Latest News & Information

May 5, 2006
Here is a video (13 minutes at 150kbps) of our new church. It is a tour of the building, meeting some of the staff and see yesterdays praise and worship of both the English and Thai services. Soon we will have Jonathan Vickers Sunday Sermons on video also.

Feb. 1, 1006
PRAISE THE LORD we have our new church. No more going from hotel to hotel. The name is House of Praise International Church Chiang Mai Thailand. We have enough room for all our offices, library, childerns church, bible college, rooms for students, worship hall, nursery, audio/video studio, cafe and much more.
We will be having live internet audio broadcasts of our services soon and expand to live internet video in the future.

We have a lot of work to do as the building was once a sewing factory so everything has to be redone. Walls are being knocked down and moved, bathrooms repaired and replaced, carpet put down, lighting fictures and electrical plugs rewired and everything painted.

Our first service is this Sunday (Feb. 5). I will take a few pictures and post them for you. We want to thank everyone for their prayers as the Lord heard every one and you will surely be blessed as we have with our new church.

Nov. 30, 2005
Many people ask us about North Thailand and what it is like. I have written several journals to give you a feel of the area which you can read with photos at IGOUGO.com.

Nov. 25, 2005
WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
Well we are still changing hotels to often for our worship services. It is getting so bad we are getting the nick name "Church on the Move" instead of "House of Praise". The main problem being that the hotels do not want to rent out the meeting rooms to anyone on a weekly basis. This prevents them from hosting a weekend convention from any large company who requests their facilities.

We started a building fund around a year ago and have found a building to purchase however as always in Thailand there is a large amount of red tape involved. Many in the congragation are fasting and praying that this deal goes through as God's will is for us to have a church building. The building we found is large enough to hold hundreds for our worship services plus meeting and classrooms and office. Plenty of parking is available and the location is excellent.

We are asking that you pray with us today as Pastor Jonathan and our lawyers are meeting with the bank this week with our final offer. Please pray that this goes through so we are no longer called "Church on the Move"

May 20, 2005
GOOD NEWS REGARDING KERRIANNE
Kerrianne's platelets are now holding around 100 on their own so she is feeling much improved consequently she has been released from hospital.

Taia however has had some problems over night. During the night her heart fluttered which caused her to stop breathing. The staff were able to resuscitate her and she is now breathing normally. The staff are not concerned as it is apparently quite common for premature babies to experience periods of apnea (to stop breathing).

Please pray that Kerriannes's platelet levels will continue to rise till they reach 300 and that she will be healed from Lupus (that her DNA changes as Lupus is a hereditary disease carried in the person"s DNA) and that Taia will continue to remain strong and in good health.

Thank you once again.
Blessings from
Ps Jonathan and Judy Vickers

SPECIAL UPDATE: May 8, 2005
Kerri Anne Vickers and her new baby Taia still require your prayers but doing better. Here is the latest report from Pastor Jonathan and Judy Vickers and a thank you for your prayers and testimony from Matthew Vickers, Kerri Anne's hunband and the son of Jonathan and Judy.

May 3, 2005
Pastor Jonathan and Judy Vickers had to rush back to Australia as their daughter in law, Mrs Keeriann Vickers has been diagnosed with Lupus. Not only that but she is pregnant and could loose her baby and her own life. Please pray for full recovery for Keeriann and her unborn baby. If you like you can contact Jonathan and Judy to give them your support and let them know you are praying for them. You can contact them at hq@cocthailand.com or jv@cocthailand.com.

April 25, 2005
We are getting a great response to Pastor Jonathan Vickers teaching series on "How God Heals". So much so that now most of the funds are going to the Haven Childrens Orphanage Homes instead of just paying for storage space. Pastor Jonathan is now teaching on "Miricles from God" which nows looks like a 3 part series. Part 1 and 2 are finished and we are waiting for part 3 before we will make them available. This is because you receive a discount when you order the complete series rather than one part at a time.

The high school age girls at the Haven Orphange Home will start making "Salvation Bracelets" this week and we hope to have some available for you to look at and order soon. All profits collected will go to the girls. We want them to see the importance of having a job and making money rather than just accepting hand-outs. There are many jobs available here in Chiangmai, Thailand for girls who can make jewelry so making these silver bracelets will give them a head start. All of the high school boys have part time jobs.

April 18, 2005
We have made a few changes to our site, we hope you like them. We want to thank all of you who have listened to our audio MP3 files. It is becoming so popular that we will continue to add new files for you to listen to. Because of the large amount of storage space needed on our server to keep adding audio MP3 files that we will need to charge a small fee to hear some of the series MP3s. Many of our MP3s are still free and we will remain so. The 5 part series on healing by Pastor Jonathan Vickers in now availiable in our catalog. You will be able to click on Sample and listen to a short segment before you decide to order. You can use your credit card or paypal account and download 1 of the 5 sermons or all 5 at one time.

Pastor Jonathan is now teaching on Miracles which should be a 3 part series and will be available next month.

April 6, 2005
Pastor Jonathan updates us on the Tsunami relief efforts near Phuket on the MP3 page. You can also listen to Pastor Murray Townsend our guest speaker this week at House of Praise International Church in Chiangmai, Thailand on "Our Inner Beliefs and how it effects us."

March 28, 2005
On our MP3 Page you can listen to Pastor Jonathan's Easter Sermon titled "Christ is Risen in Us."

March 15, 2005
This week Pastor Jonathan talks about the day of Prayer for Burma (Myanmar) and developing character by serving one another in the church body on the MP3 page.

March 7, 2005
House of Praise International and Thai Church as moved to their new location at the Siriwong Hotel in Chiangmai, Thailand. English Service is at 9 AM and the Thai service is at 10:30 AM every Sunday.

This weeks sermon by Pastor Jonathan Vickers is on how God uses Spiritual Gifts in the church body on the MP3 page.

March 1, 2005
On our MP3 page Pastor Jonathan finishes his 5 part series on "God's Healing".

The Thailand governements latest figures on orphans caused by the Tsunami now at over 1,100 children who have lost both parents. Some are now living with relatives and we are taking many in at both of our Galilee Houses in Ranong and Phanga Nga north of Phuket.

We have expanded our Haven Childrens Home in Chiangmai to included three homes. One home is for young girls under 12, another is for girls over 12 and the third is for the boys (which is our origional home). They are all close to each other and now everyone has a lot more room.

If you would like to help with our Tsunami relief Galilee Home project and/or Haven Childrens homes in Chiangmai please contact COC Thailand directly.

Feb. 22, 2005
Pastor Jonathan Vickers of House of Praise International Church Chiangmai, Thailand continues with God's Healing in Part IV. As we have started a building fund this week, pastor Jonathan also talks about the importance of owning land and having a building for services, meetings, and classes in foreign lands for God's people on the MP3 page.

To get a feel of what it is like to praise and worship our Lord Jesus Christ at House of Praise, you can now listen to that part of our service on the MP3 page.

Feb. 15, 2005
Pastor Jonathan continues his sermon in God's healing Part III on the MP3 page.

This week the hotel that we use for our House of Praise Church Sunday services for both Thais and internationals have told us we have to move. We have found a new hotel just next door that will have us for our Sunday Services. This will be the third hotel in 4 months we have had to move to. For this reason starting this Sunday we will be taking offerings for a building fund. We will need to purchase land large enough to build a church, classrooms, office and a home for Orphans.

The lease for The Haven Project Home we now use for more than 50 orphans in Lampun is running out and they do not want the children there any more so we need to find a new place for them or better still is to build their own home for them next to the church we have plans for.

Pastor Jonathan talks about this in this weeks message on the MP3 page. Please pray for us that God will grant us the perfect place for the purchase of the land needed and the funds to build both the church and orphans home.

My wife and I went to The Haven Home last Saturday to deliver food, milk and take pictures. God is blessing our business All Thailand Experiences with clients who wish to visit Thailand so we can help the children. If you would like to visit Thailand please visit our web site so we can help even more. You can see the pictures of The Haven Home and also the photo's of Pastor Jonathan Vickers at House of Praise International Church Baptising my wifes sister and niece at the pool at the hotel we use for our Sunday Service.

Feb.7, 2005
This week on our MP3 page you can listen to the latest Tsunami relief update, a message from Pastor Jonathan on giving and receiving from God, this weeks communion service and sermon "God's Healing" Part II.

Feb. 2, 2005
On our MP3 page you can hear the latest Tsunami relief update from Mellissa McCormick who just returned to Chiangmai from the islands. In this Tsunami update Pastor Jonathan Vickers also talks about what future plans we have to help the many Tsunami victims in the near future.

In this weeks sermon on the MP3 Page Pastor Jonathan talks about God's healing powers and how he uses people to do His work.

Jan. 25, 2005
We have just added weekly sermons from Pastor Jonathan Vickers at House of Praise International Church in Chiangmai, Thailand on our new MP3 page.
We will have more news and pictures of the Tsunami Relief next week as some of our staff returns.

Jan. 20, 2005
Relief effort for the Tsunami victims here in Thailand are going well. To read and see pictures of what has been going on see our Tsunami Relief Page.

If you would like to help us by either being a volunteer or with funds click here.

Jan. 2005
Our church here in Chiangmai has mobilized to the troubled Tsunami areas here in Thailand. We have set up a base of operation, trained a Thai national Christian counseling staff from Chiangmai and meeting the needs of the people there. We have rented 3 large buildings to take on orphans and widows called The Galilee House. You can follow the progress of what we are doing at COC Thailand.

Our pastor Jonathan Vickers writes the updates as time permits.

Please keep us in your prayers as we teach the Muslims and Buddhists in the troubled area the good news of Jesus Christ. Many are willing for us to pray with them to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Hundreds are being converted weekly as we meet their special needs with Love and compassion. Follow up programs are being planned at this time including starting a church in the area.

Nov. 2004
Things are going well with the Lord's help here in Thailand. My wife and I found a wonderful spirit filled church this year called House of Blessings, which is part of Christian Outreach Center in Australia. We have more than 300 members from all across the world in our international church here in Chiangmai. Most are missionaries and their families who make their home base in Chiangmai and reach out to neighboring countries such as Burma, Vietnam, Laos and China. Many of our International members are sponsored by their home churches to work for the Lord in many different outreach programs. We also have Thai services with more than 100 members who are Thai nationals and always growing.

A new goal is to reach those in prisons in Thailand. In the last month more than 1800 prisoners have turned their life over to Christ in Thai prisons. Pastor Jonathan Vickers (our Pastor in Chiangmai) and Natanan & Esther Suparpw (our Thai National pastor) was honored by the Royal Princess with an award for spreading peace in prisons in the Kingdom. We are now the only church in Thailand that can enter a prison with a band and singers to praise and worship Christ then preach the Good News and offer counseling. The 1800 souls saved were from only 2 prisons that they have visited so far and there are plenty more to visit.