Why did Bui and I move to Louisville, Kentucky to study Missions and Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary instead of living overseas as missionaries sharing the Gospel and starting churches? I am sure that is a question some of you are asking. Back in 2003 God gave me a vision for the future, […]

No more weddings for Matt and Bui! My cousin Tammy said that getting married in two countries was so Hollywood. I hope that was a compliment. Thank you Wes and Laura for taking such great photos! Here is a link to all of our photos from the wedding at Kirksey Baptist Church:
Wedding picture # […]

Time in Murray
The Lord really blessed the six weeks he gave me in Murray. One of my favorite memories would have to be a family get together at my Uncle Shorty’s house (I am from the south). Here are a few photos:
Mom, Jeanne and Shorty (Mom with her brother and sister):

Trisha, Kathy and Sandy (Shorty’s […]

The last two years or so in Thailand have gone by very quickly. Our lives really are like the mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes (James 4:14). Time is something that we should not take for granted and waste, it is a gift from God to be used in his service […]

I will arrive at the airport in Nashville, TN July 5th!

Greetings from Mahasarakham, Thailand! My time with the IMB in Thailand is quickly passing by and Christ is reminding me through his word that we must redeem the time, the hour is close at hand (Romans 13:11, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31). WAKE UP!

Prayer Requests:
1) Pray that I would manage what little time I have left here […]

1) Every Monday and Wednesday for the next few weeks I will be holding English conversation classes with a few friends who are professors in the Hotel and Tourism Management department. Their English is really good already, but they just need to practice speaking. God has really blessed our conversation time and much of it […]

Here is the wikipedia article:
The Thai New Year (Thai: สงกรานต์ Songkran) is celebrated every year on 13 April to 15 April. It is also celebrated in Laos (called Songkan in Lao), Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma where it is called Thingyan), and by ethnic Dai in Yunnan, China. Sri Lanka also celebrates a similar festival called Sinhalese […]

This last month has been challenging and exciting at the same time There was bad news coming from home and great opportunities provided by God here in Thailand.
Going Home:
I should be returning to America sometime in August Please pray for me because I need to decide if I want to go home at the beginning […]

I am going to try to make this newsletter easier to read.God has answered lots of prayers the last month or so. Here is a short list of praises:
1) Praise God that Tiu, the Japanese major from Nong Kai, is still studying the Bible with me and still has lots of questions about Christ.
2) Our […]