Return Update: Light at the End of the Tunnel! There is finally good news to share about getting back to Thailand! As you know, Thailand locked down pretty tight in the beginning of the Covid crisis, which has prevented us from being able to enter the country, even until now. But a few weeks ago, […]
November Prayer Letter
I hate to report this, but we still are not able to return to Thailand due to the restrictions in Thailand. In our last prayer letter, I asked for you to pray our attempt to try to get back into Thailand at that time. That didn’t work out. Here is what is hindering our return […]
July Prayer Letter – Our Return Predicament
Our Return Predicament This morning our plane tickets were cancelled by the airline. That is one of the moving pieces in the attempt to get back to Thailand ASAP, so I will just try to delineate some of them here and ask you to pray with us so that we could return as soon […]
April 2020 Prayer Letter
RETURN TO THAILAND! Covid-19 Complicating our Return to Thailand Just like almost everyone else in the world, the Coronavirus is affecting us in several ways. The most important one is that it is hindering our return to Thailand. Currently, Thailand has shut its borders to all foreigners entering the country, so that puts our return […]
February 2020 Prayer Letter
Re-Entry Expenses Our first full-year furlough is coming to an end! There is a LOT of work and many expenses that are coming up in the next few weeks as we get ready to transition back to Thailand that we would like to share with you and ask you to pray about. When we left […]
December 2019 Prayer Letter
Christmas in Thailand I want to ask you to be praying for Christmas activities in Thailand. Christmas time seems to be the time when Thais are most curious about church to learn about this Christian holiday, so we have more visitors on Christmas than any other day. Again this year, they are working very hard […]
October ’19 Prayer Letter
For this letter I want to share a few stories of salvation that have recently happened in the ministry in Thailand. The road to faith for a Thai usually involves a long road of re-education (discipleship and teaching) about how they understand religion and the Gospel. The typical Thai is extremely superstitious and has been […]
August ‘19 Prayer Letter
Visa Hassle This past month I had to make 2 trips back to Thailand to ensure that we were going to keep our visa, and thank the Lord, we are renewed for another year. Missionary visas are getting tougher to obtain, so we praise the Lord that it has worked out. The Church in Bangkok […]
May Prayer Letter
Lori’s Mom was killed in a car wreck This month was a heartbreaking one. Lori’s mother, along with 3 other of her extended family members died in a car crash in TX. We are very thankful that the Lord allowed Lori and the girls to spend the week prior to the wreck with their grandma—the […]
Lori Has Lost Her Mom in a Car Wreck
We are grieving tragedy beyond our understanding today after learning that Lori’s mom was in a fatal car wreck early Saturday morning in central Texas. Her mother, aunt, cousin, and her cousin’s 12-year-old daughter were all killed. Two additional passengers, her cousin’s wife and their 14-year-old daughter, are in the hospital recovering from serious injuries. […]