Though the Established Life Foundation (ELF) was founded in 2007, the work of helping and supporting people began long before. Rev. Keith Higginbotham, who has served the Thai people for more than 31 years, came to Thailand in 1991 and immediately began studying the Thai language and quickly became fluent  reading, writing, and speaking Thai. 

When the tsunami decimated lives and entire communities in 2004, Keith responded immediately, raising over ฿1,000,000 to help the victims.

• Organized and sent volunteer teams to help
• Distributed emergency food packs
• Purchased fishing equipment to restore the livelihood of communities
• Built an orphanage for children left without families
• Dug two freshwater wells to replace those contaminated by seawater

Established Life Foundation was founded and registered with the government as a social welfare foundation to channel help for individuals and communities, whether directly involved hands-on or by supporting reputable local organizations. 

Our History of Service

Helping the Disadvantaged and Poor

• Giving full or partial scholarships for any level of education, including university
• Donating school supplies to both children and schools
• Presenting assembly programs at schools, orphanages, and children's homes.
• Training adults, youth, and children to positively influence society
• Providing financial assistance to the elderly for doctor's appointments
• Visiting asylum seekers in detention, delivering food, toiletries, and supplies for them
• Supporting children's homes within Thailand that prevent child trafficking, provide safe long-term accommodations, ensure education through college or technical school, and have programs to bring healing and restoration into their lives

Crisis and Disaster Response

• Helping displaced people hiding in the jungle along the Thai-Myanmar border due to fighting by donating and delivering food, drinking water, medicines, tents, mosquito nets, funding the building of thatch huts, and digging fresh water wells.
• Covid-19: providing food and financial assistance for paying rent, electric bills, etc. 
• Floods: donating and distributing food, drinking water, and clothes; sending volunteer teams to evacuate people from flooded areas and to work at the government relief center; and cleaning houses after the waters receded
• Tsunami (as stated above) 

Strengthening Families, Strengthens Society 

• Marriage Enrichment seminars
• Parenting seminars
• Financial Management classes
• Youth camp for Hill Tribes 

Quality of Life Development

• Breast cancer seminar
• Emotional Intelligence seminars
• Financial Management classes

With the Established Life Foundation's expansion and future growth in mind, ELF has initiated the building of IMPACT Asia Ministry Center in 2023 in partnership with Rhema Christian Organization. The IMPACT Asia Ministry Center will house facilities for administration, public services, seminars, and training volunteers to increase the help available for children, youth and families. 

More than two rai of land on Phuttha Monthon Soi 2 Road has been donated, blueprints have been drawn, and the landfill completed. A construction company that is under contract will begin work soon. 

The construction budget is ฿77 million, of which ฿7,000,000 has already come in. 

Please consider contributing toward building IMPACT Asia Ministry Center and making a greater impact on the lives of people in Thailand and Southeast Asia.