Biography
I was born into a Christian family and have attended church since I was a young child. My father, who is a deacon, and my mother, who is a Sunday school teacher, were my role models. My childhood was centered around my church and family. I was home schooled for three years and attended a Christian school for the rest of my education. As a child God began working in my heart to serve Him. After soaking up missionary stories and hearing about the mission field from missionaries who visited my church and books I read, God started to plant a desire in my heart to serve him on the mission field. As I got older the desire began to fade so I thought. I had my friends and my job, but God was not giving up. When I was sixteen some refugees from Thailand visited my church. The mission field had come right to me. Soon my church had a growing ministry for these refugees, and I was completely involved. I started out helping my Ma teach the young refugee children in her Sunday School class. The next thing I knew I was making two to three trips with my van every Sunday bringing the refugees to church, teaching the children and adults English on Sunday afternoons, and being a mentor to the children. I loved these people and their culture; my desire to see them and their people trust and serve God continued to grow.
After graduation from Latham Christian Academy, I enrolled into Hyles-Anderson College in 2009 and began my Bachelors of Science for English Education. My goal was to teach ESL (English as a Second Language) and work in America. Once again that was not what God planned. During the summer before my junior year, I met Emmanuel Sinoy at my church’s week-long tent meeting. He and his family are missionaries to the Burmese and Thai people. He asked me to visit his ministry in Thailand. I told him I was in school and didn't have the money. For two years he stayed in contact with me. Upon completing my degree at Hyles-Anderson, in January 2013, God gave me an opportunity to serve in Thailand for four months with the Thailand Mission Team and also to take part in Pastor Sinoy’s ministry for a couple of weeks. During my time in Thailand, God confirmed that this is where He wants me
Salvation Testimony
At a young age, I knew many Bible stories and about heaven and hell. On the way home one night when I was four, I told my parents I wanted to get saved. That night my Ma knelt with me at my bed and led me through the plan of salvation. The following morning was Sunday; I walked into church and announced to my pastor that I had gotten saved. After the Sunday morning service, I was baptized. When I was ten, I started to doubt my salvation. Every time I heard a sermon on hell or something happened, I would doubt again. It wasn't until I was in college did I finally have peace and was able to defeat those doubts.
I was born into a Christian family and have attended church since I was a young child. My father, who is a deacon, and my mother, who is a Sunday school teacher, were my role models. My childhood was centered around my church and family. I was home schooled for three years and attended a Christian school for the rest of my education. As a child God began working in my heart to serve Him. After soaking up missionary stories and hearing about the mission field from missionaries who visited my church and books I read, God started to plant a desire in my heart to serve him on the mission field. As I got older the desire began to fade so I thought. I had my friends and my job, but God was not giving up. When I was sixteen some refugees from Thailand visited my church. The mission field had come right to me. Soon my church had a growing ministry for these refugees, and I was completely involved. I started out helping my Ma teach the young refugee children in her Sunday School class. The next thing I knew I was making two to three trips with my van every Sunday bringing the refugees to church, teaching the children and adults English on Sunday afternoons, and being a mentor to the children. I loved these people and their culture; my desire to see them and their people trust and serve God continued to grow.
After graduation from Latham Christian Academy, I enrolled into Hyles-Anderson College in 2009 and began my Bachelors of Science for English Education. My goal was to teach ESL (English as a Second Language) and work in America. Once again that was not what God planned. During the summer before my junior year, I met Emmanuel Sinoy at my church’s week-long tent meeting. He and his family are missionaries to the Burmese and Thai people. He asked me to visit his ministry in Thailand. I told him I was in school and didn't have the money. For two years he stayed in contact with me. Upon completing my degree at Hyles-Anderson, in January 2013, God gave me an opportunity to serve in Thailand for four months with the Thailand Mission Team and also to take part in Pastor Sinoy’s ministry for a couple of weeks. During my time in Thailand, God confirmed that this is where He wants me
Salvation Testimony
At a young age, I knew many Bible stories and about heaven and hell. On the way home one night when I was four, I told my parents I wanted to get saved. That night my Ma knelt with me at my bed and led me through the plan of salvation. The following morning was Sunday; I walked into church and announced to my pastor that I had gotten saved. After the Sunday morning service, I was baptized. When I was ten, I started to doubt my salvation. Every time I heard a sermon on hell or something happened, I would doubt again. It wasn't until I was in college did I finally have peace and was able to defeat those doubts.