Matthew & Sarah Thompson
Missionaries Taking God's Word to Those Who Haven't Heard
About Us
Matthew’s Story
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​Matthew grew up in a Christian home and came to faith in Christ at the age of six. From an early age, he sensed God’s call to ministry. He attended Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary immediately after high school, earning a Master of Theological Studies.
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In the summer of 2018, Matthew interned in Papua, Indonesia, with missionaries and Bible translators Chase & Kelli Reynolds. During this time, God confirmed His calling for Matthew to be involved in Bible translation. In 2019, Sublett Road Baptist Church voted to become his sending church.
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Matthew began formal training in linguistics and Bible translation at Dallas International University in June 2020 and graduated with a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics in May 2022.
​Sarah was born to Amish parents who later came to faith in Christ and were excommunicated from the Amish church for their beliefs when she was nine years old. After her family began attending a local Baptist church, Sarah recognized her own need for salvation, put her faith in Christ, and was baptized.
At seventeen, Sarah moved with her family to a remote river village in Nicaragua, where she served the Miskito people for seven years. During this experience, she developed a strong interest in Bible translation and sensed God’s call to serve minority language groups.
Sarah’s Story
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In the spring of 2020, Sarah completed a nine-week internship in Papua New Guinea with Tyndale Bible Translators. That summer, she began studies at Dallas International University and earned a Certificate in Applied Linguistics in December 2021.
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Our Story Together
Matthew and Sarah met while studying at Dallas International University and were married in September 2022. In June 2023, they moved to Papua, Indonesia, where they began learning the Indonesian language and culture. Since moving to Papua, Indonesia, God has blessed them with two sons, Azariah and Malachi.
They moved to Papua to help bring the gospel and God’s Word to a people group with no existing Scripture. They believe God's word is the foundation for everything God wants to do among a people group, and making it available in a language they understand is critical to the Great Commission.
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In 2024, Matthew and Sarah met the Murkim people, a small people group who for years have asked for God’s Word in their own language. In 2025, Matthew and Sarah started working among the Murkim people. They take daily Murkim lessons and spend time with the people learning their culture. They are in the process of working with native speakers to translate Bible stories, which present the gospel in the Murkim language. Matthew and Sarah are excited and grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of bringing God’s Word to the Murkim people.