Tree of Life Christian Children's Center & Orphanage-Thailand

Tree of Life Oprhanage (photo)

Friends and supporters of Tree of Life Christian Children's Center and Orphanage, Buriram Thailand in San Antonio Texas and worldwide: I am a San Antonio native who has spent the last 20 years abroad serving in ministry, first in the Middle East (til Jan 1998) and for the past 11 years in rural Northeastern Thailand.

I was an active Gideon in San Antonio for quite a few years before accepting assignment overseas. I have been closely involved with that ministry for the past 33 years.

I was a school administrator in the Southside School District and was responsible for the social services and support activities for the poor children in that district there supervising assistance to the children of Villa Coronado and also taught part time at San Antonio College in the History Department.

I will be back in San Antonio in April 2009 to help raise funds for the work here with indigent children in the lower isaan region of Thailand. Since the economic difficulties emerged in the USA over the past two months we have experienced a serious drop off in donations to keep the orphanage efforts going strong.

We are struggling with paying school costs, utility buildings, fuel bills, and food purchases like everyone else. Unfortunately we don't have reserves to fall back on in lean times other than prayer.

Christmas time is coming even here in Thailand and we hope to see Christmas here at TOLO for the children who live with us and those we support in the community. 140 kids altogether when we include the 121 kids of Ban Yoei Sakae School who we have been helping for the past four years.

If you could consider sending some childrens gifts we would be grateful and the kids could see the love of Christ poured out for them, the least of His brethren. Consider doing what you can to make this a blessed Christmas season.

If you would rather send funds in lieu of gifts to make some purchases to save the cost of shipping overseas which is quite expensive, send a check made payable to Family Life Church, 1400 East Loop 301, Sulphur Springs Texas 75482 USA and indicate on the check for the Walker's in Thailand. Pastor Terry Sparks and Crystal will see the funds are sent to us here in Thailand.

The surface mailing address for the Orphanage is: Tree of Life Christian Children's Center and Orphanage166/23 Na Watpa Road, Amphur Muang Changwat Buriram 31000 Thailand

In Him alone,
Roger Walker,
Phongsri and the children of Tree of Life Orphanage Buriram