During their past term of missionary service (2006-2010), Karl & Sun worked alongside a Thai pastor and his church to do new church planting.  Living in the town of Prabaht in Central Thailand, they sought to plant a new church in the farming community of Nong Doan, about 6 miles distant from Prabaht.  Karl assisted with preaching, pastoral visitation, and evangelistic outreach.  In addition to being a full-time mom to Joshua (5 yr old) and Caitlin (2 yr old), Sun enjoyed discipling some women who came to see her at home.  Karl and Sun saw at least two people come to faith in Christ during their past missionary term in Thailand yet no new church was planted during the time that they were there.  

Currently on home assignment in the U.S., Karl and Sun will return to Thailand in February 2012.  They will move to Bangkok and take on new ministry responsibilities.  Karl will be teaching church history part time at Bangkok Bible Seminary, and assisting with translation and editing at Kanok Bannasan (OMF Publishers Thailand), one of the few publishers of Thai Christian books.  Living right next to the seminary campus in downtown Bangkok, both Karl and Sun expect to have opportunities to invest in the lives of students, having them into their home and influencing the next generation of Thai church leaders.  In addition to these opportunities, they will also be involved in a local Thai church or church plant, laboring to see healthy models of biblical teaching and Christian living take root in the lives of Thai Christians.