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2024 US Fundraising Trip Update
I completed the first leg of my 2024 fundraising trip, spending time in Fort Worth, OKC, Tulsa, Siloam Springs, Nashville & Huntsville....
Celeste McGee
Oct 24, 20242 min read


Fall 2024 Success Stories
A few recent success stories: "New"- limited as a migrant worker by coming from a surrounding country; with few legal options, went from...
Celeste McGee
Oct 17, 20241 min read


New Student!
Hi Friends, This year continues to fly. We celebrated the Thai Water Festival in mid-April and it was so fun to see the country be able...
Celeste McGee
May 15, 20233 min read


2022 End of Year Update
Dear Friends, We are so thankful for your partnership and support in 2022. Here’s a quick summary of the year. We “launched” five...
Celeste McGee
Mar 13, 20233 min read


Staff Perspective: Recovery
I remember the exact moment last year when the government relaxed restrictions and we became less fearful of Covid-19. I began planning...
Celeste McGee
Oct 4, 20222 min read


Café Update
Did you read our 2021 impact report yet? If so, you know our job training cafe took its hardest hit last year, and we’ve been trying to...
Celeste McGee
Oct 4, 20223 min read


Student Camp
At the end of July, the students and staff packed up and went to camp! We drove a few hours to a peaceful resort close to the ocean....
Celeste McGee
Oct 4, 20221 min read


Staff Perspectives: New Staff
In November of 2020, I started volunteering part-time with Dton Naam as an English teacher. In August of 2021, I joined the team full...
Celeste McGee
Sep 27, 20222 min read


2021 Impact Report
Even though we are nearing the end of 2022, we’d still like to continue celebrating everything that happened in 2021. We’ll be posting a...
Celeste McGee
Sep 25, 20222 min read


April 2022 Update
Hi Friends, Last month, we were able to get out of the city to rest and relax as a team for a few days. We had two group debriefs, and...
Celeste McGee
May 4, 20221 min read


12 Days of Christmas
We can’t believe it, but Christmas was 2 months ago! 2021 was much more difficult for us in Bangkok than 2020, with the cafe team taking...
Celeste McGee
Feb 28, 20222 min read


We Exceeded Our Fundraising Goal!
Great news! We not only met, but exceeded our fundraising goal for our 12 year anniversary! Thank you so much for your generosity....
Celeste McGee
Oct 18, 20212 min read


Dton Naam's 12th Anniversary
August 9th was our 12 year anniversary! We have been giving trans and male sex workers the opportunity to start a new life whether that...
Celeste McGee
Oct 13, 20212 min read


April Part Two
April Part 2: We definitely felt the tension of wanting to respond to needs well, yet still often feeling like it’s not enough. With...
Celeste McGee
Dec 1, 20202 min read


Desperation
“Please pray for The THAI people at this time of Covid 19."
Celeste McGee
Oct 31, 20202 min read


March 2020 Update
MARCH: Our team started discussing news, fears, safety issues, checking individual temps daily, how to be available to students and...
Celeste McGee
Mar 30, 20203 min read


February 2020 Update
IN FEB: One staff returned from her six-month YWAM school and started helping in the bakery. Another new ladyboy joined our program Feb....
Celeste McGee
Feb 29, 20202 min read


Bella
It feels like the entire world has been flipped upside down and it’s been steadily happening since early Jan (2020) for us. Here’s a few...
Celeste McGee
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Ten Year Anniversary
Ten years ago. A Christian journalist interviewed me before I returned to Thailand. I asked her to not use certain terminology in her...
Celeste McGee
Aug 9, 20193 min read
Annual Staff Retreat 2018
It was a beautiful three days to withdraw from crazy Bangkok; being able to focus on rest and time together as a team. It was pivotal...
Celeste McGee
Apr 4, 20182 min read
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