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A Milestone Year for our Family:Happy 2011! This seems to be the year of milestones for our family. The numbers 15, 13, and

10 are big ones for us this year. The number 15 is for the years of marriage for Heather and I.

Time sure does fly when youre in love. The number 13 is the age Drew will be this year. We

will have a teenager in the house and I get the feeling things are changing. And the number 10

is for the years of service our family will have served in Thailand. It has been an honor and

privilege to be His witnesses in a land that desperately needs it. It hasnt been without itschallenges, but Gods grace has been our motivation.

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15 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AND ENJOYING IT!

It is hard to believe that March 16th, Heather

and I will have been married for 15 years. I

can honestly say that my love for Heather has

grown over these many years, and more than

that, is still growing. She is my best friend and

I wouldnt be the husband, father, servant,

leader, I am today without her friendship andencouragement. .....

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13 YEARS OLD: TEENAGE STAGE

August 6th, Andrew will turn 13. Our

conversations these days are beginning to

include the opposite sex a lot more. Actually, I

just came out of his room talking to him about

this. One of the girls had sent him a text

message about liking him. She is a .....Continued on Page 2

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10 YEARS IN THAILAND: OUR PRIVILEGE

Can it be? It doesnt seem like it but in May, it

will be our 10 year anniversary in Bangkok. It

has definitely been an adventure and I am sure

we arent the same people as when we arrived.

We have had the privilege of telling, .....

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UWM Thailand Mission Statement:

"To partner with church leaders in Bangkok

who have a vision to multiply healthy churches

through discipleship; in the church, on the

campus and in the community."

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My Beautiful Bride 15 Years Ago

Jacob (far left) & Andrew (far right) Drew/Jake:10 years ago

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15 YEARS OF MARRIAGE (CONTINUED)

She has been a great mom to our kids and she

has persevered through a lot of changes and

adjustments that must be made living in

another culture. I am so thankful that God

gave her to me 15 years ago. My prayer is that

our marriage would continue to reflect the

beauty of Christ, in our obedience as well as

our weaknesses.

13 YEARS OLD (CONTINUED)

7th grader and Drew is only in the 6th grade.

Jacob, our middle child, just turned 11 years

old, so we have at least 2 more years (ha!) for

his coming of age. Hopefully, both the boys

will be in Westminster Schools (Augusta, Ga.)

in the fall. They will enjoy being in the States

for a little while and they have friends they

made the last time we were on home

assignment. And it will be Amelia Claires first

year of public school. She will be in 1st

grade. She is looking forward to the States as

well. She misses her extended family.

Prayer Requests:

1. For the discipleship groupsthat are forming in ourpartner churches

2. For Spirit filled relationshipson our team

3. For campus ministry effortsthat are winding down forsummer term (Adisarn,Gay, Awm, Tote)

4. Our parenting would helpour children understandGod in the context of anintimate relationship

5. For wisdom and influencefor the many opportunitieswe have this year to share

our L-O-L Discipleshiptraining

Our Wedding Party Our Wedding Cake

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showing, teaching, training and

sharing the gospel with many Thai

people. Sometimes we wonder how

much of a difference we can make in

a country with only .05 percent

Christian, but we look back over these

past 10 years and we are so grateful

and humbled to have been a part of

redemptive history in this country. It

has been an honor to invest in

individuals as well as local churches, to

help our Thai brothers and sisters

reach out to their families and friendsand be the light in the darkness. We

arent sure how many more years we

will be here in Thailand (hopefully

many), but we pray for God to do

more. More discipleship, more

changed lives, more life evangelism/

more community engagement and

more of Gods mercy and grace. Pray

with us Psalm 90:17.

In His Hands,

Ronnie and Heather

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