Greetings from Bangkok!
Are you working with the poor and needy? Feel like you or your ministry needs more skills or input? Want to interact with others working in development or beginning new projects?
We are hosting a Development Workshop with Dave and Ali Swann, presently located in Pretoria, South Africa, who have been running successful development training in Europe and Africa for many years. They have travelled extensively, teaching teams how to plan and manage community development projects, as well as, addressing local and global issues. The workshop is designed to give input on relevant topics such as:
- Biblical thinking and development
- Project planning and management
- Fund raising
- Integrated development (including church planting)
- Empowerment
In order to make this time as relevant as possible we will be asking those who sign up to give us input on their felt needs. As far as possible we will tailor the workshop to meet the felt needs of the participants.
There will be time where we can hear and learn from each other - our successes, struggles, experiences, and lessons learned in order that we may be able to have greater impact in the future.
The style will be highly interactive, participative and practical.
The workshop will be held at the Avana Hotel in Bangkok. This hotel is located near the Suvarnabhumi Airport and you can check it out at www.avanahotel.com .
Participants are asked to arrive on Sunday, September 12 in time for a light evening meal and short meeting of introductions and orientation for the week.
The last session will end on Friday, September 17 around 6:00 p.m. You would be able to catch a flight booked 3 hours later.
The cost of the hotel for the workshop will be approximately** THB 4550 (US$ 147) per person including sharing a room with one other person, breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks.
If one prefers a private room the cost will be approximately** THB 6950 (US$ 225).
The evening meal is NOT included. There is a small cafe in the hotel and a large shopping mall with an Asian food court and several Western fast food shops just a short taxi ride across the highway.
The above costs will be paid directly to the hotel. The Avana accepts MasterCard and Visa Credit Cards or Thai Baht cash.
The THB 930 (US$ 30) non-refundable registration fee AND the deposit for the hotel of THB 930 (US$30) can be paid via Pay Pal at www.ywamthai.org . (If in Thailand, you can pay in cash to our office – contact us for details.)
The special room rate for this workshop can be arranged for those coming early or staying later upon request.
Childcare will not be provided.
VISAS...check with your local Thai Embassy to see if your passport requires a visa to enter Thailand. If you need a sponsorship letter, please contact us as soon as possible.
Please email the registration form to us as soon as possible to ywammercy@gmail.com and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
Looking forward to seeing you,
G. Stephen Goode
Mercy Ministries International
Download the application form for the Development Workshop here.
**The figures quoted are based on 31 Thai Baht to the US Dollar. Please note that the currency is fluctuating and our costs are fixed in Thai Baht.
