The reports of what the Lord is doing through Rapha Ministries Church in Phuket, Thailand are encouraging. We continue to hold services on Sundays for worship, teaching, prayer, fellowship and more! Most other days particularly on Saturdays, there are regular outreaches taking place in several of the surrounding communities. Here is a recent baptism in […]

We are looking forward to an enjoyable Spring-Time season to emerge here in Pittsburgh. Hopefully, soon! Dan and I always look forward to spending Holy Week and Easter together when we slow down a bit to ponder and reflect upon what Christ has accomplished on the Cross. Wow! The price He paid for us to […]

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 NASB One of the benefits of a lifetime of walking with the Lord is a continual opportunity/invitation to be cleansed. His word, His forgiveness, His magnanimous invitation to come boldly to the throne of grace to find help are the things that […]

Here is one of our spiritual daughters from Laos. Her name is Malee. She was one of our very first bible school students who then began to serve with us, as a church planter in the northeast region of Thailand, for over a decade. Her faithfulness in the Lord is bringing forth much fruit in […]

Throughout the year, we continue to provide teaching and training to a group of hungry students in the Emmanuel Theological Seminary School of Missions (ETS) in Kalaymyo, Myanmar. Although teaching remotely it settings like these has its own set of challenges the rewards are immeasurable. The lives of those being trained hold a great deal […]

Somewhere in your journey as a follower of Christ when the penny [drops so to speak] and you begin to notice that your life [or some areas of your life] are either being driven [or strongly influenced] by unmet needs or by a set of core values. Those unmet needs [and we all have them] […]