Obedient and Faithful are good words to describe Manat Yedsawed, a Thai native, who lives in Thailand and has been the face of Forgotten in Thailand since 2008. He oversees the bulk of the project and persistently cares for the Karen people. He is a school teacher by trade and through Gods calling and provision, became an ordained minister years ago. The Lord...

He is known as Ninja Stephen because he will stay up most the night to walk the grounds of the Forgotten Village; protecting the people and the children. He also has the incredible ability to move quietly through a room with no one noticing. Stephen was a Buddhist monk for five years before he came to the Lord! He has served with Pastor Manat for over a decade...

Jon Justus is 29 yrs old and is from Albuquerque New Mexico. He has a bachelor’s degree in Financing and has had several years of professional work experience in the field. He has done extensive travel throughout the developing world in both Asia and Africa where he has volunteered at various NGO’s providing help in the areas of accounting, general...

Namphone is a teacher at one of our two schools. She has a passion to teach and has decided to turn a room in her home into a school to teach elementary/primary age children. Her passion is to teach Karen children and to empower them to hopefully one day have enough education to find a good job inside Thailand or in Burma; if or when it is safe to return to...

Along with being on the Board for Forgotten Foundation, Mike is currently the President of FootPrints Home Care here in Albuquerque, NM. He is a Graduate of Arizona State University with a Software Engineering degree and also worked at Honeywell INTL for three years prior to FootPrints. He is married to Ashley and they have two beautiful children together. Mike...

Way-Koo-Paw is 38 yrs old and is a school teacher at the Forgotten School. She has 5 years of teaching experience in Mae Lah Refugee Camp. She has been married to Pa-Ja for 18 years and they have two beautiful children. Her and her family have lived in Thailand for over 30 years and are all Christians. They have never lived outside of the Mae Lah Refugee Camp. ...