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Chuck and Ruth Fox Mission Statement

In every way, we want to model our American Baptist ministry after the servanthood of Jesus

Chuck Fox's Akha Village Ministries

There are several areas that I'm involved with in serving the Akha tribal people in partnership with Akha Churches of Thailand (ACT).

Teaching and preaching in Akha villages -- Working with an Akha drama team is great fun and one that the Akha tribal people understand because their culture is based an oral communication. For the last few years, I've worked a lot with Akha opium addicts, but this activity has changed recently and will slow down in 2007.

Northern Thailand agricultural development -- I'm partnering with one of our American Baptist Missionaries in northern Thailand, Mike Mann, in doing coffee planting in villages that are higher in altitude than most. The goal of this project is that by helping in this way, we might show God's love to help those with very little income. Then we often have an open door to speak about Jesus.

Akha village leadership training -- I'm working with Akha leaders of the ACT to reach out to Akha villages that are weak in leadership development is one of my primary on-going activities.

Ruth Fox's Chiang Rai Ministries

Scholarships for Needy Chiang Rai and Northern Thailand Students through ABC-IM "STEP Walker" Pledges -- There are many children in Chiang Raid and other areas of northern Thailand for whom education is not a "given". With the help of sponsors who pledge money to the American Baptist Churches - International Ministries "Student Tuition Expense Program" (STEP) program, children here in northern Thailand have the opportunity to study in grades K-12. .STEP funds are used exclusively towards their educational expenses and give them hope for a brighter future.


About Chuck and Ruth Fox

We are missionaries associated with the American Baptist Churches. We came to Thailand n 1999 to work with the Akha Hilltribe people in northern Thailand. What a journey of faith! We feel called by God. Leaving our home in Cincinnati, Ohio and coming to Thailand and learning Thai in Bangkok is, first of all, a challenge to say the least. Our whole family had to change. A new school, apartment, food, weather, culture and people we had to adjust to in many ways. We had to grow and change. Through this experience God was and is still working within us to make us new. We made the jump to light-speed by moving to northern Thailand to the city of Chiang Rai. It is her we have begun another part of our journey to serve the Lord.

Financial Support for Chuck and Ruth Fox

As missionaries with the American Baptist International Ministries (ABC-IM) organization, much of the financial support for our ministry comes from the annual October World Mission Offering (WMO). The WMO also supports the ABC-IM activities of over 100 of our colleagues around the world. Every dollar contributed to the WMO is used to support American Baptist global mission work. These times continue to be very financially challenging for all ABC-IM staff. Your generous giving to the WMO is especially critical. We ask that those who attend an American Baptist church prayerfully consider a generous contribution to the WMO this year.

For those who do not attend an American Baptist Church but would like to support our ministry here in Chiang Rai, you can send a check noted as "For the support of Chuck & Ruth Fox - Thailand" to:

International Ministries
P.O. Box 851
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 USA

You may also contribute on-line to our ministry by clicking here to go to the ABC/International Ministries "Give Now" webpage, going to the "Southeast Asia & Japan" area of this webpage, and then selecting "Chuck & Ruth Fox - Thailand". Thanks for your contribution to our ministry!
 
(Last updated on 28-April-2008)

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