Paul in Hong Kong
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	Paul's street ministry, Hong Kong '94. Regina and Paul dramatize the Life of Christ Musical Mime on streets of Hong Kong w/ All Nations Worship.
	Paul and Happy Clown ministering to Chinese Children
Paul in China, '94 Becoming Chinese...
Big Brother On The Mission Field When 21-year-old Paul went to bed on the evening of February 10, 1994, he had no clue that his freedom was about to end. At 3:00 a.m. a smiling official from the Chinese Public Security Bureau awakened him, demanding his passport. The officers wanted to harass the small group of Christians who were travelling through Henan Province encouraging members of Chinese house churches. Paul and six others, including Hong Kong pastor Dennis Balcombe, were arrested. "I felt a lot of grace from the Lord," Paul says of his four-day detention. "I wondered what would come next, but I knew it wasn't anything I couldn't take." The group's arrest in China stirred waves of publicity. Since their release, Balcombe has been interviewed by the media and has addressed a U.S. Senate panel and various foreign governments about religious persecution in China. Paul's interest in helping the Chinese church was largely influenced by his parents, evangelists Steve and Adria. Steve was ordained in 1989 at Houston's Grace Church, a Chinese congregation. Since meeting Balcombe in 1992, they have been to China several times. Paul's own call to the mission field crystallized after he read a book about the underground Chinese church. The testimonies of Christians who were persecuted during 45 years of communist rule touched him deeply. Pledging to give his life to God's service, he prayed, "Lord, make me kindling for the revival fires." His own experience of persecution in China has only served to stir his love for the Chinese people — including the authorities who arrested him. At home now in the United States, he says he's willing to go wherever God directs. In October he ventured to Haiti on a relief mission. "I feel like there's so much work, a harvest to be reaped," he says. "I'm not interested in building a kingdom or anything of that sort. I just want to see God's work done." Being the oldest child in a large family has been a big responsibility, Paul admits. But today, as he considers other opportunities on the mission field, he is thankful for the strong relationships and mutual support of his brothers and sisters. He also appreciates his parents for supplying him with the loving guidance that led him into the ministry. "The most important thing my parents taught me is to fear God," Paul says. "That means it doesn't matter who's watching, or where you go or what you do. God is watching. He is with you and will take care of you if you're obedient to Him."
Paul's Wedding 04/20/2002, Click To Enlarge

After returning from a 3-year stay in Asia, around Christmas of 1996, Paul returned to work at the TV station where Bro. Thomas started Jesus Youth Invasion.  "Through this ministry, we were able to reach more than 5,000 people who called in on the prayer lines to commit their lives to Christ.  We connected many of them with a local network of churches."  Later in 1998, Brother Thomas passed away and words came from the Lord for Paul to launch out as an evangelist.

Bro. Eldred Thomas  (Now with the Lord)

During 1998-2002, Paul went on mission trips to Haiti and led youth teams for Teen Mania to the Dominican Republic, and HK/China.  He was inspired by the testimony of Cassie Bernal and Rachel Scott who were martyrs at Columbine for Christ.  In honor of their memory, he led a youth ministry with the Children's activity center called Fired Up Youth night, where many unsaved youth came to Christ in the Gulfton area of Houston.

Paul was getting lonely and wondered when he would find his wife.  He prayed, "Lord, shorten the days."  A few months later, he decided to marry Laura.

Laura

Paul's wife, Laura is from Puebla, Mexico.  She has a BS in Communications and worked for a engineering firm for several years in the States.  She came to the US as a missionary.  We met through a friend who matched us up.  Paul said, "I found out she was into TV.  That interested me because I had worked in TV for Bro. Eldred Thomas."

In fact the week before I met her, a prayer counselor, Mary Brown, at the station asked me to write down the traits I was looking for.  Years later she gave me the list and I realized Laura fit it perfectly." 

"We worked together in a youth ministry outreach for 4 years as friends.  Just sort of 'Hi' and 'Bye.'  Finally Laura fasted for 7 days to ask the Lord to show me that she was the one and later that year we decided to get married." 

"We were the youth and college pastors for a Taiwanese church in Houston for a few years and finally felt led of the Lord to end our time there, even as Abraham went out, not knowing where he was going.  We were wondering where to go next or what to do.  We wanted to be part of live and active ministry and not just spending our lives working and going to church as nominal believers.  We remembered how the Lord showed Abraham he would be the father of many nations."

"The Lord showed us how to support ourselves with businesses and use our spare time to minister to others and help other ministries."

We now have two sons, Philip and Timothy. 

We were told in a prophetic word given at a retreat in Houston that Philip (means lover of horses) represents the blessings that the Lord desires to give and

Timothy Riley (means "One who honors and fears God, by the Rye fields--harvest fields of souls" John 4:35)  represents the disciples and the souls to be reached through the ministry."

November 2005

Currently Paul & Laura's family lives near Dallas, Texas.  They have a marriage ministry for young couples.  He has been working with the Spanish Ministry at the Potter's House for more than a year and a half.  He supports himself as a home inspector and handyman.  See his web sites at www.inspec4.net, www.aqshandyman.com, and www.ministerpaul.com .

Paul and Laura have received a vision to minister to the international community.