May Update 2023

 

                Greetings everyone in the Name of Jesus!

Praise God we made it through the Thai New Year safe and sound only missed a few nights of sleep! Haha. Thank you for all of your prayers and support, God is always answering them.  We just had our routine blood work done this week and everything was a good report. Now we are finished until September and then we have the annual full physical. We praise God for good health so we can continue to minister here in Thailand. We know it is because of all your prayers and support that we can do what we do!  Amen?  

On the 23rd of April we were able to minister at COTR Buriram. We had a great time ministering to our small family there. Annie taught pre service and I preached  the main service.   Afterwards they surprised Annie with an early birthday celebration. She was truly blessed and we had a great time of fellowship afterwards.

Around the first of May, one of our spiritual daughters from Vietnam came to Khon Kaen and visited us for 2 days.  On the second day one of her students, who is a missionary to Laos came and joined us. We had a great time in fellowship, ministry and encouraging them. Our spiritual daughter wants us to go to Vietnam and have a marriage seminar in Saigon and Hanoi. So prayers please for God’s will to be done. Amen?

On the 14th, we were able to minister again at the Lamp of Khon Kaen Church here in Khon Kaen. We had a great time of ministry. Annie taught before service and I preached the main service. God truly blessed us all. Afterwards we had lunch and fellowship with all the members. Thanks to God for everything.

Please continue to pray for our health, provision and direction.  We have received an invitation to Vietnam to do a marriage seminar both in Saigon and Hanoi and are awaiting the details right now.  Also we are planning a trip to the Philippines next year in April 2024 for a new church plant and to minister. So as you can see, we definitely need your prayers.  Sometimes we think it is time to retire but new opportunities always come. So, guess God is not through with us yet.  Haha. May God bless all of you and fulfill all your needs as well.

We love y’all!

Ralph and Annie

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April Update 2023

 

Lunch with our Spiritual Children!

                             Greetings in the Name of Jesus!

We pray that you are all being blessed by God in all that you do.  Annie and I are staying in this week as Thailand celebrates the famous Songkran Holiday or Thai New Year, also known as the water festival to many. It has been three years since Thailand has been able to celebrate because of Covid and this year they are going all out.  They even extended the Holiday a couple of days.  If I had to compare this holiday for people to understand, I guess it would be very close to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Over 100,000 people across the street from our home!

On the outside it looks like a lot of fun.  All day long there are roads closed so people can walk down the streets with vendors and bars everywhere. People throw water on each other by whatever means they can find. Super powered water guns, buckets hoses, anything they can find. Drinking of all sorts everywhere and concerts day and night. Tourists and Thais mingle together and it looks like the most fun thing to do in the world.

But behind the scenes, the Buddhist celebrations are going on, which for the most part looks good and moral. They respect the elderly in their families and come together for family fellowship as well. The goal on the last day is to worship and celebrate the Sea Serpent through many demonic ceremonies. So, the spiritual side is not so pretty or fun.

Hundreds will lose their lives and thousands will be injured through road accidents throughout Thailand.  Mostly from drunk driving and thousands of people on the roads.

This is why Annie and I either leave the country during this time or decide to stay home and hibernate until all the celebrations are finished and everyone goes back to work. So here we are waiting for another couple of days as I do this update. With all the concerts and loud music around us day and night. Thank God they usually slow down around midnight and we are able to get some sleep before morning. Amen?

Just before the holiday we were able to minister at the Lamp of Khon Kaen Church here in Khon Kaen. On the 2nd Annie preached and taught the service and God used her mightily. God is good! On the 9th of April, I was able to preach the Easter Service. I preached that our hope is in the Resurrection of Jesus. Praise God for the opportunity to minister while our spiritual children are out of the country. We enjoyed both Sundays and the fellowship with all the members. Praise God.

Praise God next week we will be out and ministering again at COTR Buriram Church. We are looking forward to being out and about again.

Please continue to pray for us!  We appreciate all your prayers and support that makes everything possible.  We always need prayer for our provision, protection and health. Thank you all in advance.

God bless all of you and we love y’all!

Ralph and Annie

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March Update 2023

 

                        Greetings in the Name of Jesus!

We pray that you are all being blessed in all you do.  March was a little slower ministry wise but we were busy with all of our health checkups.  Praise God we received a good report from all of our doctors visits. On March 17th, Annie completed 3 out of 5 years of her treatment by taking a hormone blocker with only 2 more years left.  She has been doing great and free now for 3 years! To God be the Glory! Please continue to pray for our health, strength and energy to continue serving Jesus.  Amen?

This month, we ministered at Church on the Rock Buriram.  Annie taught before the service and I preached on the Grace of God. God blessed us all! Thank you Jesus!  The church is truly growing in the Spirit and knowledge of God more and more.  We are so happy to be a part of what this church has become.  They are a loving growing family. The lady that is taking chemotherapy treatments is doing much better, please keep praying for her.

 

Dong Bang Church

We had an opportunity to visit a church we used to minister in 26 years ago.  We saw one of the teenagers we knew, who has grown up now and is the pastor's wife of the church.  Praise God god to see the kids who have grown up and  now serving God.

Next month, we will be ministering three weekends, so prayers please.  Also the 13th to 15th is the Thai New Year and that week is the most dangerous time for traveling, so Annie and I will be hibernating that week except we will be ministering on the 16th here in Khon Kaen.  So please pray for our protection during that time.

A big thank you to all of our supporters who are faithful every month to trust and believe in us!  We couldn’t do what we do without you! We thank all of you who pray for us also, God is truly answering your prayers because even at our age we are staying healthy, full of energy and strength to serve Jesus.  Amen?  We love all of you and are always praying for you too!

We love you!

Ralph and Annie

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Nederland, TX 77627

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