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The Buddhists of Southern Thailand project was my first mission experience, and while there, I focused on friendship evangelism. I liken it to character development in a spiritual desert. We are called to share Christ with others, but in the process, we can sometimes forget about our personal spiritual growth.…
“Hello, teacher!” came the greeting from children with smiling faces, bright eyes and waving hands. Their welcome surprised me and brought a big smile to my face. Cambodians are incredibly kind and friendly—especially the children. That became abundantly clear the day I arrived. My name is Dome, and I am…
“The subway system: Japan’s primary means of public transportation, used by people of all ages, including children as young as six or seven who take the subway to and from school. During our vision trip (an opportunity for missionary candidates to visit the project country in which they will serve…
“There’s a new teacher here from South America. She speaks Spanish and also Portuguese. Maybe after class one day, you could talk to her. She will be in the office.” I am originally from Venezuela, but by God’s grace, I have been living in Southeast Asia for about six months.…
God does not always need bold extroverts to share His love with others. I turned the street corner and looked up. Moonlight mingled with the neon lights of nearby buildings, barely illuminating my roadside path. I breathed a mental sigh of relief. At what seemed like long last, I could…
“I am also a Christian!” Last week, we went out to eat at a place that serves typical Khmer street food. After we finished eating and paid, the waitress, curious, asked where we were from and how we knew how to speak Khmer, the local language. We explained that we…
The narrow dusty road was quiet, save for the quick rhythm of our footsteps. The Dragon River stretched out to our left as the sun’s early morning rays danced lightly off its steadily flowing waters. Passing quiet homes, closed-up shops, and vacant overgrown lots, we ran toward the city park.…
The music pounded so loud I could hardly think, much less hear myself talk. I was standing in the middle of a national Thai festival with thousands of people crowded tightly around me. There were ornately decorated walkways covered with lit-up paper lanterns and thin paper streamers. The air was…
Dear friends, I would like to give you an update on the difficult truth of mission work. In 2024, I wrote two articles (February and October) regarding my decision to stay a second year purely because Serena, my language tutor at the time, with whom I was doing Bible studies,…
As I slunk down in that cold, dark, stenchy cell, surrounded by half-drunk, suspicious-looking characters, I tried to collect my thoughts. How had I ended up in this situation? And how long would I be in this place? The day had begun very auspiciously just a few hours before. .…