May Update 2021

 

                 Greetings everyone in the Name of Jesus!

Well, here in Thailand we are presently going through a third outbreak of COVID.  This time it is worse than the other two all together.  So we are back into lockdown mode again and have been now for a month.  All our our churches are back to online services again but thank God I am still able to teach and disciple via face chat.  Praise God!  Please pray this will pass soon and we can get back to a normal routine of ministry again.  

Also please pray for Annie and I for protection from the virus. In Thailand there are no home treatments allowed and if infected you are locked up in a hospital or field hospital until you are completely healed.  That would not be good at all for us, amen?  They are starting to give out vaccines to everyone but not to excited about that either.  The free government vaccines are the Chinese vaccine and do not want that one for sure.  The private hospitals are now saying they will have the Moderna vaccine available for a cost, so I am praying if we have to get vaccinated we will be able to choose one of the better ones. I know some would say don’t get vaccinated but we want to be able to travel freely by next year.  So pray for all of this to work without any complications and to make the right decisions. Thanks in advance.

Church on the Rock Buriram and Saints on the Rock Foundation is moving on with the vision. Just this month they were able to do the land fill on the new land.  

Now we will be moving on to the next phase and that will be building a church building and a nursery.  It will probably take around 35,000 USD to build everything and everyone here is believing and trusting in God to provide.  If anyone feels like they would like to share in this vision to help financially just let me know and I will give you instructions on how to give.  At least keep this project in your prayers and believe with us!

Please pray for my health, I am having colon problems again and presently going to the doctor trying to find out what’s going on.  First of all, pray God will just heal me and that will be it!  Amen?  Secondly, Pray for wisdom for the doctors to diagnose and treatment to get rid of this problem.  Tired of it and ready to get back to normal.  Amen?

Okay, hopefully by next month, we will be able to give a good report for Thailand and ministry, God willing. In the mean time we will keep on keeping on.  Amen?

We love you all!

Ralph and Annie

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APRIL UPDATE 2021

 

                 Greetings Everyone in the Name of Jesus!

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

Annie and I are doing okay and continuing to keep on keeping on during this time.  We are trying to sit out the Thai Buddhist New Year Holiday that is going on this week.  The roads are probably the most dangerous in the world during this week, so we always make it a habit to stay home.  This year we have an added danger, along with the dangers of traveling or getting out during this time a new wave of COVID is going all around.  This round seems to be worse than the first wave.

So, Annie and I are staying in during this week and see how it is going after this week is over.  We pray that it will clear up quickly because we are scheduled to preach be at COTR  Buriram April 25 and at a church gathering in Chiang Yuen On the 2nd of May.  We were just getting started back in a normal schedule of ministry so please pray with us it will pass quickly.

We had a great time ministering at Lamp of Khon Kaen Church on Easter.  I had the privilege of preaching a message on the Resurrection and after the service was asked to do a water baptism for 9 new believers.  Praise God, it was a blessed time and we truly enjoyed it.

After church we were able to encourage one of the local pastors who has just opened a new coffee shop here in Khon Kaen.  They are doing a great job and everything was delicious.  We pray God will bless them abundantly with this new project. Amen?

Annie had her 6 month checkup with the radiation doctor and all is good.  She won’t have to do another mammogram until September.  So thanks for all your prayers.  Keep us both in prayer for good health as we are in that stage of life, we need a lot of prayer.  Pray for me too, as my left knee has degenerated and slipped to being bone on bone, so I need a miracle from God to heal it without having a replacement surgery.  

A great big thanks to everyone who supports us and prays for us! You are truly appreciated and we lift you up in prayer everyday asking God to Bless, protect and fulfill all your needs as well!  

We love y’all!  

Ralph and Annie

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If anyone would like to send an offering or support us on a monthly basis, here is the information:

Contributions can be sent to:

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

Update March 2021

 

                 Greetings everyone in the Name of Jesus!

Well, Thailand has pretty much got COVID back under control except for some areas around Bangkok but we are now free to move around again. So On the 28th of February Annie and I were able to travel to Buriram and minister at Cotr Buriram.  Praise God!  

One of our new Spiritual Great Grandbabies!

Annie was able to teach before the service and she did a great job and the people were blessed.  

Then for the main service I shared a short message on marriage and then performed a ceremony of dedicating the marriage of Pastor Bob and Tip to the Lord. I led them through their vows and prayed over their marriage.  All is complete now.  They were actually married last December but because of COVID we had to wait for the ring and vow ceremony. Praise God!

We will be starting back at Lamp of Khon Kaen Church on the 4th of April for the Easter service.  Also, I am still doing discipleship on line as well. Then we have the Thai New year to get through and hopefully by the end of April and May all will be back to normal!  Amen?

Also on the 17th of this month, Annie will have her yearly check up with the radiation doctor and will probably have another mammogram and bone scan done.  So please keep her in your prayers this week till the end of the month for a good report and totally free!  Amen?

Okay please keep us in prayer as we all go through these difficult times, we will make it!  Amen?  We pray for all of you every day as well, that God will bless you and protect you all.  Please pray all will get back to normal here and for our health, provision and protection as well. I have had some health issues as well, but getting better every day.  So thank you for prayers for me too!

God bless you all and we love you!

Ralph and Annie

PS
 
If anyone would like to send an offering or support us on a monthly basis, here is the information:

Contributions can be sent to:

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