January: Thailand and Malaria

A couple months ago I went and saw a movie called 58: The Film. 58 is a global initiative to end extreme poverty by living out Isaiah 58.

The Church will end extreme poverty is a clip that is very interesting and shows that progress is happening and ending poverty is within our reach. 

This month 58: Global Impact Tour is focusing on Thailand and malaria. Malaria is a preventable, treatable disease and yet a child dies of malaria every 30 SECONDS! This can happen when malaria is not treated, as cerebral malaria can develop in just two days. Once this happens, a child may slip into a coma and eventually die. With some financial help and some education on malaria and mosquito nets, families in poverty can deal with this potentially fatal disease. All they need is a little compassion and a little help.

Thailand Population: 69,122,234

At Risk of Malaria: 32,000,000

Living in Poverty: 5,600,000

Malaria is the world's leading killer among infectious diseases in many developing countries, including Thailand. Compassion intervenes by providing households at risk with treated mosquito nets, educating family members on malaria prevention, and treating those who suffer from malaria, chagas disease or dengue fever. 

For this project, Compassion International will be distributing insecticide-treated malaria nets in 9 provinces of Thailand highly effected by malaria: Chiang Rai, Mea Hong Son, Prea, Lampang, Surin, Chiang Mai, Ubon, Tak, and Phisanoluk. 

58: The Global Tour  is asking for us to donate, pray and fast for this country and for this issue. The website is awesome and definitely excites me to get involved and to be part of the solution and the hope for these people. For as little as $10, you are purchasing a mosquito net and saving lives. Not a bad thing at all.