Outpour | Kayla Koontz
Mae Sot, Thailand
My passion is to see women walk with wholeness of heart as they pursue their God given dreams. Free from lies, fears, and rejection. To see women equipped and empowered to not only thrive but also pursue and experience influence within their homes, communities, and market places. I am passionate about missional business and empowering women with the tools to be sustainable and independent. The Lord called me to Mae Sot, Thailand to live out this
heartbeat and passion back in 2013 and I have loved serving and working alongside the women here on the Thai/Myanmar border. My heart is to be sensitive and flexible to the Holy Spirit's leading, to be connected to His heart for people and move as He does.
Outpour exists to empower Kingdom bringers, both foreign and domestic, by facilitating synergy and connection between a variety of programs, projects and initiatives. We do this by focusing our efforts on a variety of ministries such as: training in specialized job skills and English language, running a family-style home for young refugees, working to amend legal status of stateless abandoned children, and hosting ministers from Myanmar who are preparing to plant churches in unreached areas.
My particular area of focus serves young women and mamas by providing job skill training and employment through a cafe and sewing center that is called Braverly, a program under Outpour. Our mission is to see a community of women empowered, trained, and equipped with the tools to provide for their families, walk in confidence and truth, and impact nations. Above all, Braverly exists to seek Jesus and to see Him known in Mae Sot, Thailand, and around the world.
For information about the ministry of Outpour, you can visit the website at www.outpourmovement.com or visit our Braverly website at www.braverly.com.
- Pray for the women and families that we are investing in, to have encounters with Jesus. Our job is to point to Jesus, He is the only one that can truly transform and empower a life
- Pray for continued favor with local governing authorities
- Pray for peace for Myanmar
- Pray for continual provision for me and the ministry
Our Refuge Youth Home is not just a family-style home that has taken in a handful of youth from across our border to create a safe space for them to come and receive an education and set themselves up well for the future. It’s a FAMILY in every sense of the word, and the youth who are there have been each other’s family for most of their adolescent years.
PlahSoe loved his family, and he had so many dreams for each of them. Before his passing, he was just a few months away from graduating high school and was excited to get a full-time job where he could earn more
money to help support the dreams of his siblings. His heart for them was HUGE and he wanted every opportunity for them that they could possibly have. He longed for them to get their identification so they could freely travel outside of Mae Sot like he could. He longed for them to be able to continue their education at University if they desired to keep studying.
He had already personally begun saving for all of these things for them—committed to sowing into the futures of his brothers and sisters. And our desire is to continue carrying that dream.
This legacy fund—set up in PlahSoe’s honor—will help provide continued education opportunities for the rest of the youth and kids at Refuge Youth Home, as well as help them toward getting their identification. It will help set them up well for the future and allow each one to continue pursuing the dreams the Lord has placed on their hearts.
If you would like to give toward this fund, you may do so using this link.
