It is always a joyful time when trainees are nearby.  June and I are so blessed to watch these new trainees and young people who may well be "the future" of the ministry of South East Asia Mission Teams.

This year we have one couple with five years of ministry experience that, God willing, will go to Thailand soon.  There are several other young men and women who will go someday, most of them confess a call to a specific place or people.  A surprising number of them are from "ministry families", two of them are grandchildren to one of the first men I led to Christ here in the Philippines in 1991!

All of the trainees are eager to learn and to prepare for their future work expanding God's kingdom.  We know from experience that the path they have chosen is a very difficult one and there will be much opposition.  Our hope is that all of them will one day plant churches in un-reached people groups.  This is an exciting time for SEAMIST as we prepare another generation of workers.

Thank you for your prayer for Eleazer, Genesis, Ken, Ginalyn, Elaiza, Syraby, and James.  May God grant them the grace and power to finish the plan He has for their lives!