5 years ago today, Nong Boom declared to the world that she belonged to Jesus....

Today is one of those days that the tears of joy continue to flow from my eyes as I reflect on the goodness of God and how much God loves Thai people and is moving here and transforming the lives of people and has allowed me and my family to join Him in His work here in Northern Thailand. 

5 years ago today, Nong Boom was baptized.

As I think about that day 5 years ago and I think about how God is continuing to truly transformed this young lady's life, I am humbled to have had the honor to Pastor this young lady for the past 5 years and now to have her on my Thai staff. She is not perfect just like the rest of us, but one thing is very clear: she is not the same person she was a little over 5 years ago before she gave her heart to Jesus.

God wants to transform our lives, let us yield our hearts to Him and let Him make us into more authentic followers of Jesus Christ more every day. We love you Boom and are joining God in helping you become the woman of God that He desires in your life. Here is Boom's Baptism 5 years ago today.

God is at work. We have joined God in this work and ask for your partnership with us in this great work of God. 

21 Years ago Today - International Mission Board Appointment Service - July 21, 1998.

Thanking God for the confirmation He chose to give us through the International Mission Board in our response to our sense of God's leadership to obey His leading to move our family to Thailand and begin following His leadership of learning how to love Thai people, to adjust our lives to live in harmony with Thai people, to learn one of the most difficult languages in the world, and to begin the process of planting a church in Thailand that God had in mind.

What a joy it was today to worship with that church family that we now call Baan Athitaan Church in Northern Thailand made up of over 23 different ethnic/linguistic people groups and some of the least reached people groups in our world today. What a great journey of faith this has been for us. We have stumbled from time to time and not always done everything right. We have had hardship and pressure to change the course, but God has been faithful to allow sinners like us to be a part of His great plan of redemption among some of the kindest, gracious, and most gentle people you will ever meet but among a people where 99 out of every 100 persons do not have their names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. We are grateful to have had a small part of serving an awesome God but we are not done!!!!! and are looking forward to serving God for as long as He allows us to serve Him. We are grateful for the awesome Thai partners God has placed in our lives for such a time as this.

Thank you to our awesome children that were patient with us in this new land. Jessica Davenport, Liz Vaughn, Josh Johnson, and Caleb Johnson

Thank you Sutasinee Srijai, Jay Lee, Boum Boom, Nattapong Khakaew, Bee Orranee and thank you to two great interns serving with us at this moment: Marut Taptimtait and Monrada Archa. Also grateful for our Western Partners who are serving with us today: Thank you Derek May, Jodi May, Alexa Diane, Keith Lihaven, Taran Lihaven, and Gary Gary Peña.

Have I told you lately I love my church family! Let us work together for the advancement of His Kingdom in and around Northern Thailand with all of our hearts for the glory of God. Much Love, Pii Michael

P.S. The news article write up was from the Goshen News in Goshen, IN after IMB Appointment July 21, 1998. Our family landed in Thailand on January 13, 1999  and at that time our family of 6 (Hope was 7 months pregnant with Caleb so we included him) landed in Bangkok along with about 15 or 16 pieces of luggage and began our awesome journey of joining God in His work of redemption in Thailand. Jessica Davenport was 9,Liz Vaughn was 6, Josh Johnson was 1+ and Caleb Johnson was "in the oven" and was born two months later on March 10.1999 in a hospital in BKK. We want to declare as the Psalmist declared, "The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy." Psalm 126:3.

Pouring Concrete TODAY In Northern Thailand - picture update July 17, 2019

We have all heard it said a million times, "a picture is worth a thousand words." Well, we thought we would do a different kind of update today with very few words but with a host of pictures taken today in Chiangrai, THAILAND.

Thanking God for HIS Provision, the Generosity of His People, Supporters, Partners, Friends, & Family, and the opportunity to bring the message of Jesus to millions of the least reached peoples from dozens of the least reached people groups in our world today.

TODAY WE POURED CONCRETE.......PRESSING ON FOR THE EXPANSION OF GOD'S KINGDOM .... IN GOD'S WAY......IN GOD'S TIMING....and FOR GOD'S GLORY.

Please keep us in your prayers and yes, we are still taking donations toward "The Lighthouse Learning Center" either on line at www.gontim.org or by sending a check to NTIM. Thank you.