Lighthouse in Action is reaching young people in the city of Chiang Mai, specifically students and those just starting out in the workplace. We have a special concern for society's hurting people, especially prostitutes and the gay & lesbian community. We reach out by loving and reaching people through our actions, not just our words or Bible stories. Our heart is to show the heart of Christ, The Almighty, to the rejected and unwanted.
Our goal is to provide alternative options and opportunities for living and working outside of the bar scene lifestyle. We also actively invite and encourage anyone and everyone to come to our WonGen Kafe as a safe, positive environment.
Lighthouse in Action is the name of the umbrella organization, that covers three different divisions/parts/branches.
WonGeneration is our college outreach ministry.
We want to see a winning generation of young Thai students who are committed to following Christ. We do college outreach events, teach English classes, and do special events for the students (like the English camp in Pai, that we are having this weekend).
Love Acts is the red-light district and slums outreach ministry.
We go out into the bars of northern Thailand and build relationships with the girls, and ladyboys. Our hope is that they will see Jesus in us, and we can offer them an alternative to the life they are living now. We have English classes available for the red-light district workers. We also have a new sponsorship program in the works for the ones who are ready to leave. You will be hearing about it by the end of next month.
We are also hoping to create a social enterprise for Love Acts that focuses on the ones who are passionate about the arts, and will be able to sell their work to make a living, and use the rest of the money to continue the red-light district outreach of Love Acts.
We also work with at risk children in the red-light, slums, and (newly) in a drop in center by building relationships, playing games, teaching English, and music.
X-Life is the village outreach/prevention ministry.
We want to see the villages of northern Thailand transformed with the truth of God. We work alongside, laugh, cry, sleep, and do life with the villagers in hopes that our lives will show the characteristics of a Jesus they have yet to meet. We also hope to educate them on the evil truths of the commercial sex trade in the cities, so that they do not sell their children into a life of prostitution.
Those are the three ministries under Lighthouse in Action
Then we have WonGen Kafe.
WonGen Kafe is a place where students, missionaries, tourists, bar workers, and families can go to eat some delicious food, and hang out in a safe, loving, and goldy environment.
It's where we hold our English classes, meetings, open mics, concerts, and even a church service!
We also have the homely Lighthouse Guesthouse.
The guesthouse is available for missionaries, missions teams, and believers looking for a place to stay while visiting Chiang Mai for a couple of days.
We want to see people come to know The Almighty who can save them from the expectation of endless karma and reincarnation. We want them find new life in Christ and look forward to eternity with Him in heaven. We want to help people who are working in the bars around Chiang Mai, so that they will find new life and new jobs that offer them better living.
"The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners." Isaiah 61: 1
You can visit us at www.lighthousethai.com and lighthouseinaction.blogspot.com for more info.
Khanthana Khankaew
100/52-53 Huaykaew Rd. Changpuak
Muang, Chiangmai 50300
Thailand
+66 (0) 53 350 844
