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Vision trip: noun. An opportunity for missionary candidates to visit the country in which they will serve as career missionaries. On July 2, during our recent vision trip, we reached Aomori, a small town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. We stopped there for one night after taking the shinkansen (bullet train)…
“I can’t do this. I’m going to die!” Rinla’s eyes showed her fatigue and fear as Lang came into the room of the small jungle house. Lang put down her medical bag and began taking out her blood pressure cuff and the equipment for checking the baby’s heartbeat. Rinla was…
As we waited for the ferry to return to the mainland, I listened to the Sabbath morning sermon by our new General Conference president and my heart was stirred to be bold for Jesus. We were just returning from a week’s holiday on the beautiful island of Koh Samui, Thailand,…
The thick, humid heat enveloped me as I stepped out of our air-conditioned car, prompting the sweat to instantly resume. As I turned to greet my old friend, Azim, my first friend in Cambodia, I said to my wife, “Go on ahead, I will hitch a ride once I am…
5:45 a.m. Our team heads out on our motorbikes to go to the restaurant, Seed Café. 6:00 a.m. Our health program guests arrive. They stretch and do some breathing exercises, while downstairs, Nang and I cut fruit. 6:30 a.m. Breakfast, delivered right on schedule. We set up the colorful meal…
Moving to a new neighborhood is always a mix of excitement and bittersweet feelings. Living in Thailand as a missionary for the past five years has been a journey of faith, connection and growth. My old neighborhood was home for four years—a place where I built friendships, memories, and felt…
Our goal among the Pnong is to start a church-planting movement (CPM), where every new church is empowered to plant other churches, which continue to plant even more. This movement is possible when you give your church members ownership, guiding them through study of the Word and prayer, and allowing…
In the quiet countryside of Saitama Prefecture, something remarkable happens every September. Along the banks of the Koma River, thousands of red spider lilies, or manjushage, burst into bloom. Their brilliant crimson petals stretch like a sea of fire across the fields during the Kinchakuda Manjushage Festival, drawing visitors from…
This past spring, so many good things were happening in our village and the surrounding areas that it took all we had to keep up with what the Lord was doing. A new church group in Kebani had arisen, and we were learning how we could best support them. Dale…
_Pin-pon!_ The doorbell rang out loudly in our apartment, interrupting my frazzled thoughts as I attempted to morph together another Japanese sermon outline. I looked up from my computer and glanced at Caitlyn, who looked just as confused as I felt. I had no idea who had decided to visit…