Become Mission Minded My wife, my oldest daughter Shannon, and I took a short term mission trip to Russia in 1996. I remember meeting Dr. Sherry Ifft our missionary, at the airport, weighed down with bags of supplies she would use to train Sunday school teachers throughout Russia and the Ukraine. Shannon decided to extend […]

Growing People Congratulations to Pastor Laore Rakprakhun on completing her Bachelor Degree in Biblical Studies from a training school in Khorat, Thailand. Laore is one of our core Leaders of the Firstlight Fellowship Church Network – Thailand, and serves on the Board of Firstlight Foundation. She is presently pastoring two of our Firstlight Fellowship Churches […]

We Can Do This “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.” I Cor. 15:58 NAS Everyone can use a cheerleader in their life from time to time. Someone to tell them: You can do this!! You […]

Growing Churches Water baptism is an important step for those who decide to follow Christ not just in Thailand, but in the life of every believer who follows Christ. However, it doesn’t matter how many times I (Dan) get the opportunity to baptize people in Thailand, it never gets boring, and I never get tired […]

Overjoyed Last month I shared with you that I was going to be having surgery in late August, and here I am a month later, to share that the LORD has done an amazing thing and instead of surgery, my doctors have decided to treat me instead with an aggressive regimen of radiation and some […]

A Work In Progress I can remember back in the early days as a skilled laborer, in the builders trade in Pittsburgh, during the Renaissance phase in the 80’s that all work sites are messy. No joke! Dirt, rocks, mud, building materials everywhere! Overhead cranes, bulldozers, cement mixtures – you name it, it was there! […]