Bill and Joanna Samuels
"...For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me..." Matthew 25:35,36
Bill and Joanna Samuels have been married for 22 years and have been ministering together in Thailand since 1994.
Bill is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. He is both a former Senior Pastor and former sex crimes and human trafficking investigator for the International Justice Mission (IJM). Bill has been directly involved in the physical rescue of hundreds of trafficked women and children.
Joanna was born and raised in Thailand and is both an ordained minister and social worker, specializing in Critical Incident Stress Management. She currently volunteers as an on-call social worker with the Pattaya, Thailand city government. She is also recognized as one of the premier public speaking translators in the Pattaya area. She has translated for visiting US Government dignitaries, US embassy and United Nations personnel in Thailand, as well as Pattaya City government officials.
The Hiding Place in Thailand provides:
· Emotional support/relationship building
· Bar visitation/friendship evangelism
· Free health check-ups and STD testing at local clinics
· Bible studies
· English classes
· Job-retraining resources
"...For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me..." Matthew 25:35,36
Bill and Joanna Samuels have been married for 22 years and have been ministering together in Thailand since 1994.
Bill is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. He is both a former Senior Pastor and former sex crimes and human trafficking investigator for the International Justice Mission (IJM). Bill has been directly involved in the physical rescue of hundreds of trafficked women and children.
Joanna was born and raised in Thailand and is both an ordained minister and social worker, specializing in Critical Incident Stress Management. She currently volunteers as an on-call social worker with the Pattaya, Thailand city government. She is also recognized as one of the premier public speaking translators in the Pattaya area. She has translated for visiting US Government dignitaries, US embassy and United Nations personnel in Thailand, as well as Pattaya City government officials.
- The Hiding Place in Thailand
The Hiding Place in Thailand provides:
· Emotional support/relationship building
· Bar visitation/friendship evangelism
· Free health check-ups and STD testing at local clinics
· Bible studies
· English classes
· Job-retraining resources
- Ministering to those in prison
- Ministering to widows