About Us

 

I have had the God-given privilege of serving the Lord as a missionary, teacher, and ministry leader for many years now. Looking back, I can clearly see that my life has been shaped not by anything I have done, but by a long and patient work of God’s grace. Since my salvation as a young soldier, the Lord has faithfully guided my steps, using preaching, counsel, and life experiences to deepen my burden for the nations and prepare me for a lifetime of service.

My wife, Denise, and I have been married for 44 years, and it has been our joy to serve the Lord together throughout our marriage. The Lord has blessed us with five children—four in full-time ministry and one serving part-time—and 32 grandchildren. We are grateful for His goodness to our family and count it a great blessing to see them walking with Him.

For more than four decades, Denise and I have been involved in full-time ministry. Over the past 13 years, the Lord has led us to Southeast Asia, where we have lived and ministered in Cambodia, Laos, China, and Thailand. Although we currently reside in Cambodia, much of our ministry takes us throughout the region—especially to Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand—where we are able to take part in conferences, teaching opportunities, and encouraging local believers.

Our ministry has focused on church planting, Bible teaching, discipleship, and compassionate outreach. We have never desired to simply bring a model, but rather to labor alongside national believers—learning from them, while also seeking to help train and equip them for faithful and fruitful service in their own communities.

One of the central aspects of our ministry has been Bible education. Through involvement with Bible colleges and training centers, including Pacific Baptist Bible College and related ministries, I have sought to help ground students in the Word of God and encourage them to apply it in their daily lives and ministries.

Over the years, the Lord has also allowed me to develop various discipleship materials, including lesson plans, workbooks, devotionals, and teaching series. My desire with these resources has simply been to help believers grow in their knowledge of God, deepen their love for Him, and live lives marked by faithful service.

By God’s grace—and through the prayers and generosity of His people—we have been able to invest our lives in training leaders, strengthening churches, and expanding gospel ministry throughout Southeast Asia. Any fruit that has come from this work is a testimony to His faithfulness, seen not only in ministries, but in the lives of individuals who are walking with God and serving Him.

At the heart of all we do is a desire to know and love God more, to walk closely with Christ, and to live in the power of the Holy Spirit. Whether through teaching, writing, mentoring, or simply serving where God places us, our prayer is that He would be glorified and that others would be strengthened and reached with the gospel.

Our desire is simple: to know Christ and to make Him known.

7 thoughts on “About Us

  1. Bro. Johnny, I don’t know if you even remember me. I am Ginger Bane formally Ginger Coglianese when I was a bus kid when you were at HAC. I run a prayer meeting at church, assistant WMS leader for the South Pacific Circle, run the lost and found on Sunday afternoons, teach in the 4th grade Jr. Church, and assistant to a small soul winning group that goes to different nursing homes every Friday.
    I never stopped praying for your family after you and Bro. Joe left. Please keep in touch.
    Love,
    Ginger

  2. Brother Johnny this is Charles Elkins
    I would like to send you something to help you with your work
    But I don’t know how to send money to you.
    Can you please tell me how to do this

  3. Brother Johnny, this is Pastor Timothy Choi of Bible Baptist Church, Gardena CA.
    I am organizing a ‘survey trip’ to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam in February 2019, with 5 or 6 Korean pastors from Korea and the US. We are planning to arrive in Cambodia on 02/22(Fri), spend the weekend there, then leave for Vietnam on 02/24(Mon). I have contacted Bro. Kongkaw in Thailand, and Brother Garcia in Vietnam, for their advice and assistance. Brother, are you going to be in Cambodia during those days, and if so, would you be able to guide us? Looking forward to hearing from you, and many thanks. Brother Timothy Choi.

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