Sunday the 21st and Sunday the 28th only, CBC will be selling La Mai coffee at church. We will be selling La Mai for $10 per 16-oz bag, both whole bean and ground. All proceeds go to supporting HOPE and its partner, Rahab Ministries, in its efforts to fight child prostitution in Thailand.
The La Mai Coffee Story
La Mai is an organic, fairly traded coffee that is bringing hope to the people of northern Thailand. Farmers who once grew opium poppies and were central to the drug trade, now grow high quality coffee beans instead. Through a local growers cooperative, HOPE World Partnerships pays above Fair Trade prices for these beans giving the farmers a living wage.
La Mai beans are then shipped directly to the US and roasted with care in small batches. This captures the unique regional flavors and produces a great tasting cup of coffee. La Mai Coffee is sold whole bean or freshly ground with wholesale profits going back to Thailand to fight child prostitution.
Girls as young as 10 years old are being sold into the sex trade often by their parents. Through local partners like Rahab Ministries, HOPE helps rescue these girls educating them for a better future while working with families of even younger girls so they never get involved. With partnerships operating in 35 countries through relief, development, micro-enterprise and income generation HOPE World Partnerships is changing the lives of the poorest of the poor.
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