Thailand: influence through international schools

9 October 2025

Mission partners Elise and Jon Fletcher are sharing Jesus’ love with people in the slum community where they live, including through partnering with the Alternative Care Thailand (ACT) coalition for care reform in Thailand. Pray for Jon and ACT as they work to educate international schools in Thailand about the harms of residential care for child development and the prevalence of orphanage trafficking in Thailand. Pray that schools will be open to dialogue as well as a change in practice, and that there will be some strong allies.

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