Pap

For the sake of anonymity, the subject of this post will be referred to as Pap. Pap is a 43 year old recovering alcoholic, and a member of the program at The Shelter. Having grown up in the slums of Pattaya, he has had a background most of us would consider a nightmare. He never learned how to make a bed, clean a toilet, or even brush his teeth. This is all part of the past for Pap now though. Not only has he learned basic life skills at The Shelter, but he has also tasted the love of God the father, and his past is just that, past. He was barely schooled as a child, and care hardly read, but that doesn’t stop Pap from taking his Bible everywhere with him, and take the time and energy to read it in depth too.

Pap has a 13 year old son living with his parents in Pattaya, whom he has never been involved with. Along with the change in his spiritual and hygienic life, Pap now has the desire to be involved with his son. He has even chosen to send 60% of his monthly spending money to his youngster every four weeks. Pap has finally recovered a hope for a relationship with his son, and with the help of The Shelter, can look forward to the reunion in the near future. The Shelter is planning on helping Pap meet with his son, as well as his parents, as part of Pap’s recovery, as well as helping Pap shape his life after The Shelter.

Please pray that the details of the meeting come into place easily, and also that all the bitterness that has been building for years would immediately be erased by the grace of God. God is in the interest of restoring relationships, and I believe that God looks down on this situation with even more anticipation that Pap does.