Transformation Ministries

It’s amazing how major transitions can affect our perception of time. Just two months ago, we were still living in our townhouse in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It’s hard to believe we have been at our new church in Tennessee for less than 2 months. God has been so faithful to us this year. This time last year, we had just moved from Bangkok back up to Chiang Rai, after a failed attempt at planting a church. We had assembled a small team that wanted to plant with us, and because of

Dear family, friends, and ministry partners: I have a bittersweet announcement. After 10 years serving in Thailand, we have felt God leading us back to the U.S. so I can pastor a church there. At the end of 2025, we began praying again about God's direction for our family. Ultimately, we felt like God was telling us it was time to move back to the U.S. to take a pastoral role in an established local church, and to build a sense of stability for our family after so many years

One of the greatest privileges of my life has been in being a dad. And it has been a wild adventure raising both Theo and Mary Ella in Thailand. Both of them have made me proud in so many ways. They have both adapted well to a mixed culture, where we are very American at home, then step out the door into the neighborhood to spend time with friends from Chiang Rai, Bangkok, South Korea, China, Texas, Myanmar, and Israel. (Yes, these are all places represented in our little ne

When I was young, April felt like it took forever to end. May was the end of the school year, which meant summer break. So waiting for April to get out of the way felt like an unpleasant trip to a government-run agency. Now, it hardly feels that way, and sometimes the months fly by with no mercy. In a way, this month felt like that. That’s one reason I love writing these newsletters. It reminds me to slow down and record the little ways God has moved each month. For example,

At church today, I met a visitor who went to Union University in Jackson, TN (where Liz and I met), went to the same church as us in college, and before going to college, had the SAME YOUTH PASTOR as me. I called her my estranged cousin. As I reflected on this chance encounter, it reminded me of all the people we’ve met over the NEAR DECADE we’ve been in Thailand (June will officially mark 10 years). Here are just SOME of those people: God has truly done amazing things. I co

Now you can listen while you read! Just click play. (It's not AI, my mic just sounds weird.) I'm finally getting back into the routine of going to the gym and lifting weights every weekday again, and last week, I saw something amazing. I noticed a lady in her 50s or 60s, lifting weights, walking around on crutches. It took me some time, though, to realize, that she only had one leg. I have been thinking about that for several days, because it's a perfect picture of persevera

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zechariah 9:9) This is the last newsletter for the year of 2025, and as I write this, it's hard to believe where we are now. I don’t mean physically, although that’s a factor too. What I mean is, God decided, in his sovereign will, to teach us some of the most important lessons about biblical wisdom w

I am very happy to report that after a tough year, things are finally starting to look up here at the end. There have been so many struggles that have added up over the year that have honestly kept me in a constant state of stress and “survival brain” making me unable to rejoice in the things I should be rejoicing in. Don’t get me wrong, I’m always intentional about practicing gratitude, but this month has been the first time I’ve been able to sit alone with my coffee and a B

I have sat down and tried to write this newsletter now more times than I can count. The first draft started on the first Saturday morning...

Ever since we came back to Thailand in January, I’ve felt a sense of disconnect. I don’t know if it’s because part of me didn’t actually...