Bio

Chris grew up as a military kid and was saved at the age of 9 in Puerto Rico through the ministry of a missionary to the military. Heidi grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, where her father teaches at Bob Jones University. Both Chris and Heidi graduated from Bob Jones University. They met each other at University Baptist Church in Clemson, SC, while Chris was working on a master's degree in math at Clemson. They were married in 2000, and Chris finished his seminary training in 2002 at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.

God has blessed the Seawrights with 5 children: Rachel (2003), Isaac (2005), Susanna (2007), Titus (2009), and Seth (2013). Their family's names are easy to remember using the acrostic "Christ's":  Chris, Heidi, Rachel, Isaac, Susanna, Titus, and Seth. Rachel got married to Rhys Fuller in May 2025, Isaac and Susanna are now in college in the USA, and Titus and Seth are still living with Chris and Heidi in Thailand. 

Ministry in Cambodia (2004-2017)

The Seawrights spent their first year in the capital city of Phnom Penh, focusing all of their energies on language and cultural learning. From 2005-2010, their family ministered alongside of the Forrest McPhail family in Pursat province, about 3 hours northwest of Phnom Penh. By God's grace, they were able to help the McPhails with the planting of the Inheritance in Christ Church (ICC) in 2006. From 2010-2013, the Seawrights ministered in Pailin province near the border of Thailand. Numerous Bible studies were held with both professing believers and unsaved individuals using Firm Foundations: Creation to Christ. From 2013-2017, the Seawright family served in Battambang province, also in Western Cambodia. During their years in Battambang province, they were involved with strengthening five different groups of believers (2 in the city; 3 in the countryside). They spent much time in evangelistic teaching (teaching through the Gospel over a period of 8-10 weeks) and initial discipleship teaching with these groups. During this time Chris wrote an initial discipleship booklet called Questions and Answers about the Gospel of Jesus. They have partnered with a number of missionaries in Cambodia in developing resources under the banner Seeking the Wisdom of Jesus Association (SWOJ).

Ministry in Thailand (2017-Present)

Due to a number of factors, including Heidi's health, the Seawrights moved to Thailand in July 2017, and spent the first year living in Bangkok doing full-time language and cultural studies. In October 2018, their family moved to Chachoengsao province (about 1.5 hours east of Bangkok in Eastern Thailand), which is centrally located to reach out to the many Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand. They have been teaching a small group of Cambodians living in Pattaya over the past couple of years. Chris is also working with another missionary in Thailand in developing Christian resources in the Thai language and started the Seeking the Wisdom of Jesus Association in Thailand.

The Seawrights have a family and ministry website: www.untilthenetisfull.com. The SWOJ Association resources are located at that website as well as Chris's booklet, which he published in 2020, and his dissertation, which he completed in 2025.

To view Chris and Heidi Seawright's photo gallery, click the picture below.