29/08/2025
Fountain, member in Family Team of Southern Thailand, came eagerly onstage to share his inspiration from the Mission Night in the camp.
On the Track
Walking barefoot at first, Fountain changed his mind to run. His wife, Denise, just behind him followed suit. He raced towards his two daughters ahead. The change in speed within the course, similar to a shift of life pattern, could gather himself courage in face of midlife crisis.The Chiks kept pace with their own rhythm towards the same goal to finish the course.
At the Airport
The Chiks went through the arrival hall with a trolley of luggage and excitement for new hope and thoughts.
Fountain usually needs “child-free” solitude in his normal days. But in the 8-day STM, he was challengingly enveloped by a bunch of children from team, from field, from classes, from villages besides his own. He lived, served and got along well with these little ones as a caring father and as a wise sub-team leader almost 24/7.
Denise observed that her elder daughter, Ankie, has turned to be a rather warm and outgoing person, quite opposite to her usual shyness. Ankie easily made friends with other children in the team even in the camp. She felt comfortable around strangers when distributing mosquito coils in villages.
6-year-old Aanya, also the youngest in the team, had fun most of the time and serve people diligently with other children alongside her. She did not even complain about outings under the scorching sun.
In the end, Denise found the notion “common people can go missions” novel and inspiring. “I think of the young people in my church. They need this kind of opportunity.” She anticipated, “Young people might get rid of their worries and fear when they have the chance to served. In a new context, perhaps it is easy for them to open up.” Denise is going to share all these with her church and learn to live a life in HK like the way the missionary does.