December Update 2022

 

             MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We pray that everyone has a wonderful Christmas with lots of good fellowship and a very prosperous new year!  May God bless you over and above all your needs and desires!  We thank all of you for your love, prayers and support over the years.  We love and miss you all during this time of year.  

Please keep us in prayer for we are finishing up the year by celebrating Christmas with two churches. We will be at COTR Buriram on the 18th and at Chum Phae church on the 25th. Please pray God will strengthen us and bless us to be a blessing at both churches. Amen?

Last month we were blessed with being able to minister at Church on the Rock Buriram.  Annie shared before the service and I preached the main service.  We had a wonderful time and great fellowship afterwards.

We thank and praise God for all He has done over the last year but we are ready for the year 2023 and excited about what God is going to do. We are still planning to visit America from April to March and we are still looking for a short term place to stay. After the first of the year, I will be contacting the churches that support us and trying to get a schedule before we leave Thailand as we will be limited with our time. Please pray for God to give us wisdom and favor to get all of this done because we want to see everyone next year!  

Okay, thanks to everyone again and we love you all!

Ralph and Annie

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Church on the Rock
P O iBox 1228
Nederland, TX 77627

Checks can be made out directly to me Ralph Dryden or
If a tax exempt is needed the checks can be made out to
K E Resources - memo line: Dryden Support

November Update 2022

 

 

                                     HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Greetings everyone in the name of Jesus!

We pray that God is continuing to bless each one of you in a special way.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and we pray you all have a great and wonderful Thanksgiving this year with lots of Turkey and fellowship. We pray everyday that God will bless you, protect you, and fulfill all your needs and desires.  Amen?

Our plans for our visit to America are changing somewhat because we have not been able to find a long term place to stay.  So, we will most likely be visiting for a 2 to 3 months instead, April - June.  We are still looking for a short term place to stay but even if we cannot find a place we are still planning to visit. After the first of the year, I will be contacting the churches that support us and trying to get a schedule so we can travel from one place to the next till we finish our visit.  This will be the first time we haven’t had a place to stay in 27 years, so this is all new to me.  Please pray for God to give us wisdom and favor to get all of this done because we want to see everyone next year!  

Praise God earlier this month we were able to visit the church in Saraburi. It has been about 5 years since we last visited. They are doing good and it was a blessing to be able to minister and encourage them.  They have purchased land for a new church and are meeting in the pastor’s home while they save money for a new building. Annie blessed them with a word of encouragement and then I was able to encourage them in the main service as well. We really enjoyed seeing everyone again.

On the way, we were able to visit the mountains for a couple of days and do some sightseeing. Thank God we have been able to catch up a little bit for the last 2 years of not being able to celebrate any of our major milestones in ministry and life. Annie and I really enjoyed this time together.

Pray for our provision, health and strength to continue to minister for a while longer, amen?  Pray for next month, it’s Christmas time and we are already scheduled for Christmas service in Buriram on the 18th and Chum Phae on the 25th! Looking forward to celebrating the Birth Of Jesus 2 times this year.  

Thanks to everyone in advance for your prayers and thanks to everyone for your support!  May God bless you and keep you!

We love y’all!

Ralph and Annie

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If anyone would like to give a one time offering or support us on a monthly basis on line, click on the Donate Button at www.ralphdryden.com , or give via PayPal directly to us at PayPal.Me/RalphDDryden, Zelle@rddryden@gmail.com or give via mail:

Church on the Rock
P O iBox 1228
Nederland, TX 77627

Checks can be made out directly to me Ralph Dryden or
If a tax exempt is needed the checks can be made out to
K E Resources - memo line: Dryden Support

October Update 2022

                       CELEBRATING 26 YEARS IN THAILAND 2022

                           Greetings everyone in the Name of Jesus!

God is good!  All the time!  We pray that God is continuing to bless each one of you in a special way.  We pray everyday that God will bless you, protect you, and fulfill all your needs and desires.  Amen?

We are still praying towards our trip to America next year, 2023.  We have a car and we are still looking for a place to stay or rent for a few months.  We are planning to make our trip start around April to June. So churches and pastors that want us to come and share please consider a time and contact us.  We are looking forward to seeing as many of our friends and family as we can because it will have been 4 years since our last trip. Please continue to pray for us in this area.

Praise God, all yearly doctor, blood works, mammograms, ex-rays and ultrasounds are over for another year.  All of our results turned out great with a super good report in everything. Annie is still free from anything and clear!  Praise God and thank all of you for your prayers during these last 2 months. Now we are ready for the next year and looking forward to what God has in store for us.  Amen?

On October 16, 1996, Annie and I landed at Don Muang Airport, Bangkok Thailand.  On our new adventure of being missionaries to NE Thailand and not knowing how long we would be staying. Today on October 26, 2022, 26 years later, we had the privilege of Ministering at Church on the Rock Buriram.  It has been quite a journey but here we are still going and serving Jesus after all this time. Thank God for all He has done over the years.  And thank God for those who believed in us and have supported us for all these years.  Many who started with us are still faithful and supporting us even today.  It would not have been possible without all of you!  Thank God for everyone!  Looking forward to what God has in store for us in the future. I am sure it will be a fun journey.

Please continue to pray for us, we are planning on visiting some churches we have not been to in a while. To encourage and bless them. Pray for our protection and provision.  Thanks so much in advance!

We love y’all!

Ralph and Annie
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If anyone would like to give a one time offering or support us on a monthly basis on line, click on the Donate Button at www.ralphdryden.com , or give via PayPal directly to us at PayPal.Me/RalphDDryden, Zelle@rddryden@gmail.com or give via mail:

Church on the Rock
P O iBox 1228
Nederland, TX 77627

Checks can be made out directly to me Ralph Dryden or
If a tax exempt is needed the checks can be made out to
K E Resources - memo line: Dryden Support

September Update 2022

 

                               Greeting in the Name of Jesus!

We pray that everyone is doing good and being blessed in every way by our wonderful Lord and Savior!  We want to thank everyone for your prayers and support!  We thank God for all of you and pray for you everyday.

Annie and I are still praying about a visit to America in 2023.  WE HAVE A CAR! Praise God for His provision! Our friend in Houston has a car we can use for the whole 6 months if needed. Hallelujah!  Now all we need is a miracle of a place to stay for anywhere from 3 - 6 months! We are willing to pay rent if we can find a place that is not too expensive. We are open to location as well, as long as it is in Texas. God can make a way where there is no way. So please keep this in your prayers and let us know if you know of anything or have any suggestions.  Thanks in advance!

Praise God, we were able to minister at Lamp of Khon Kaen Church for two Sundays this month.  The first Sunday, Annie preached the main service with a powerful message about love.  

Then the second Sunday, I had the privilege of Preaching the main service.  We had a great time after church by taking our spiritual Grandkids out for lunch while their parents are in Korea.

September 11 was my Birthday!  Wow, It’s hard to believe that I have been on this earth for 75 years today, been married almost 51 years, served God for 33 years and ministered here in Thailand for 26 years!  I thank God everyday for the life He has given me and Annie.

We were able to celebrate my birthday with our spiritual family at Church on the Rock Buriram. We started the day with what we love the most, teaching and Preaching. Then the celebration began!  They showed a video with everyone giving birthday blessings , but the big surprise was our daughter Ruby from America and Son Ernie in Germany were on the video too. Wow! What a blessing.  Afterwards we had a birthday cake and a huge meal for lunch.  What a great way to spend my 75th Birthday celebration. Thank God, Annie, Pastor Bob and everyone who worked so hard to put it all together!  I love you all!

Annie and I had our yearly check ups yesterday(mammogram, ex-rays, ultrasounds).  As far as I can tell everything looks like a good report!  We will see the doctor next week and will get the final results.  Then at the end of the month we have our Normal blood work done.  So please keep us in your prayers this month, so that we will have  good reports on everything!  Amen?

Keep us in prayer for protection because we are now getting back to normal in our ministry and able to move around and go places. Praise God!  We thank everyone in advance and we pray God blesses you above no beyond all your needs and desires!

We love y’all!

Ralph and Annie

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If anyone would like to give a one time offering or support us on a monthly basis on line, click on the Donate Button at www.ralphdryden.com , or give via PayPal directly to us at PayPal.Me/RalphDDryden, Zelle@rddryden@gmail.com or give via mail:

Church on the Rock
P O Box 1228
Nederland, TX 77627

Checks can be made out directly to me Ralph Dryden or
If a tax exempt is needed the checks can be made out to
K E Resources - memo line: Dryden Support