Starting a School in Thailand

In the early 2000s, Val Yoder and his family felt called to be involved in the development of a training place for young people. Several years later they moved to Thailand in order to help start the Institute for Global Opportunities. In this episode, Val shares the story and vision behind starting IGo and explains what the value is in having a school set in a culture that is different from the students’ home culture.

Institute for Global Opportunities: https://www.igoasia.org/

Personal Workers Training Camp: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cbclientassets/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2020/01/23171014/pwtc2020.pdf

Global Tribes Outreach: https://globaltribesoutreach.com/

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