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In May of last year, we left our new missionary post in Ama and headed to the nation’s capital to seek medical help for symptoms I was experiencing. At the time, I had no idea what was in store. I thought we would be back to the village in just…
What can you do when your mind is troubled with seemingly endless stress? After I have prayed—and prayed some more—I go for a walk. As the relentless heat from the sun gave way to a little breeze off the large lake near our home late yesterday afternoon, Bruce and I…
“Thailand dropped two bombs on Siem Reap today with bomber planes,” was Theary’s daily news report to me when she came to work, helping me around the house. War is on the mind of every Cambodian as the border clash between Thailand and Cambodia over long-contested temples and land on…
“aaaaAAAAAAHHH!” I heard an increasingly loud half-yell, half-scream from behind as I rode my bike on my way to an evening community language class. Halting, I turned around and saw a high school student pointing at me. “You! . . . YOU! . . . YESTERDAY!” she shouted in English.…
One of the beauties (as well as the difficulties) of communicating online is that once you make yourself visible in cyberspace, you can instantly reach out to people worldwide. When I opened our project’s page on a social network the other day, I found 46 new friend requests waiting to…
“Hey, brother. There have been more challenges in our village from local church leaders. They have stopped me from building an Adventist shelter in the village. I need prayers. This will not stop me from sharing the truth.” I received this text message from Josh, one of our faithful church…
Mission work does not always begin in the field. Sometimes it begins in waiting rooms, with paperwork, and during long seasons of uncertainty. At this moment, I am not yet in Japan. I have completed the required training, preparation and fundraising. The calling is clear—but the final step, obtaining a…
“Six times we were called to court, and for 14 years they opposed us, just for being Christians,” Shing said. This week, I sat down with my children to watch the story of Bishop Richard Allen (1760-1831), a former slave, American minister, educator and leader in the abolitionist movement. While…
“Your video is super!” I messaged in response to my friend Mark’s posting a video of himself hiking in the mountains. “I will be posting hikes on my channel,” Mark said. “Do you want to go with me sometime?” “Yes!” I responded. “I like to go hiking.” “Great! I have…
I looked around the circle of faces as we closed the Sabbath with our Center staff. Kchay, a Tampuan young man who knows our local staff, joined our circle this evening as we sang together, prayed and shared testimonies of God’s work in our lives. Sabin, one of our local…