February was filled with many hours of preparations as we put into action the plans for our church’s Summer Program, which will be three Sundays in the month of March. Our theme will be “Bringing Others to the Saviour.” In the past month or [...]
There’s much to report about the months of December and January, and I trust you will be encouraged as you read this update. In December our church had two special, church-wide events. One of those was a Father’s Day service, which is celeb [...]
November is the month of thanksgiving; and as an American living in a foreign country, I find myself overloaded with gratitude just about every day. There are so many things for which we, as Christians, can be thankful. I am especially than [...]
The Lord continues to build Independent Baptist Church of Hua Hin, as we faithfully witness, teach, and train. The reality is that we are running out of room to comfortably seat our church members. Since August we have started a teen Sunday [...]
IT'S NOT IN VAIN Often the day-to-day work of a ministry can seem trivial and mundane, but so much of this work is preparation for the future. We have been working on several things that will help strengthen our team and the future of our m [...]
HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD How many Bibles do you have lying around your house today? How many Bibles have you owned in your lifetime as an American-born Christian? Romans 10:14-17 says, “How then shall they call on him in whom they have no [...]
PRESSING ON Change—who likes it? We get comfortable with our lives, and we grow accustomed to how things are going. Though change is a constant aspect of life, as humans we often find ourselves resisting the inevitable. Thankfully, we have [...]
THAILAND TEAM TRANSITION TIME This is the last update I will write as the leader of the Thailand Team. The past six years have been a time of tremendous blessings and extreme trials. We have seen over 40,000 people turn from false religion [...]
We are pleased to announce some transitions regarding Team Thailand. Bro. Mark Bosje will be resigning as team leader to join the pastoral staff of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, and Bro. Tim Shook will assume the position of tea [...]
This past Sunday a young woman named Manee came to our morning service. She is twenty-six years old and has five children, including one set of twins. Her husband left her two months ago, so she keeps her children alive by working part-time [...]
