Ralph & Kim Lewis Serving in Cambodia
Planting Indigenous Tribal Churches Where Christ Is NOT Known
I was blessed in many ways to have missionaries for parents but particularly to have been raised in Indonesia. I attended boarding schools in Malaysia and the Philippines. At the age of seven I placed my trust in what Christ had done for me on Calvary and that His death was sufficient payment for all of my sin.
I enjoyed my high school years, in Manila, at Faith Academy. Soccer, tennis and other extra-curricular activities made those years both challenging and rewarding. I even dated my future wife, Kim, and still have a fond recollection of those memories.
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I had the privilege of being raised in not only a Christian home but also one that was focused on worldwide evangelism. Yes, my parents were missionaries with New Tribes Mission. Since 1966 our family served in a tribal area of the Philippines and it was there I gained a love for tribal people.
As a young girl I remember coming to the understanding that I was a helpless sinner bound for the same eternity that the tribal people, my parents had come to teach, were headed. I put my trust in the finished work of Christ as the only payment for my sin.
Upon completion of high school, I attended two years at Westmont College and then joined the United State Marine Corps. I enjoyed my first enlistment enough to sign on for a second and it was during that second hitch that I met Kim again. It wasn't long after that we were married and when the time came to reenlist I chose to seek opportunities more conducive to raising a family.
As I look back over the years, I can see how God prepared me and brought me to a point where I knew I needed to answer His call on my life and take His gospel message to those who have never had a chance to hear.
In high school, at Faith Academy, I met Ralph and we dated his senior year. I did not see him again for many years as our paths took us to opposite sides of the continent.
After graduation, I attended 2 years at Florida Bible College and then went to Samford University to pursue a nursing degree. I decided that I wanted to go into the travel industry instead and became a travel agent. After 6 years, Ralph and I came in contact with each other and decided to marry in Jan of 1989.