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As Serious as a Heart Attack

“Sweetie, after the article is written, then Daddy will play with you.” “Sorry I wasn’t home by five tonight, Love. I had to do payroll, and all the guys were waiting for me.” It’s three o’clock in the morning, and I can’t sleep. My plans for tomorrow are reverberating in…

Adela’s Memory Verse

dela, my youngest daughter, started school for the first time this past April. We appreciate that the school gives her memory verses to learn. Lina, my oldest, has been setting the verses to music to help the children remember them. The following memory verse really hit home for me. “Control…

“If God Could Do a Miracle in Your Life, What Would It Be?”

His tall, lanky frame is the perfect visual to accompany his name, which, when translated, means pine tree. Let’s call him Piney. He’s 18 and just graduated from high school. I met him two years ago while playing basketball. Back then, he was pimply-faced, shy and stuttered. Now he’s more…

Following the Macedonian Calls

Flipped upside down! That’s how our lives felt 22 years ago as we accepted God’s call through AFM to serve the Northern Khmer people in the Surin province of Thailand. Many of you joined us in that mission, becoming our financial and prayer partners. Over those first 10 years or…

God’s Timing is Perfect

“The deadline is today, but you can come tomorrow,” the director told me. I had just inquired when the last day was that I could sign up for classes. It was around noon already, and there was a lot of paperwork to get together before the next day, but I…

The Gift of Tongues

On the day of Pentecost, as recorded in Acts 2:7-8, the disciples experienced the miraculous gift of tongues, speaking in different languages so everyone present could hear the gospel in their own tongue. This event underscores the importance of communicating God’s message in a way that people can fully understand.…

Going Home

Where am I? I ask myself as I scramble over rocks in the river bed, suddenly finding that the rocks and stones do not look familiar. I raise my eyes to my surroundings. Massive trees tower along the river banks. The lush underbrush is tangled. I can barely see the…

The Distraction   Attraction

“Wow, this city is so nice!” I said to my wife after a few days in Chiang Mai. We live in Nong Khai, a small city in the Thailand countryside where there’s not much to do. If we want food delivered, our one option is cheese pizza. If we want…

PNG for Christ

“Would you be the May River Station guest speaker for PNG for Christ?” Pastor Marape, the Sepik Mission president, asked Orion a few months ago. As Orion looked at the “Revelation of Hope” presentations, he knew he would need to translate all the slides into “Tok Pisin.” Even using an…

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