Like you, as we enter this time of the year, with the holidays approaching soon, we can’t help but be thankful for all of God’s blessings over the years. We are also extremely thankful for the opportunity to be able to spend some time with family and friends in recent days and to be here while two more grandchildren were born. Luna Ayala and Micah Esposito entered the world just a few days apart and we happened to be in town when it happened.

PLEASE PRAY FOR LUNA, MICAH, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR LAST THREE WEEKS IN THE STATES!  

We are also very thankful for the many blessings in Southeast Asia. It has been so exciting to see what God is doing in and through our ministry in Northern Thailand, in Laos, and through the continued efforts to be a help to the hurting by way of Operation Samaritan’s Compassion in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING AND GIVING!

PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR VARIOUS MINISTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA!

NORTHERN THAILAND

Speaking of Northern Thailand, our ministry there (we have been living and serving there now for more than two years), is having its best days ever. Between the mother church and the three other village ministries, we are seeing someone saved nearly every week (including five two weeks ago), a couple of baptisms, and the attendances have been wonderful, including some good days on the mountain top (the mother church). Tzer Chang, who recently was instituted as the pastor of the church is doing a fantastic job. As always, Tom and Sue are doing their best job to be sure everyone in Northern Thailand has the opportunity to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ, Jui, Jay and his wife See are staying busy as ever. 

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING AND GIVING!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MINISTRY IN NORTHERN THAILAND AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE NEW CONVERTS TO GROW IN THEIR FAITH!

HELPING LOCAL SCHOOLS

I am very grateful for the opportunity to partner with a few of our National Pastors with a new ministry. It is a haircut ministry. Yes, you read it right – a haircut ministry. A few of our churches are working together to go to a few local public schools to give free haircuts to the poor children. This past month we were able to give almost 200 hundred haircuts. It’s a great chance to meet new people, be a blessing, and it opens the door to get the Good News of Jesus Christ out to many that might never of had a chance to hear. We have already had one adult trust Christ!

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING AND GIVING!

PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS THIS MINISTRY AND THAT MANY WILL COME TO CHRIST AS A RESULT OF IT!

SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH – CHERCHOU

I met Cherchou almost eleven years ago when my wife and I first moved to the country of Laos. He was saved and baptized in a refugee camp in 2005. At the time that I met him, he was a very discouraged Christian. He had been invited to relocate his family to assist another man in starting a church. This never materialized. He had a son (his only son) that was given the wrong medicine, which resulted in him becoming severely disabled both physically and mentally. When the child died, Cherchou, his wife, and the rest of the family were devasted.

In his own words, he backslid. I had the opportunity to disciple him for about three years after this tragedy and God infused hope and health into his heart and life. God is now using Cherchou as an assistant pastor in one of the churches that we have helped over the years and he is also teaching in a Bible Institute, as well as interpreting for a missionary in the same Institute.

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING AND GIVING!

PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS CHERCHOU, HIS FAMILY, AND THE MINISTRIES THAT HE IS INVOLVED WITH! 

My wife and I want to THANK all our family, friends, fellow-laborers, and financial supporters for YOUR PRAYING and for YOUR GIVING. It’s amazing all that God can do because of your investment. Again, THANK YOU!

Your Missionaries in Southeast Asia,

Johnny and Denise