"I was born in a christian family, and accepted Christ into my life at the age of fourteen.  It was then that church became something I wanted to do rather than something my parents made me do.  I'm a Junior in college now and with a little help am making it through."

"I grew up in a Christian home.  My father is a Cambodian pastor and was a missionary in the refugee camps in Thailand, so I am PK and MK.  I accepted Jesus as my Savior when I was seven years old.  My mother is Filipino.  I did not feel like I fit in growing up because I did not understand my identity in Christ.  After a prodigal period in college, I started to listen to God calling me back home to Himself. After graduating I enrolled at Multnomah Biblical Seminary for the one year graduate certificate program.  I heard about NW Karate for Christ and was reintroduced to a lifelong love of martial arts (I had studied Hath Goju-Ryu as a boy).

Now I am studying in the M.Div program at MBS; the karate club is my internship at Central Bible Church.  My spiritual gift is Mercy and I like to teach and lead by example.  I like to encourage people to worship and trust in God.  I am learning to be faithful in prayer, especially for my family and students."