These first 2 months have flown by and recently we have been feeling like life has been a bit of a whirlwind. We continue to lean on God for strength and wisdom in all that we do. Here’s our summary of what God has accomplished through ZOE Thailand in 2022 within ZOE’s anti-trafficking framework of Prevention,...Read More
Christmas is one of our favorite times of the year because it celebrates the birth of the One who helps us to love, and who gives us the strength to serve, under all our circumstances…Jesus Christ! Lori-Ann and I wish you a blessed Christmas and pray that you are enjoying God’s presence during this season and into...Read More
After returning from Hawaii in April, Lori-Ann and I are back in the saddle! Here are our highlights for the month of May: Thai lessons continue twice-a-week with our gifted and very patient tutor. She now has us telling time in Thai (which is much more complicated than one might think), and praying in the...Read More
First of all, thank you so much for your monthly support! Your generosity means a lot to us, and may the Lord bless you for your faithfulness. I’m starting off this month’s update with a short endorsement of the 2016 movie, Silence,directed by Martin Scorsese. I highly recommend that you see it! I’m not going to...Read More
Sawadee! Here are the highlights of what has been going on with us in the last couple of months: AUGUST We were busy with preparations for various short term missionary teams visiting ZOE from August through November. Short term missionary teams are a great way for us to meet people from other walks of life...Read More
This was our first Christmas and New Year’s living abroad. It’s not like we haven’t vacationed outside of the U.S. during the holidays but it sure feels different when one celebrates from one’s newly appointed digs. As we mentioned last post, Thanksgiving is virtually non-existent in Thailand (with the exception of the U.S. expats) while...Read More
Now that we’ve been missionaries here in Chiang Mai for a few months, we are gaining confidence living in a foreign country, and have had some of the highest highs of our lives. I (Simpson) have had some breakthroughs in my spiritual growth, I’m enjoying working closely with Lori-Ann (she literally sits behind me at...Read More
Sawadee! (Thai greeting) We finally made it to Chiang Mai…and didn’t lose Molly, our toy poodle, in the process! We are here, although getting here sure was exciting. We give thanks to God, He moved mountains and did amazing things in our circumstances to help us arrive safely. One incident that gave us more than...Read More
It is the eve of our launch into the unknown–and all systems are go! Preparations were not without incident, we recently ran into issues that could have delayed us (more details in our next monthly update). But God continues to pave the way before us. Our flight leaves tomorrow at 1:00P.M., the start of our...Read More
Just about 2 weeks away from our move to Thailand! Lori-Ann and I are getting excited but still somewhat daunted by our remaining tasks ahead. Of course, even with all this frantic activity going on, God is not taking any breaks from continuing to refine my heart. Yesterday I was buying lunch at Subway. I...Read More
