Lanna Foundation Blog
Board Member Highlight: Scott’s Lanna Story
Welcome, Scott Carolan, to our team! We are thrilled to welcome our newest board member to the Lanna Foundation! His journey with us began years ago when he first encountered the incredible work of ITDF while serving on staff at The Well Community Church. Stepping in...
See Pon’s Story: Faith, Resilience, and the Power of Education (4/4)
A Teachers Growth and Gratitude As the new school year began, See Pon stepped into her teaching role filled with a blend ofexcitement and uncertainty. The unfamiliar methods of “mind-mapping” and the “projectapproach” felt daunting, leaving her often confused and...
See Pon’s Story: Faith, Resilience, and the Power of Education (3/4)
Upon completing middle school, See Pon was granted a second ITDF scholarship, enabling her to pursue a high school education. This opportunity ignited a desire within her to give back, inspired by her challenges. She envisioned returning to her village to uplift...
See Pon’s Story: Faith, Resilience, and the Power of Education (2/4)
In 2006, the Ma Oh Jo village witnessed a groundbreaking moment when the ITDF began construction on a primary school. Completed in May 2008, the school opened its doors to See Pon and many other children in the village, providing a new path to education. Starting...
See Pon’s Story: Faith, Resilience, and the Power of Education (1/4)
See Pon grew up in the remote village of Ma Oh Jo as the eldest of three daughters. While herfamily life was more stable and close-knit than many in the village, which struggled with issueslike drugs and broken homes, it wasn't easy growing up in a village where you...
Brighter Futures: Sai Su Ree’s Journey of Hope
Meet Sai Su Ree, a devoted mother of four boys and a beacon of resilience from the remote Karen hill tribe village of Mae Ra Ar Nai. Recently, we had the honor of interviewing her during the historic opening ceremony of the village's first-ever school—a moment filled...
Ministry Update from Debbie!
Celebrating God's Work Through Many Hands & HeartsWe have been absolutely blessed to be partnered with ITDF and by extension, Debbie Tingley! She has put together an update on what has been going on over in Thailand and with her many ministries she is a part of....
Hands to Heart: What the community has been doing!!
CHAMPIONING WOMEN FOR THE FUTURE!It's a common saying, typically in the face of new life coming into the world, "it takes a village". It takes a village to raise a baby into a well rounded human being and it takes a village to keep supporting each other through it...
HILL TRIBE EDUCATION: Potential & Opportunity
When you and I were in school, we were able to learn so much about the world we were growing up in. How the earth moved, how the human body works, what makes up a sentence, and hearing about the events that led us to today. At least for me, my eyes were opened to see...
How Coffee Transformed the People in Northern Thailand.
TO INSTLL TRUE CHANGE, IT MUST COME FROM WITHIN.When we think about how we all change as humans, the most effective change happens when it starts from within - by our own will. This is the way that ITDF approaches their influence on the lives of the Northern Hill...
First Work Team In 2024 – Bringing Clean Water and Community
ITDF Work TeamsWe got to celebrate with Integrated Tribal Development Foundation (ITDF) in having the first work team of 2024 in Thailand this last month! ITDF welcomes and hosts work teams that desire to come and spend their time serving the hill tribe communities...
Hands to Heart Blog
Weaving and dying cotton into beautifully crafted goods has been a piece of the culture of the Northern Hill Tribes in Thailand for centuries. It has been one of the main exports of these people groups and a beautiful tradition of the women in these tribes. These...