When I look at the children, the parents, and all the pain and despair they go through, I am once again convinced that we need each other. We speak to them about hope and faith, and they remind us to examine our values and priorities.
We visited three orphanages, a hospice, and a children’s oncology unit. What brings me joy is that the children wait for us, and most importantly, they understand that our relationships will continue even after they leave these institutions. One boy, Roma, wants to be adopted, and there are people willing to take him in — but he has two brothers with him, and they can’t be separated. Please pray that God would resolve this situation.
There is good news: we now regularly hold a small group for the parents of hospitalized children. Before, we simply provided meals and helped as best we could. But now, they themselves are ready for serious conversations and discussions about faith in God and the Church. Their number is growing, and seven moms have already attended our women’s gatherings.
I also want to ask for prayer for a girl named Kristina who has leukemia. She was going to be sent for a bone marrow transplant, but her condition is unstable, and doctors are afraid she may not survive the journey. Please pray for her family! They are also in need of financial support, as the treatment requires additional resources.
Once I met a woman named Anur. She told me her story: “I didn’t understand,” she said, “why, despite having everything, I felt such dissatisfaction, even melancholy…” She came across a book about Christ, and God began to speak to her. She repented. Later, her husband did too. They became fervent Christians and boldly shared about Christ with others. Soon, other believers began to gather around them — a small, living ministry was born. Unfortunately, this fervor did not last long.
One by one, people began to fall away. Crisis came. God began to convict Anur and her husband of how they conducted their business. They decided not to participate in dishonest dealings. Since then, their financial situation deteriorated. Her husband became disillusioned, and prayer faded. Anur also began to drift away from God. She started seeking answers in numerology, horoscopes, psychology, but found no peace.
Now, we often talk and pray together with Anur. I see how God is touching her heart again. She admits that she needs God more than ever before. But she also honestly says that she does not want to completely give up her previous interests. Her heart is at a crossroads, but I believe — the Lord will not abandon her. I earnestly ask you to continue praying for me!
We have been periodically serving in Laos since 2018, visiting the country and sowing the Word through printed materials, evangelism, food distribution, and helping with the construction of a house of prayer. We pray and present our desires before Him — that in this poor country, there would be a team of evangelists.
This time, it was very difficult for us to enter the country. Previously, we even entered by mopeds and served, but the laws are constantly changing, and this time we barely made it in on foot. Throughout it all, the Lord was with us.
Since everything had been arranged and planned, a local brother met us at the appointed place. We bought groceries for 40 people — leprosy patients — and traveled another 40 kilometers off-road. The village road was just dust, and for some reason, they were even sweeping it. The poor, sick people were already waiting for us. Before distributing the food, we shared the Gospel, prayed, sang a song, and handed out the food. Everyone was very grateful.
We also gave two flannelgraph sets to those responsible for children’s ministry in the church. The next day, we visited a church we are helping to build. We prayed, blessed them, and then began our 700-kilometer journey back home to Vietnam.
Thank you for supporting ministry in Southeast Asia. May the Lord bless you abundantly.
Cambodia is a country of abandoned children. Children live with their grandmothers, in Buddhist monasteries, or even on the streets. Many organizations, seeing this trend, began opening shelters. Most of the children eventually become Christians.
Currently, we have 20 Khmer children living with us full-time, and another 2 children come during the day. In total, we care for 22 children entirely, and an additional 8 children come to eat with us three times a day.
This year, we began organizing a church on the grounds of our shelter. Right now, 11 people attend Sunday services — mostly neighbors and children from our shelter. Many villagers are afraid to come for several reasons. Some say Christianity is a “white man’s religion,” and that “we already have Buddhism.”
People who start attending often face misunderstanding from their relatives and neighbors. They are considered traitors of the ancestral faith! Devout Buddhists believe that converting to Christianity is like transferring from university back to second grade of elementary school.
Only the power of the Holy Spirit can change this mindset, so please pray for the growth of our church in this village.
For eighteen years, a son fervently prayed that his parents would come to know the love of Jesus. His father, a doctor, was displeased when the son chose to follow Jesus. But the son continued to hope that they too would believe and be baptized. And finally — they did.
The parents began to share their testimony with our church, when suddenly a heavy rain and thunderstorm broke out, making it difficult to hear them. The baptismal pool had to be moved indoors. The couple entered the water and were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ! It was a very solemn moment. Their son stood beside them, overwhelmed with joy. God not only answered his prayer but also tested and strengthened their faith during the storm.
That day became a testimony of hope for the children in our church who are still praying for their parents and grandparents to come to Christ. It reminded us all: God hears. God answers. And His timing is perfect. What a great God we serve!
By God’s grace, we will visit our family and church in the U.S. in August and September 2025. If you would like to learn more about the ministry in Thailand and invite us to your church, we would be happy to share what God is doing in this country.
A team of three brothers came to visit us, with whom we had planned the ministry in advance. One of them had already visited us before, and that was a great blessing for us! The brothers prepared thoroughly for the ministry, and the Lord blessed us abundantly.
We visited the 12 families under our care, to whom we distribute food and teach the Word of the Lord. With the help of the brothers, we also gained new opportunities and methods for ministry! We held a baptism in joyful fellowship with the Russian-speaking church. We blessed a newborn boy named Li in a Raglai family. In that same family, we also helped build a toilet.
Wherever we went, the Lord was with us and blessed us. There are many people here who cannot read, and the brothers brought audio Bibles, which we distributed with prayer. We held a children’s program in the tribe, which gathered about 50 kids. There were sports games and Bible lessons, and we blessed each child with treats. It was a wonderful time of sowing God’s Word.
Beloved, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts and souls for your labor of love in the Lord’s work. Together we can do much. I sincerely ask you to support my wife Irina in prayer — she will soon undergo surgery.
