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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...
jldodd33
Sep 3, 20251 min read


Growing Together
Today all of our ZOE managers gathered off-campus for a special time of learning and growth. We spent the day looking at leaders from the...
jldodd33
Aug 29, 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...
jldodd33
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...
jldodd33
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,...
jldodd33
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Reconnecting
Something really sweet about this summer has been reconnecting with friends who used to live in Thailand. We've shared meals, told old...
jldodd33
Jul 17, 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...
jldodd33
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Standing Firm in Faith – A NextGen Testimony
Last month in our NextGen small groups, we taught about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refusing to bow to an idol. We challenged the...
jldodd33
Jul 6, 20251 min read


Small group sleepover at the City Center
This isn’t just a grocery run… it’s discipleship in action. These girls are shopping with their small group leader for dinner and...
jldodd33
Jun 20, 20251 min read


And that’s why we do this.
I’ll never forget the day we dedicated the new ZOE Children’s Home campus in 2010. We stood together...staff, kids, and missionaries......
jldodd33
Jun 16, 20251 min read


This is what answered prayer looks like.
When we saw more and more ZOE staff juggling the demands of ministry and parenting littles, we knew something had to shift. So I helped...
jldodd33
Jun 12, 20251 min read


Purity Dinner 2025
This past Saturday, we celebrated something truly beautiful. After an incredible week at Purity Camp, our teens gathered with their...
jldodd33
Jun 2, 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...
jldodd33
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....
jldodd33
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,...
jldodd33
Apr 21, 20251 min read


✨Camp is coming!!✨
Would you pray with us?
jldodd33
Apr 3, 20251 min read


Power of Prayer
...But on this particular night, something shifted.
jldodd33
Mar 26, 20251 min read


God Heals
I heard one of our teens share her testimony recently, and it moved me deeply.
jldodd33
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.
jldodd33
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!
jldodd33
Mar 1, 20251 min read
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