New Seasons

October 2025 - February 2026 Newsletter

“In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

‭Psalm 16:11 ESV‬‬

To our partners in the gospel, family and friends,

A warm hello from our family. These days, more than ever, we are yearning to exalt Jesus and leverage all that we are for His namesake among the nations. Indeed, we are in a war against the spiritual forces of evil, yet our King is upon the throne, calling us into deeper fellowship and surrender. What profound joy is found in our kneeling before the great I AM and once again, pledging Him our allegiance and devotion. We pray that wherever this email finds you, you too may be brought to a moment of joy by entering into His presence, surrendering all.

We’re excited to share news and some praise reports from the field. In this quarterly update you’ll hear about:

• Ethan Joining YWAM Trang Eldership

• DTS Recap - Outreach in the Middle East

• Leading the Next DTS

• Hosting Teams

• YWAM Trang Staff Team Growing

Thank you for your continued prayers and support which play an irreplaceable role in the work God is doing here.

Ethan Joins Eldership Team

Ethan has been asked to join YWAM Trang’s eldership team, and has given his “yes.” He was surrounded by our team today as we laid hands and asked for the Lord to anoint and empower Him for this new role of serving and shepherding the base ministry and our growing staff team. We are honored to continue to lay our lives down that multitudes of others may come to know and worship Christ. Ethan and I have committed to serve in this role as elders for the next seven years. We ask for your prayers that we may be given the grace, wisdom and faithfulness necessary to lead and steward this base according to the will of the Lord.

Discipleship Training School (DTS) Recap

After seven months, our first DTS has

 graduated! We witnessed God draw these students closer to Him, bring lasting transformation and instill a passion for making Him known to others, especially those who have never heard. Each student is now on their way to pursuing further missions work! Below is an interview with our students as they reflect on their DTS.

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Interview With YWAM Trang DTS Graduates

Song True Religion Allie Paige

Photos from DTS Graduation:

Below are moments from our DTS outreach to the Middle East where we partnered with existing ministries and local pastors to engage one of the largest frontier people groups in this region. We served through english club, kids ministry, and house visits to encourage the believers. More than anything, we did evangelism, sharing the Good News with so many people who have never heard the name of Jesus before. Much work remains to be done across this region where less than 0.1% of the population is Christian.

Co-leading the Next Discipleship Training School (DTS)

“As the DTS goes, so goes the mission.” This statement made by the co-founder of YWAM both excites and humbles us as we prepare to co-lead the next DTS at YWAM Trang. DTS is the backbone, the heartbeat, the DNA of the missions movement that is YWAM. It is the training ground and launchpad for future missionaries to go out into the nations and make God known. We see leading this school as an honor and priviledge, but one that carries much responsibility! Preparing to host, disciple, train and send out yet another group of world changers will be one of our main focuses for the coming season.

Hosting Teams

While we were on outreach in the Middle East, our team back in Thailand was busy hosting many short-term outreaches. Teams come alongside us and serve in many ways: English camps in Buddhist schools where we are able to share the gospel, local evangelism, partnering with local churches and doing service projects for neighbors. Below are some fun pictures from some of those English camps! We have the privilege of equipping these young children with the practical and increasingly beneficial life skill of speaking English while pouring out the love of Christ in both word and deed. You can see their smiles as they play and learn!

Our Growing Team

Our staff team here at YWAM Trang is growing as God calls more young people to serve Him in the nations! Last year we welcomed two new staff and this year we have welcomed two more. Three of our staff are also pregnant, so we’ll add three babies to the crew this year, praise God. Here is a picture of our staff team all together from last week. ❤️

Prayer Requests

Many of you continue to faithfully pray for us. We know that this prayer covering is essential and a crucial part of empowering the work God is doing amongst us. Thank you. 🙏

Our Lives in God

Psalm 111:1-1

. That we would know intimately, enjoy and glorify God, living devoted to His global purpose

Our Marriage

Colossians 1:9-14

. we would walk in sacrificial love and humility

. we would be prepared and strengthened for the next season of ministry

Abigail/Our Parenting

Psalm 119:73-77

. we may raise Abbie in the ways of the Lord

. she may know and love Him from an early age

. she may be learning to live under God’s loving authority and worship Him

YWAM Trang

. bring the Lord worship through obedience

. walk in unity and intimacy as a community, marked by fear of the Lord, humility, oneness of mind and joy

. maturity and victory over the schemes of the enemy

Next DTS

. May the students God is calling to this DTS come and not be dissuaded by the enemy

. May each student learn to live out genuine faith and experience intimacy with God that results in lasting obedience to the Lordship of Christ

. May every student come to understand God’s global purpose and participate in a significant way to bringing the gospel to the Unreached

. Provision for every DTS student and staff

. May the DTS produce world-changers who are courageous to pursue the will of God completely

. May these students endure the tests that will come before, during and after the DTS

. That DTS would be a vessel for sending and mobilizing multitudes

Thailand

. radically transformed by the power, peace and freedom of the Gospel

. many more pioneer workers would respond to the call and go

. Thailand would become a great sending nation and used by the Lord to reach the unreached

Extended Family

. May all of our family grow in the knowledge of God, know His unending love for them, and come to a full and total surrender to His Lordship over their lives

. Protect the marriages and children in our family, may our future generations praise You and speed Your coming

Missional Community and Hospitality

. every individual and family on our street may hear the Gospel

. we would be given opportunities to encourage, bless and minister in our neighborhood and our other relationships in Trang

. that our hearts, hands and home may be ready to welcome in and share the love of Christ

We love you and are thankful for you.

Blessings,

The Parks Family

"For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”

‭‭Romans 8:24-25 ‬‬

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