I trust this letter finds you well and experiencing the blessings of the Lord. I have many things to share with you and hope these updates cause you to praise the Lord and pray fervently for the cause of Christ in Thailand.

Some years seem to be all laid out in front of you. You have a pretty good idea of where the year is headed, and things, for the most part, go as planned—other years not so much. The first three months of the year brought several major changes to our ministry; but the Lord’s hand can be seen in all of it, and we are so excited about what all He is doing in our churches and in the lives of our church members. Firstly, Bro. Tim and Missy Shook, my ministry partners for the past 16 years, followed the Lord’s leading to accept a position at their home church. Bro. Tim has been our team leader and the pastor of our church plant where I work since 2014. We all miss them dearly but are so excited for how the Lord has worked in their lives to bring them to this new chapter. Chad and Sarah Inman, my ministry partners who have been helping at our church plant in Nong Phlap for the past five years, stepped in to serve as the interim pastor. Matt and Katie Belle Bosje finished their deputation and arrived in March to join our team. One of our Thai staff ladies joined her husband, who is working with a fellow missionary in the town south of us. Another Thai staff member and his wife, who have also been working with the BEST Bible ministry, went full-time as an evangelist and are doing a phenomenal job getting Thai Bibles to Thai Christians all over Thailand. One of our older Thai staff couples retired, and two young men, Jack and Dtone, have joined our team as interns. We are so excited about the Lord’s leading in their lives. So many changes, but all good. Please pray that the Lord will raise up more laborers—both missionaries and Thai nationals. There are many more churches that need to be planted.

It would be impossible to share all of the salvation testimonies of those who get saved through our church plants or testimonies of how the Lord is working in our church members lives, but I wanted to share a few with you:

Nong Baw is an 11-year-old boy whose grandma faithfully attends our church. She lives about 30 minutes away in the town north of us and rides the van to church each week. Baw’s parents would never let him attend church because he had other extracurricular classes on Sundays. In February, when those classes ended, he came for the first time. The second Sunday he attended, I had the privilege of leading him to Christ, and he has attended faithfully ever since. He followed the Lord in believer’s baptism just a few weeks ago. Please pray that he will continue to grow in the Lord and stay faithful to church.

Dtone was reached for Christ at the age of 12 back in 2017, when Matthew Bosje spent a summer interning with our team. Dtone, his grandma, his brother, and three cousins started faithfully attending services. It has been lovely to see him grow up and grow in the Lord these past eight years. He just completed his first year of interning with our team. Lord willing, one day Dtone will pastor one of our new church plants. Please pray for him and Jack, who have begun taking turns preaching in my Junior Church services once a month.

One of my favorite things to do is to invite people into my home for a meal and inevitably games too. Ben and Ice Cream have been attending our church since January, and we have had many chances to witness to Ice Cream, as she was searching for the truth and had a lot of questions. Just a few weeks ago, Matt and Katie Belle were again able to show her through the Scriptures, and she sweetly got saved. Praise the Lord! Please pray that she will grow in the Lord.

Every week, the Lord is blessing us with visitors, some of whom are just passing through on their vacation, but we have seen sure and steady growth for the past 5 months. This past Sunday, we had 93 in church! I had 25 kids in my Junior Church. It is a joy to see the next generation of kids coming through. I know the Lord has great plans for them and their part in reaching Thailand for Christ. Please pray that many of them will have a desire to serve the Lord.

A few weeks ago, I passed my 30-year mark as a missionary. Sometimes I can’t comprehend that it has been that long, and at other times, I feel like I’ve lived several lifetimes in that amount of time. Next month, I will go to the airport to pick up 2 ladies from New Zealand who are coming for a missions trip. I was instrumental in leading both of their mothers to Christ and training them up in the Lord more than 20 years ago. What a blessing it is to see the Lord continue to use the investments you have made throughout all these years to me and to the ministry the Lord has given me. Please pray that the Lord will continue to give us generational Christians who seek to raise their children and their children’s children for the Lord.

Serving the Master joyfully,

Shari House