>>> SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

A Personal Invitation from Sriphai Homberg

CEO of Avoda Foundation, Thailand.

Welcome to the Avoda Mission in Thailand. We warmly invite you to join the Avoda Mission Family. I co-founded the Avoda Foundation in 2012 together with my German missionary husband, with the desire to bring the blessings of the Kingdom of God to Thailand. From the beginning, my heart has especially been for the young and vulnerable in Thailand. I longed to see them strengthened through practical training, discipleship, Bible-based mission teaching, and vocational preparation.

My husband has now retired from leadership and is focusing on transforming his lifelong mission experience into practical books and workbooks that can bless others. Since January 2025, I have had the honor of serving as the CEO of Avoda Foundation.

Because Avoda is now female-led, we would especially love to build a worldwide network of mission-hearted women. In the Gospels, we see that Jesus Christ was supported by able and faithful women, and I believe this is still important today. I warmly invite active Christian women from around the world to join us in prayer, friendship, encouragement, and practical support for the mission in Thailand.

And yes — men are warmly invited too.

Let us become a family of believers who help turn Thailand to Christ and help the vulnerable grow into confident ambassadors of Jesus Christ.

My Story

My background is Iu Mien tribal. From a young age, I felt deeply troubled by injustice and by the unfair treatment of women. In many Iu Mien families, parents do not invest much in the education of daughters, because they think, "She will marry and follow her husband, so there is no future return for the family." Therefore, sons are often given more educational opportunities.

But I wanted education.

So I moved to Bangkok, studied communication, and worked alongside my studies to support myself. By God's grace, I completed my studies without student loans.

Later, because I wanted to fight injustice more effectively, I studied law and became a certified lawyer.

Over the years, God allowed me to help many people, including:

a young man who had been falsely framed in a drug case and faced the death penalty,
around 1,000 villagers who could have lost their rice fields because of the illegal construction of a waste burner,
many families and villagers caught in serious local conflicts,
and people trapped by online scammers and blackmailers.

I also met a missionary couple, and came to know Christ, and became a Christian at the age of ten. Since then, my desire has been to combine faith, justice, compassion, and practical service.

Since becoming CEO in 2025, I have felt both the great honor and the great burden of this responsibility. I move forward in faith, but I also know that I need prayer, wisdom, and strong Christian support.

I am deeply thankful for everyone who will stand with me.

A Special Invitation

As a woman leading a growing mission in Thailand, I would especially love to connect with active female Christians from churches around the world who feel called to pray, encourage, visit, support, and build together with us. We want to grow an international network of mission-minded women who will help strengthen the work of God in Thailand.

At the same time, Avoda is not only for women. We also have male pastors, evangelists, church workers, and leaders in our team, and we warmly welcome male supporters, partners, and members as well.

This is not about separating men and women. It is about building a strong Christian family — women and men together — to serve God's purposes in Thailand.

Avoda's Four Mission Stations in Thailand

Avoda currently has four mission stations across Thailand, from the far north to the deep south.

01

NORTH THAILAND — CHIANG RAI PROVINCE, NEAR THE LAOS BORDER

In the far north, near the Laos border, we work extensively with tribal communities, especially the Iu Mien and Hmong.

There is a local church that provides daily evening programs, discipleship, and educational opportunities. Since Avoda began working in this area, drug misuse in a nearby village dropped by 85%.

Visiting supporters love to join the evening classes. They can:

Play with teens and children
Teach English
Teach handicrafts
Share Bible lessons in English
Join the team when visiting tribal villages high in the mountains

Many visitors also enjoy a boat tour along the mysterious Mekong River at the Thailand–Laos border.

Main leaders in the North:

San — church planter, pastor, and discipleship trainer

02

WEST THAILAND — MAESOT, TAK PROVINCE, NEAR THE BURMESE BORDER

In Maesot, near the Myanmar border, Avoda runs a migrant learning center with more than 260 students.

This area is strongly affected by waves of refugees whenever civil war intensifies in Myanmar. Many refugee children suffer from malnutrition, displacement, and insecurity. Avoda responds with emergency food aid, outreach, and practical help. We also connect families to a local church, and we invite children to join the learning center.

Visitors enjoy:

Conducting English camps
Running Gospel camps
Distributing food aid
Playing with children
Visiting families in slum homes
Praying with children and parents

Main leader in Maesot:

Wa — learning center director and key contact person along the Thai–Burmese border

03

CENTRAL WEST THAILAND — TAK HEADQUARTERS

Only about two hours by car from Maesot is the Avoda Headquarter in Tak.

This is a training ground for CBEC, future leaders, including Avoda leaders, church leaders, and mission workers. Trainees often stay for an extended period, learning:

Office work
Administration
Computer skills
Outreach
Church planting
Practical daily service

Avoda also has a small farm with water buffalo, chickens, ducks, and sheep. We grow our own vegetables and try to live as organically and sustainably as possible.

Visitors enjoy:

Helping train future leaders
Teaching advanced Bible and leadership topics
Sharing cultural life
Simply spending time with trainees and learning from one another

At Tak, visitors can also meet Sriphai Homberg, CEO, directly.

04

SOUTH THAILAND — SEA PEOPLE PROJECT, NEAR PHUKET

About 1,400 km south, near Phuket, Avoda is beginning to develop a mission project among the people often called the sea gypsies, though many prefer to be known simply as sea people.

These communities have a long history of living close to the sea, and this mission station is still in an exciting stage of growth.

Visitors love:

The wide and beautiful beaches
The tropical ocean atmosphere
Joining tours with sea people families
Camping on small islands
Watching Christian sea people catch and cook fish
Spending time with sea people youth and children

Responsible for the project:

Ching

How to Reach Our Mission Stations

Thailand has a very good bus network, and you can travel near almost every mission station by public transport. For the last part of the journey, someone from the station is usually happy to pick you up from the nearest bus stop.

North Project — Chiang Rai / Laos Border

Chiang Rai Airport is the closest airport
Around 4 hours by bus
About 2.5 hours by rental car
Chiang Mai Airport — around 4.5 hours by rental car

Maesot Mission Station — Burmese Border

Maesot has its own airport
Also good bus connections

Tak Headquarters

Very good public bus connections — 20 min drive to station
Nearest airport: Sukhothai Airport — 1.5 hours by taxi
Sukhothai is one of the most beautiful airports in the world: small, traditional Thai style, even with a zoo

South Project — Sea People

Nearest airport: Phuket Airport — ca 1 hour drive to Mission Station

Please contact us before your visit, and we will gladly help you plan your travel.

Why Join the Avoda Family?

We invite you to become part of the family. Avoda is not just a mission organization. We want to be a living Christian network — united in prayer, mission, service, encouragement, and practical love.

What we provide

Direct contact with Sriphai Homberg, CEO

Connection to real mission stations in Thailand

Meaningful opportunities for prayer and practical involvement

Guidance for mission visits and volunteer participation

Ongoing relationship with an active Christian network

GET INVOLVED

How You Can Join

Every partnership helps equip one more local believer to serve, sustain, and multiply.

Prayer Partner

Pray regularly for Sriphai, the leaders, the churches, and the mission stations

Supporter

Support the mission financially or through practical help

Ambassador

Share the Avoda vision in your church, small group, women's fellowship, or network

Organizational Partner

Help build partnerships between Avoda and churches, ministries, schools, mission groups, or Christian organizations

A Personal Appeal

Leading a growing mission in Thailand is a great responsibility. I feel the beauty of the calling, but I also feel the weight of the burden.

That is why I ask you personally:

Please pray for me.

Please stand with me.

Please help us build a strong Christian support network around the Avoda mission.

Together, let us serve God in such a way that Thailand may come to Christ, and that the vulnerable may become strong, joyful, and confident servants of the Lord.

Join My Team

With love in Christ,

Sriphai Homberg

CEO, Avoda Foundation · Thailand

Avoda Foundation