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by Karen Smith
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US Ambassador to Thailand, Super Junior M and MTV Exit Campaign
by Karen Smith
July, 2011 Dear Friends, The past few months have been filled with some extra special activities that have just been exhilarating for me, the staff, a... more
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Building Relationships
by Chuck Fox
When we first came to Thailand some 12 years ago, the folks at International Ministries (IM) said, In the first four years it is a good goal to "learn ... more
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Recent Celebrations
by Chuck Fox, Ruth Fox
Dear Friends: Greetings to you in the name of Jesus! This past month has been a time of celebration! We have celebrated graduations from h... more
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Yes, I’m Ready
by Kit Ripley
It was a grey, overcast day last December. We had gathered all 90 New Life Center residents, 40 NLC university scholarship students, 19 NLC... more

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July 27, 2011 - Journal

by Karen Smith
Here are some pictures of the Super Junior M and US Ambassador's recent visit...! Karen
July 27, 2011 - Journal

US Ambassador to Thailand, Super Junior M and MTV Exit Campaign
by Karen Smith
July, 2011 Dear Friends, The past few months have been filled with some extra special activities that have just been exhilarating for me, the staff, a... more
May 15, 2011 - Journal

Building Relationships
by Chuck Fox
When we first came to Thailand some 12 years ago, the folks at International Ministries (IM) said, In the first four years it is a good goal to "learn ... more
April 17, 2011 - Journal

Recent Celebrations
by Chuck Fox, Ruth Fox
Dear Friends: Greetings to you in the name of Jesus! This past month has been a time of celebration! We have celebrated graduations from h... more
March 09, 2011 - Journal

Yes, I’m Ready
by Kit Ripley
It was a grey, overcast day last December. We had gathered all 90 New Life Center residents, 40 NLC university scholarship students, 19 NLC... more
January 27, 2011 - Journal

Celebrations...!
by Karen Smith
January 27th, 2011 Dear Friends, I write to share many of the wonderful things happening at the New Life Center Foundation over the past few weeks, a... more
January 02, 2011 - Journal

Post-Thanksgiving Greetings
by Chuck Fox, Ruth Fox
Dear Friends, We have put together a photo update letter to share with everyone. For reading and viewing, please click on the link below entitle... more
January 02, 2011 - Journal

New Year’s Greetings from the Foxes
by Chuck Fox, Ruth Fox
Dear Friends and Family,We hope that you have had a blessed Christmas season and experienced a renewed sense of peace and hope as you celebrated the bi... more
November 09, 2010 - Journal

The "Friending" Phenomenon
by Kit Ripley
The "Friending" Phenomenon "Consider the Facebook phenomenon. People want to connect with others, even if it’s just to share a quick th... more
November 01, 2010 - Journal

US Consul General visits New Life Center
by Karen Smith
21 October, 2010 Dear Friends, First of all, I’d like to thank you for praying for me and the NLCF staff as we went through the process of our stra... more

September 14, 2010 - Journal

Blessings...!
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, It’s a beautiful morning here in Chiang Mai. The rains have been heavy but have tapered off in the past few days; the sky is a mottled... more
September 02, 2010 - Journal

Fox Family Sees Signs of New Life in Thailand
by Chuck Fox, Ruth Fox
Dear Friends, Greetings from rainy northern Thailand! It is the monsoon season, which has come about a month late this year, and we are ... more
July 26, 2010 - Journal

You Know You Are Loved When…
by Kit Ripley
You Know You Are Loved When… Everyone has their own “language of love”…ways that we show our care and concern for others. ... more
July 19, 2010 - Journal

Hope in Christ
by Chuck Fox
Greetings from Chiang Rai! Our lives meet and we give each other Hope in Christ! Around the world people's lives may not be that exciting. They... more
June 05, 2010 - Journal

Blessings of Ministry in Thailand
by Chuck Fox
Greetings from Chiang Rai! In 2009, I worked with drug addicts, taught Akha pastors, worked on clean water projects for villages, and helped with pigs... more
June 01, 2010 - Journal

Political conflicts, exploitation, and....hope!
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, First, I write to thank you for your prayers and support over these past few months of political turmoil here in Thailand. Some of you ... more
May 20, 2010 - Journal

Thailand in Need of Prayer
by Kit Ripley
Many friends have inquired about the political situation in Thailand at this time. This is a very cursory summary, as far as I understand it:&n... more
April 25, 2010 - Journal

The Girl Effect
by Kit Ripley
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times journalists, Nicholas D. Kristo... more
December 22, 2009 - Journal

Best Christmas Gift
by Kit Ripley
The Best Christmas Gift Dear Friends, December is the best time of year to be in Chiang Mai. The month starts with a holiday f... more
December 04, 2009 - Journal

December 4th, 2009
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, I'm writing this from my desk at the New Life Center Foundation, late on a beautiful December afternoon. At this time of year,... more
November 23, 2009 - Journal

FOILED AGAIN!
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, After five long months of travelling and speaking in the US, I was excited to be returning home to Thailand. I checked and recheck... more
November 02, 2009 - Journal

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases...!
by Karen Smith
Hi, Everyone! I wrote this message two weeks ago, but due to some internet connection problems, have not been able to send it until today. Her... more
October 12, 2009 - Journal

In Opposition to Human Trafficking
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friend, Hello! I am so excited to be able to experience autumn this year. It’s my favorite season. I have been in the... more
September 23, 2009 - Journal

The Story of Aba
by Chuck Fox
The story of Aba, the young man who came from Burma. If you want to know the kind of situations I run into when I am in villages then this is a t... more
August 11, 2009 - Journal

Returned to Thailand
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, After living and working in the United States for the past 13 months, I recently returned to Thai... more
August 10, 2009 - Journal

Short Term Teams bring Long Term Results
by Chuck Fox
My Dear Friends Abroad, I am glad to write to you about a team that went to an Akha village to establish a clean water system. This team was one... more
July 15, 2009 - Journal

Family Learning Center
by Ruth Fox
Dear Friends, Greetings! Summer is here! Well, at least it is here at the Family Learning Center where I serve as principal, but for the r... more
May 20, 2009 - Journal

Pray for Barbara and Dwight Bolick
by Bob Santilli
Barbara and Dwight serve in Chile with the Convention of Baptist Churches-Chilean Mission in ministries of economic and leadership development... more
May 14, 2009 - Journal

The Blessing of Clean Water
by Chuck Fox
The Blessing of Clean Water to an Akha Village in northern Thailand Everyone deserves clean water. We take it for granted . You turn on the fauc... more
May 06, 2009 - Journal

Annual Akha Youth Retreat
by Chuck Fox
Annual Akha Youth Retreat in Chiang Rai, Thailand April is the hottest time of the year in Thailand. Some folks may say that it is hot all of the time... more
March 23, 2009 - Journal

Picking Favorites
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Teachers and missionaries are forbidden from picking favorites. And truly, I do love and treasure each of our girls at the New Lif... more
September 20, 2007 - Journal

New Awards, Grants, Programs and Visitors for New Life Center
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, The past few months have gone by in a blur! There is a LOT to tell you, so I'll just dive right in! Trip to Australia: This past July,... more
September 06, 2007 - Journal

Ministry during the rainy season in Chiang Rai
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends, I wanted to give an update on recent activities in our ministry here in Chiang Rai. Below is a brief summary of the kinds of thi... more
August 16, 2007 - Journal

Bug Battles
by Kit Ripley
Living in Chiang Mai always presents some unique challenges. Over the last few months, I have lived in four different places... more
May 16, 2007 - Journal

Bearing Much Fruit
by Karen Smith
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (www.mfa.go.th) recently hosted a two day conference entitled â€œFriends of the Helsinki Process Worksh... more
May 15, 2007 - Journal

The Word of God Can Change Society
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends in Christ: Recently, I was invited to the village Akha Patana for a celebration of a family and the village. The whole village was pre... more
February 16, 2007 - Journal

The Time to Pray is Now
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, Many of you may remember a significant "emergency case" resident of the New Life Center. Her name is "Wendy", and her story was high... more
February 12, 2007 - Journal

Former NLC Residents in the Press
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello! With the start of this New Year, I look forward to returning to Thailand soon. My flight is scheduled to leave L.A. on Feb ... more
December 04, 2006 - Journal

STARs, Stars and More Stars
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello. The last few months have continued to be jam-packed with travel, speaking and meeting friends, old and new. But I have felt... more
September 21, 2006 - Journal

Overcome Impossible Obstacles
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends: Well, it has been a few weeks since we arrived back in Thailand . As a family we sent our daughter, Rachel, to the States to be e... more
August 25, 2006 - Journal

The Adventure
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello! It's hard to believe that I last wrote to you in March. I apologize for the long delay. Deputation in the U.S. has been qu... more
July 26, 2006 - Journal

Particular Challenges Facing Akha Women
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, As you probably know, the New Life Center has been working with victims of human trafficking since its inception almost twenty years... more
March 07, 2006 - Journal

Graduation
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, The six weeks of cool weather in December and January were a real relief, but now we are back to normal. 98 degree afternoons alway... more
February 06, 2006 - Journal

Tsunami Trip to the South of Thailand
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends: This email comes from the Fox family as we went to the south of Thailand for the building of a Habitat house with six Akha men from... more
November 08, 2005 - Journal

Six Little Bags of Rice
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello. I hope all is well with you. As Thanksgiving approaches, I think often of my family, and the good holiday memories of ye... more
October 13, 2005 - Journal

Helping Others Know Who He Is
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends, When you put a dollar in the offering plate or basket, do you wonder where it goes?When you give to one of the 4 American Baptist sp... more
October 06, 2005 - Journal

Misunderstandings
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends, Often our journal entries are made up of real and exciting stories of people's lives being changed as they experience God working in... more
September 23, 2005 - Journal

Gifts
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, At times, work at the New Life Center can feel overwhelming. Entrenched societal problems (poverty and corruption) coupled with cult... more
August 25, 2005 - Journal

Hydro-Power
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Well, all kinds of excitement to share this month. My trip to the Baptist World Alliance 100th Congress in Birmingham, England was ... more
July 05, 2005 - Journal

Standing in the Gap
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello. Hope you are enjoying some nice summer weather. The most exciting news of late is that I had my appendix out on May 30t... more
June 06, 2005 - Journal

New Life Center’s Recent Involvements
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends of International Ministries, As I write this letter, it's a beautiful morning here in Chiang Mai. Rainy season started about four wee... more
May 06, 2005 - Journal

Encouraging One Another
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello. Nothing spectacular to report at this time, other than the fact that I just ate the first papaya from the first papaya tree ... more
March 29, 2005 - Journal

Praise the Lord for Small Miracles
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Christos Anesti!! Happy Easter. I hope you had a good time celebrating the holidays with your family and friends. The last few... more
March 16, 2005 - Journal

Able to Offer Something by Our Presence
by Chuck Fox
Our last journal entry talked about the involvement of our children's school, the Family Learning Center of Chiang Rai, in a project to help in the S... more
February 14, 2005 - Journal

Issues of Life and Death
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, So much has occurred here within the last two months since I wrote to you. How can I put it all into words? The tsunami on Decemb... more
February 07, 2005 - Journal

Helping with Teams to the South of Thailand
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends: This really is our first occasion to send out our group prayer letter with a bit of news. We wanted to do this on a more regular ba... more
December 03, 2004 - Journal

Remembering Yesterday
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello. I hope all is well with you and that you had a festive Thanksgiving holiday. I enjoyed turkey, mashed potatoes and all the ... more
October 25, 2004 - Journal

Ode to the Virtues of Convenience
by Kit Ripley
I recently returned home to Thailand from a 2-month trip to the U.S. It was a great time to see family, reconnect with old friends, and meet all kind... more
October 18, 2004 - Journal

Evidence of Ministries
by Chuck Fox
Once a month, I have been trying to get to different Akha villages over the course of a weekend to visit and encourage the women.There is a team of t... more
October 13, 2004 - Journal

God Please Lead Us in Change
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends of International Ministries, The Lahu staff of the New Life Center (NLC) is on the brink of finishing a spectacularly successful projec... more
September 15, 2004 - Journal

Joining Hands with the Akha
by Chuck Fox
It is already September of 2004 and now our family has been back in Chiang Rai, Thailand since January of this year. We spent ten months in the US on o... more
July 30, 2004 - Journal

The Measure of an American Missionary
by Kit Ripley
The Measure of an American Missionary By Kit Ripley, Thailand I have always thought that the ability to measure a length was a rather basic skill.... more
June 15, 2004 - Journal

Opportunities in the U.S. & Thailand
by Karen Smith
Dearest Friends, As I write this it's a rainy, humid morning in Chiang Mai. I have been back in Thailand for almost two months now…and re-engaging... more
May 19, 2004 - Journal

A Rainbow of Hope
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Greetings from Thailand! It's hard to believe that two months have gone by since I last sent you a journal entry! I'm thinking abou... more
March 22, 2004 - Journal

We are Not Misplaced
by Kit Ripley
Hello, friends. Hope all is well with you. I am enjoying my new home here in Chiang Mai, and continuing to get to know my neighbors. The weather is ... more
January 21, 2004 - Journal

14 Buddhists for Christmas
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, Hello. The holiday season brought with it all kinds of changes, and blessings in many forms. Praise God that the move to Chiang Mai ... more
December 03, 2003 - Journal

Dee’s Goodness in God’s Eyes
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends, The last few months have been a whirlwind of activity. And there is much to be thankful for! I celebrated my birthday on Nov 11, ... more
September 25, 2003 - Journal

Celebrations and Conflicts
by Kit Ripley
Dear Friends and Encouragers! Hello. I hope all is going well for you and your church. I have lots of things to share with you this month. It's ... more
July 31, 2003 - Journal

A Motorcycle Taxi Driver and a Missionary
by Kit Ripley
Kit Ripley, Thailand Hello, friends. Hope your summer is going well, and that you have been able to take some well-needed R&R. The Thai language ... more
June 30, 2003 - Journal

Lessons in Toilet Etiquette
by Kit Ripley
Hello friends! How is your summer going? In Thailand, we are starting to move into the rainy season. So it's both hot and wet! But at least when... more
April 21, 2003 - Journal

Baptized - Whether You Like It Or Not
by Kit Ripley
Hello, friends. Happy Easter! What a blessing that Christ is risen! Our sins are forgiven and we can now be reconciled to God. I just love East... more
April 17, 2003 - Journal

Busy Adjusting in the USA
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends, It has been a month since we returned to the USA and settled into our new temporary home. We plan to live here until January 2004 when... more
March 25, 2003 - Journal

Culture Clash Case Study
by Kit Ripley
Hello friends! This month, I have decided to write up a real case study. This is a situation I faced at language school last month and the outcome is... more
February 10, 2003 - Journal

Anti-Trafficking Task Force
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, One of the blessings of working at the New Life Center (NLC) is the fact that it is a well-established organization here in northern T... more
February 04, 2003 - Journal

Work Of The Kingdom Of God
by Kit Ripley
I am continually amazed at the Spirit of God, blowing all around me. His grace just has no limits. On January 5, I went to church as usual. There wa... more
January 23, 2003 - Journal

The Holy Spirit Moves in the Akha Village of Mehte
by Chuck Fox
I write this story to you because it is fresh upon my mind. I must also say that it was a privilege for me to be able to witness God at work in the Ak... more
January 10, 2003 - Journal

Vacation Bible School and Retreat
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, December is always a flurry of activity at the New Life Center. The residents continue to attend school, but all the tribal churches a... more
December 17, 2002 - Journal

New Life
by Chuck Fox
Dear Friends, As we come to the writing of this letter and the beginning of a new year, our family is facing another big transition as we prepare to... more
December 10, 2002 - Journal

The King’s Birthday
by Kit Ripley
I am settling into my new apartment, grateful for the home God has provided. I have a place with air conditioning, hot water in the shower, a queen be... more
October 30, 2002 - Journal

Thai Tales
by Kit Ripley
It's 1:30 pm; Los Angeles time and we are going to land in Taipei soon for a layover on the way to Bangkok.The stewardess just announced the landing ti... more
August 26, 2002 - Journal

Every New Day
by Karen Smith
"Every New Day" Dear Friends, There's a beautiful worship song that's been going through my mind over the past few months. It's called "Every New... more
July 31, 2002 - Journal

Singing in the Hills
by Chuck Fox
Singing in the Hills Exodus 14:30-15:1 That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on... more
June 17, 2002 - Journal

Making A Difference
by Chuck Fox
Our house is located about one-half mile from the largest military base in the area. It occurred to us about three weeks ago when all of Chiang Rai Ci... more
April 12, 2002 - Journal

The Story of the Akha Village - Mehter
by Chuck Fox
It was last November (2001) that two evangelists and I first visited the Akha village of Mehter located outside the city of Doi Mae Salong, not too fa... more
April 10, 2002 - Journal

The Faith of a Child (Louise)
In February I was visiting at an orphanage run by a Christian mission.I was drawing with a little girl.I asked her about her friends in her first... more
March 06, 2002 - Journal

Being Blessed
by Karen Smith
Dear Friends, As most of you are aware, the New Life Center (NLC) works with girls at risk, and those who have been trafficked and/or sold' pr... more
February 28, 2002 - Journal

God’s way of working things out
by Chuck Fox
Prologue: One day last October, as we prepared to open our house as an emergency shelter for women and children in crisis, the manager of the Ne... more
January 22, 2002 - Journal

The Learning Continues
by Karen Smith
This past December marked the first full year of my ministry here at the New Life Center. As many of you know, a first-term missionary’s goals... more
December 01, 2001 - Journal

Move to Chiang Rai
by Chuck Fox
What's happened to the Foxes? Many of you may be wondering, as it has been a long time since we have sent out a newsletter. A lot has happened, and w... more
October 01, 2001 - Journal

A Home and a Family
by Karen Smith
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to talk with a New Life Center resident named AhBah. I had visited with her often before; she’s learning the guit... more

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