Wow, we cannot believe how quickly the past 3 years have gone by. Please forgive us for the terrible job we have done of keeping all of our supporters updated on what has been happening. God has truly blessed us over the past 3 years with amazing friends and friends that have become family here in Thailand. We have seen God move in amazing ways and we are looking forward to the next adventure that God is taking us on. We have felt God leading us to take a new position in a different city. So we are taking an exciting and slightly intimidating leap of faith, and we will be moving to Chiang Rai, Thailand (about 3 hours north of where we are now) to work among a minority people group.
Over the past 3 years, in addition to serving as a member of the finance team, we have also been working in the youth ministry at our church, teaching Conversational English at a Karen Seminary, and working with a minority people group from Myanmar (Burma) that have come to Thailand for work. We have had the joy of sharing the Gospel with them on a weekly basis and the privilege of leading 14 of these workers to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and baptizing 8 of them!
We have grown to love this people group, and desire to share the truth of the One True God with them. God has opened up a door for us to move to Chiang Rai, Thailand and plant churches among them. We are very excited about this move, and are excited to see what God does in us and among this people group.
We will be returning to the States in late June this year, and planning to return to Thailand in January 2016. We look forward to seeing many of you this summer and fall!
Would you pray with us:
Pray that we would be effective in communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ with our remaining time in Chiang Mai.
We are in need of housing for the 6 months we will be home. Please pray that God would provide someplace for us to call home.
That we would be able to share about this people group with many churches while we are home.
That we would finish well our last 3 months in Chiang Mai.
That our flights and transitions would be smooth
That we would be able to learn and become fluent in the Thai language.
We are so grateful for you and your prayers!Over the past 3 years, in addition to serving as a member of the finance team, we have also been working in the youth ministry at our church, teaching Conversational English at a Karen Seminary, and working with a minority people group from Myanmar (Burma) that have come to Thailand for work. We have had the joy of sharing the Gospel with them on a weekly basis and the privilege of leading 14 of these workers to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and baptizing 8 of them!
We have grown to love this people group, and desire to share the truth of the One True God with them. God has opened up a door for us to move to Chiang Rai, Thailand and plant churches among them. We are very excited about this move, and are excited to see what God does in us and among this people group.
We will be returning to the States in late June this year, and planning to return to Thailand in January 2016. We look forward to seeing many of you this summer and fall!
Would you pray with us:
Pray that we would be effective in communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ with our remaining time in Chiang Mai.
We are in need of housing for the 6 months we will be home. Please pray that God would provide someplace for us to call home.
That we would be able to share about this people group with many churches while we are home.
That we would finish well our last 3 months in Chiang Mai.
That our flights and transitions would be smooth
That we would be able to learn and become fluent in the Thai language.
Nathan, Stephanie, Isaac and Grace
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