We hope you are doing well. Our hearts have been deeply touched and grieved as we think of the events happening in America. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Amy has just finished the 7th week of what will be a full quarter of online schooling. There have been different challenges that accompany online learning than Amy typically sees in the classroom, but there have also been different blessings and opportunities for impact with the students. One of the dynamics of the online classroom that Amy has really enjoyed has been that her already typically small class is even smaller. This online term, she is the “homeroom” teacher for ten 1st through 3rd graders, who keep her constantly hopping with requests for help. With the even more intimate class size she has not only had the opportunity to get to know her “Conquerors” even better than she would in the classroom, but also has had the opportunity to minister to them in deeper ways.  Jane, a 1st grader who lives with her Buddhist grandparents, has recently been wanting to pray every time there is an opportunity. In an oral report about “What Makes Me Happy”, Jane shared that she likes to pray because “I know God loves us.”  Amy has also recently had a student who is asking a lot of great questions about God. Check out our video for the full story.

New Life Church – Children’s Ministry Today was the first day of New Life International Church’s Children’s Ministry. Being that the school is connected closely to the church, we felt it appropriate to begin a children’s outreach ministry. Had it not been for the whole COVID-19 crisis, we would have begun weeks ago, but we are so happy that as restrictions have been lightening we are now able to meet in groups up to 250 people and so today we began what will be many weeks of a “Bible Adventure” with students from the school and we hope children from the community.  With today being the first day, we were happy with our small group of about ten children who joined us. We we will be handing out fliers in the community in the days to come and hope more children will join us.

Thank you for standing with us through your faithful prayers and support. We would love to hear from you with how you are doing and how we can be specifically praying for you. 

We love you, 

Matt and Amy Baldwin

Hello Friends! We hope you are doing well. We are continuing to pray for you regularly as we are going through this global crisis. Please send us an email letting us know how you are doing and how we can pray for you! 

Join us around our kitchen table as we share how we are feeling the Lord leading us and what’s going on with the school, the church, our community and our family during this time.

Jed and Alizah are growing so much. Jed loves everything superhero and fighter guys. Jed’s favorite bedtime story right now is called The New Earth: You’re Gonna Love It. Alizah loves everything frilly and “tutu” and princess. Her favorite bedtime story right now is Snowmen at Night or The Best Mouse Cookie.

We hope you are doing well and we pray that your hearts are filled with peace even in the midst of this crazy season we are in globally. We thought in this time of social distancing it might be nice to take a small step closer than we normally do and do a video update for you.

Prayers and Praises Praises: Praise God with us that all of us are doing well and are healthy. February was a challenging month for our family in terms of health, but we came through it victorious and are remaining healthy in the midst of this COVID-19 scare. Praise God with us that we are seeing hearts still open to the gospel in spite of the fear many are experiencing.  Prayers: Pray with us for continued wisdom and divine strategies for the school both administratively as Amy works to set up policies and put employee handbooks in place. Pray for insight in terms of how the school is to respond to this crisis, particularly if the school is to remain shut down after this long break is scheduled to end. At present, the new term is set to open April 20.  Pray for wisdom for us in all the matters concerning the church, beginning a church focused on children’s ministry, and disciple-making in our region. Pray for grace for us to find our rhythm as we continue to put down roots in our new town.

Thank you for standing with us through your faithful prayers and support. We truly couldn’t be here doing what God’s called us to without you. Thank you for helping us reach our community with the love of Jesus! We love you,  Matt and Amy Baldwin

On Friday, Matt went with Dtong to the house of a man he had prayed for at the hospital a couple of weeks ago. Uncle Biak had gotten much better after the first time we had prayed, but he had not fully recovered. He asked for us to pray for him again. 

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It’s been a month since we returned to Thailand and we are happy to report, “We are not in Bangkok anymore, Toto!” We are so happy to be settling into our new home in Map Ammarit (Map is pronounced somewhere between ‘map’ and ‘mop’, but has nothing to do with maps or mops).

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2019 has been a full year for us! We are so blessed by what the Lord has done and excited for what He will do as we continue to trust Him. We hope you enjoy our Christmas and New Year’s Letter. We love you and are blessed by the role you have played in our 2019!

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Have you ever been completely undone by a tapestry?

In June of 2017, we were among some of the last people to ever have the profound privilege to enter the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall and view the Arts of the Kingdom exhibition that was housed there under the sponsorship of the Queen Sirikit Institute. It closed indefinitely to the public in October 2017 to honor the passing of King Rama 9.

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We are so excited for our upcoming move to Chumphon Province! But to be honest, when we first heard about the little town we will be moving to, the school Amy will be working at, and the small group of believers who we will be partnering with to plant a church it didn’t appeal to us. So what shifted? 

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We put together a little video we thought you might enjoy sharing some highlights from our first 2 1/2 years in Thailand and what we feel lies ahead. Continue reading →