July Update 2020

                           Hello everyone in the Name of Jesus! 

We pray that you are all doing well and God is blessing you!

We are doing fine here in Thailand so far, things here are almost back to normal except for wearing a mask and social distancing.  Up until 2 days ago there were no new domestic infections for over 45 days.  But 2 days ago an Egyptian soldier was not required to quarantine and visited many places in the Southeast and later found out he had the virus.  So we are all now praying that there will not be a second wave here. Please pray with us as well.

As far as ministry, we are getting back to a new normal as well.  Going slow with ministry and are now back to ministering in 2 churches so far.  The first Sunday of the month we had the privilege to minister at Church on the Rock Buriram.  It was a great service and we had one soul added to the Kingdom of God.  Then we had a great time of fellowship with our family there.  The church has been looking at one metric acre of land that is for sell at a very good price.  So please pray for God’s will and provision to be done.

The second Sunday we were at Chumphae Church.  Annie taught and then I preached the main service.  We had another soul added to the Kingdom of God here too!  Praise God, this is a good month.  God blessed us and we had a good time of fellowship after the service.

Saints on the Rock Foundation is going strong in Buriram as well.  They finished the summer session of English classes in the village and have started a new term already.  They have around 20 students who learn everyday which would never be able to afford special classes. Thank God for the team of teachers and the supporters that make this ministry possible.  By the way, after this virus situation is over, if there is anyone who would like to come to Thailand and help teach English, we will welcome you with open arms.

Annie is doing great now and strong as ever.  She only has to go for regular checkups every three months. Now, I ask you pray for me because I have been having some congestion problems that don’t seem to go away. I know God is my healer but could use some additional prayer for my health to get back to normal.  Amen?

Pray for us as we pray for you!

We love you all!

Ralph and Annie

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June Update 2020

 

 

One of our favorite Great Grandaughters

                         Greetings in the Name of the Lord!

We pray all is well and God is blessing you through all the things going on in the world.  The signs of end times are upon us for sure.  God help us all to be bold and strong during these times and know that our God is with us.  Amen?

Celebrating!

Annie finished her radiation treatments on the 28th of May!  So far no side effects and she is doing great.  Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement and love, they have kept us strong through this trying time.  Please keep her in your prayers for no side effects with the medicine she is taking for the next 5 years. The great news though is she is cancer free!  Praise be to God!  The medicine and radiation treatments are to make sure she stays free!  Amen?

Here in Thailand things are starting to open up.  There hasn’t  been any new virus cases for almost a month here. So, many things such as restaurants, malls, etc. are open now. Churches are now allowed to have services as well, Praise God! Social distancing, sanitary measures and wearing a mask are still being enforced.  International flights are still banned as well. Thailand was rated as number two in  world  for their defense against the corona virus and has been successful in controlling it. Glad we live in a country where wearing a mask is not a big deal so we were able to protect each other.

 

Now that things are back to the new normal, Annie and I are ministering again in two of our churches which are having live meetings again.  We started on the first weekend of this month at Church on the Rock Buriram. It felt so good to be back and see everyone again.  On line services are okay but not like the real thing.  Annie taught the pre service and did a great job and I preached in the main service.  Guess we did pretty good for not preaching or teaching for 3 months.  😂

 

 

Saints on the Rock Foundation is back to reaching out to the community.  They are going out to the village and teaching English to children who might not ever have an opportunity to learn by tutoring.  They have been teaching for about 2 weeks now and have over 20 regular students.  What a blessing that we have a small part in this small foundation with a big heart to reach out and share the love of Jesus.  Please keep the staff and teachers in your prayers and that God will meet all of their needs!

 

 

The second weekend we ministered at Chumphae Church.  Again it was great to see everyone and preach the word there.  Annie shared her testimony and I preached.  We had a great time of fellowship as well.  Great to be back to the new normal.

Please keep us in prayer, Annie has a follow up appointment next week and we are believing for a good report.  Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support, we appreciate everyone of you.  We pray everyday that God will bless you all protect you and provide for all of your needs!

We love y’all!

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May Update 2020

                     Greetings Everyone in the Name of Jesus!

We pray that you are all safe and sound and God is blessing you during this time of crisis.  Annie and I are doing fine so far and are praying for us and you everyday for God's protection.

Annie is doing good so far with the radiation treatments.  We have finished 11 treatments and have only 9 more to go.  She will be finished on the 28th of May. So far she has not had any side effects and we ask that you all still keep her in prayer for the rest of this month until they are finished.

Here in Thailand, the number of people infected with the virus has been in under 10 every day for a couple of weeks.  There have been a few days where 0 were infected and the ones now reported infected  are Thais who have returned from overseas.  In a country of 70 million people from the beginning of the crisis till yesterday they have had a total of 3025 infected, 2854 cured, 56 have died and only 111 still being treated.

Thailand has done a good job of controlling this situation.  I think one reason there has been very few infected is that it is normal here to wear masks, so when the government made it mandatory the Thai people just followed the law and are still wearing the masks in public. The only ones that were stubborn at first were the foreigners but now they are wearing them as well.

So, praise God, looks like we are on our way out. Thailand is now starting to lift restrictions and open malls and businesses but will still have social distancing in effect.  Annie and I will still not be going out very much and we will wait until all of Annie’s radiation treatments are finished before we do anything.

Saints (Church) on the Rock Foundation in Buriram has started up their English school for the under privileged kids in their village.  They have over 10 kids that come everyday to learn. Thank God for the teachers that God has brought to help in the school. They are all a blessing!

Please keep us in prayer as we pray for all of you.  Pray that we will be able to get back to ministering next month.  The churches are planning in starting to have live services on the 31st of May, so pray that all goes well.  Pray for strength and energy for Annie as well.

God bless everyone and we love y’all!

Ralph and Annie

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April Update 2020

                  Greetings everyone in the Name of Jesus!

Time for an update again, but as most of the world right now, we don’t have a lot to update. Haha. But we want you to know that we are praying that God is protecting you and keeping you safe through all of this COVID-19 stuff going on around the world.

Thailand like all the other countries in the world has put in place an emergency decree and the government is putting into place social distancing and stay home laws. We also have a curfew  in place from 10 pm to 4 Am and closed our country to everyone.  No one can enter the country or travel at this time. 

So, Annie and I too, are confined to home and not going out for anything except the doctor. We order all of our food from restaurants for lunch and then eat something simple for dinner.  We order our other foods from an online store when we can.  We only go out shopping when it is absolutely necessary.

As of today there are over 2500 people with the virus in the whole country of Thailand at this time. In our city there has been only 6 people infected so far and 4 of them are healed and back home already.  For right now the nation wide numbers of infections are going down every day, only 29 yesterday. So I guess we are doing pretty good in comparison to many other countries. Annie and I pray healing and protection scriptures over us every day and pray for us and all of you as well.  Praying for this too to pass soon.

All the churches that we minister in are live streaming on facebook as well.  Annie and I are encouraging and disciplining the pastors we work with via video chat as well. 

I want to give a big shout out to Saints (Church) on the Rock Foundation in Buriram.  They are only a small foundation but they are doing a big work for Jesus. Over the last week or so they have been reaching out to their community by making face shields and and giving them to the local hospitals in their area!  So far they have given out 2000 Face Shields and 1500 face  masks to 10 local hospitals, 1 hotel and 2 companies.  They are presently providing food for anyone who has been affected by the Covid-19 situation and can not afford to buys their own. They are letting their light shine for Jesus! 

Thank God for Pastor Bob and the leaders of Saints on the Rock Foundation for having the heart of God to reach out to their community during this time of crisis. Also thanks to all the people who have sowed into the foundation that make all of this possible.

I want you to know we appreciate you so much for your faithful support and prayers during these times of crisis and we are praying fervently for your provision as well.

We love y’all so much and thank you so much.

Ralph and Annie

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