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“Dad, they will all accept Jesus and go to heaven,” my three-year-old son, Riquinho, said as I was talking with him about Jesus’ second coming and that we would go to heaven when He returned. I used this discussion to explain that we are here in Thailand to talk about…
“So do you recommend us to still take this flight?” Our airline was struggling to answer us directly. Due to an issue with our final flight, it was not clear if our checked bags would make it all the way to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was our launch…
Reeva was praying. She and several others were crossing from the country where they lived into Himadria. She had the car full of supplies for the work they were doing visiting people, holding gospel meetings and providing health education. On their side of the border, soldiers had opened the car…
A long line of eager patients waited on the porch of the little clinic as the sun slowly sank into the ocean. The doctors, nurses and dentists who had been serving them all day took a moment to pull headlamps from their bags before continuing to treat the native Mangyan…
Over the past year, our family has traveled to many churches, sharing our testimony of how the Lord called us to be missionaries to the Japanese people. One of my favorite parts of our presentation is the closing hymn, “Rescue the Perishing.” Every time I sing it, the words deeply…
In a country claimed and controlled by the devil for centuries, where he works hard to trap people in endless, hopeless cycles of seeking peace and happiness, the following scenarios* offer insight into the religious beliefs and practices observed among the Brahmi people. Scenario One: Fetch the witchdoctor The evil…
Hiroshima. The city’s name is forever linked to the tragedy of August 6, 1945. Hiroshima. The weight of history lingers in its streets, in the quiet contemplation of its citizens, and in the shadows of its monuments dedicated to peace. But beyond the visible scars and the iconic Atomic Bomb…
One dirt road, two activities. One towards death, one towards life. This juxtaposition takes place every day around 5:00 p.m., just down the road from our house. A group of teenage boys, sporting baggy T-shirts that read “GANGSTER” and flashing other similar emblems, sit perched on their motorbikes, smoking cigarettes…
The history of Christianity in Japan has been complex over the centuries. In the 1500s, Christianity was accepted and even flourished. But from the early 1600s until 1873, Christianity was banned under the Tokugawa Shogunate because it was viewed with great suspicion. Many Christians were persecuted and even martyred. After…
“Everyone wants you to stay here.” “Don’t worry if you hear shouting, fighting, gunshots or bombs. You are safe.” “No one from either side will hurt you.” These snippets of conversation between a villager and Orion were not really producing the calm and peace that the people had intended. There…