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“At least I won’t die from lack of water to drink,” Mina mumbled in an attempt to keep up her spirits. Her arm, trapped under a boulder in a remote mountain stream, alternated between excruciating pain and numbness. The giant crawfish that she had been trying to dig out definitely…
Life is full of uncertainty. We make plans, set goals, work hard, yet sometimes the road God calls us to walk feels impossible to navigate. When I began raising support for my mission to Japan, I thought it depended on me—my words, my effort, my ability to inspire people to…
“We don’t want you here!” the immigration officer told me. What should we do now? Where can we go? How can I keep working in Nong Khai if we cannot live here anymore? In Thailand, whenever a foreigner needs to complete a government document or process, they must obtain a…
“Stop! Stop!” came the plea from those in the back of the truck. We pulled over, wondering what was wrong. We had taken our schoolteachers to a special dedication Sabbath at a new church a few hours south of us. After the potluck, we had climbed into our two trucks…
“Elder Boaz’s son, Simon, just died in a vehicle rollover accident,” the church deaconess informed us as soon as we arrived in town. “Everyone is meeting this evening at the house to grieve together. The funeral is tomorrow.” As dusk gathered, we walked into Elder Boaz’s family compound to show…
“Let’s stop here for lunch,” Pastor Khun said with a calm smile as our bikes rolled to a halt near the border. That simple stop would prove meaningful. For almost two years, we had tried to work alongside Pastor Khun. Our paths had crossed many times, and our hearts were…
Becoming stronger through exercise requires consistent effort, and though I can swim a little further each week, the physical results are not always visible. The same question arises in my 30 years of ministry with the Palawano people: Is all this effort, pain and sacrifice worth it? American author Hamilton…
Fanning out around me lay bills, receipts and a computer with a crude Excel budget. I pondered how support-raising would work out. Most people, during the support-raising process, continue working until funding is almost completed. However, I had just returned to the USA and did not have a job. I…
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2 NIV). Patience is more than a virtue; it is the quiet strength that allows one to endure hardships with grace, to nurture growth in others amid personal storms, and to hold space for hope when…
Joe was born in 2002 in Sierra Leone, a country engulfed in civil war from 1991 to 2002, a tragic period often referred to as the “Blood Diamond” era. Joe was born to Muslim parents living in a small village. His early childhood was marked by hardship, not only because…