉 18 Years in Thailand! 🇹🇭✨
Today marks 18 years since I landed in Thailand, thinking I’d stay for six months.
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Feb 7, 20251 min read


Almost 18 years...
Later this week, I’m celebrating 𝟭𝟴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 in Thailand with ZOE.
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Feb 3, 20252 min read


The Power of Family
One of the greatest joys I’ve had is seeing children, once abandoned and exploited, find a family again.
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Jan 8, 20251 min read
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