Christmas Greetings

Merry Christmas from Thailand...we only can DREAM OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS...but for many of you it is a reality....

   December Newsletter

Templeton’s in Transition

Dear friends and family,

                After four great years in Thailand we are facing a new transition.  We have loved our time of ministry here.  I have taught Theology, Ethics, Church History and Spanish during our four years here.  I have especially enjoyed the discipleship aspect of teaching the Christian Ethics classes.  My students have been great and I have loved seeing them mature and begin to live their faith for themselves.  I have also greatly enjoyed the opportunity to coach both girls volleyball and boys volleyball and soccer.  Gina has appreciated being able to work in the high school and elementary libraries over the course of our four years here.  God has been faithful and good to us.  We have seen our oldest son Nate, graduate last year and Josh will be graduating in May 2014.  Together with our youngest son Lucas, they have had wonderful cross-cultural experiences, have traveled in Thailand and made many international friends.

                And now it seems that a new adventure awaits us.  We have been invited by our mission organization to assume a leadership position at the New Tribes Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin.  I will be transitioning into the Dean of Education position after our year of home assignment.  I was able to discuss this potential opportunity with NTBI leadership, this past summer when I took Nate back to the United States following his graduation from high school.  Over the past months we have prayed and sought the Lord’s guidance and believe Him to be leading us to accept this position.  Though we will miss many aspects of our current ministry in Thailand, we are excited about being directly involved in the discipleship of believers in a Bible School setting and also in the training of missionary candidates.

                We praise God for the relationship we have with you as our family, friends and financial and prayer supporters.  We praise God for supplying our needs through your financial partnership with us.  We trust that you will continue to partner with us financially and through prayer as we make this new transition. 

As you may know, student debt is a painful reality for many, and perhaps most, college students.  At NTBI we will continue to serve as missionaries with New Tribes Mission.  In order to offer an affordable training program for missionary candidates and eager disciples of Jesus Christ, NTBI does not charge tuition.  Students pay only for room and board since all staff members are full-time missionaries who are supported by local churches and committed individuals.  This allows students to receive Biblical training and to graduate without incurring debt.  After their two years at NTBI many students continue as missionary candidates with NTM, others transfer to four- year Christian or secular universities while others return to their local churches and use the Bible training they have received to nurture and encourage their local church body.

We will finish out the current school year at Grace International School in Chiang Mai, Thailand and will return to America in June 2014.  We will be on home assignment until May 2015.  During this time we hope to visit many of you, share our new ministry focus with interested individuals and churches and get reacquainted with American culture after spending the last 9 years living Brasil and Thailand. 

We would love to receive any feedback you may have for us regarding this new ministry opportunity that we will be pursuing.  We praise God for the role you have played in our lives over the years and trust that God will allow us many more years of partnership as we seek to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

                                                                              Sincerely,

                                            Andy (for the Templeton family)

August Newsletter 2013

Aug 2013

God is Faithful

We are constantly AMAZED at how the Lord continues to provide for our needs and the needs of our children. Below is a little video I (Gina) have put together to display the Faithfulness of OUR GREAT LORD and SAVIOR...JESUS CHRIST!

 

ENJOY

 

 

Song: Never Once

By: Matt Redman

Elephant Ride...

We have been having a wonderful time with a team of Believers from our home church in Wis.  This is a little clip of a laugh we shared together while we went to see the elephants. 

Please Pray....Changes are a comin'

Nate Summer

Our prayer for Nate....

One reason mk's don't wear shoes....

We are at the dental office and believe it or not, we leave our shoes at the door!  And since our feet are bigger than most thai's  we don't fit into the flip flops provided so we just go bare foot!!  Gotta love different cultures!!!

http://www.aholyexperience.com/2013/05/when-strong-mamas-feel-quite-weak/

It is the day after the graduation of my oldest son....the first born....the one with whom all my high hopes and expectations were set....he is 18 years old and is so very ready to head out into the great big world and start his own life...NOT MINE...I am so very happy and proud of him...I really need to remember though that he will make mistakes and I will still be here!!!  I WILL BE THAT MOTHER THAT WILL NOT STOP PRAYING...I love you so very much Nathan and I am so very proud of you!  You will never have to fear coming to us for anything once you got on your own.

 

Andy and I have always strived to look to the inside of our boys hearts, not just on the outside.  Any MK (missionary kid) can look good, follow all the rules, and even say the right things at the right time, always remembering that they are a picture of what their parents do on the mission field, but is that really the right thing?  To think of their parents reputation or pleasing them before thinking of pleasing God?  We will always continue to pray that God's will be done in the lives of our boys...NOT OURS...for God knows the plans HE has for them, NOT ME...I may think I know, but HIS ways are higher than mine....

God, Take my boys and make them yours!

 

LOVE YOUR MOM....

 

Sticky tack...

You know it gets just too hot when the sticky tack holding up thin, light, simple, small photos is melting!!!!

Family Picture??? Seriously???

One would think that it can not be all that difficult to get a descent family photo? 

Our Journey

In our school chapel hour yesterday Andy had the opportunity to share bits and pieces of our lifes journey with the students at Grace International School where we work.  We put this video together to display God's faithfulness in our travels.  It is mostly just fun.  I really enjoyed going through our "Many" photos of the past.  God sure has been faithful and NEVER ONCE did HE leave us on our own....

 

Congratulations to our First graduate!  We love you Nate and Pray all the best for you!

Please keep Nate in your prayers as he navigates this "great big world".  Andy and Nate will be heading to the USA at the end of June.  He will be working with his uncle building log cabins and plans on attending a local school to get his mechanics degree. 

This mother is gonna miss you!!!!

 

February Newsletter

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Monks

This morning outside out front door, the monks came around to bless people. I wanted to give you a glimpse into our world and I am sorry that the volume is so low but I was to far away to capture the chanting any louder. Actually, I was hiding behind the screen on our front porch so that I would not be rude.

Market

This precious little girl belongs to the couple at our local market where we eat often. I just wanted to share her with you, she is just precious! Holding her is a huge blessing while they prepare our dinner.