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God Is With Me

“Do you believe in ghosts?” Teacher P asked me in class. We had been discussing demonization during my lesson that day and how it was manifested here in Brahmiland. I silently prayed that God would help me as we talked. Some religious practitioners here have the ability to invite unclean…

Maya

“Heavenly Father, we long for Maya and Patolo to join our church family together. Maya has been so faithful, and Patolo is precious, and we pray for him to know your Son Jesus as his Savior.” I began getting to know Maya after one of our church members spent the…

Iku Hito

When I was 12, my grandmother had a dream that I was standing in a large body of water, baptizing hundreds of people. Dreams have always held great significance in my family, and this one inspired my desire to be involved in mission work. It is a key reason why…

Seeing is Cultural

An hour after dark, I set out along the well-worn path across the top of the hill. I was looking forward to my bed after a long day. Behind me were my friend Opa and her young son Shane. As I trotted along, I suddenly heard a tone of alarm…

Our Magnum Opus

There is something powerful about imagining a great purpose, pouring every ounce of yourself into the dream and watching it come to fruition. Before building our house, we got a book with graph paper. In it, we carefully listed every part the house would need. Bedrooms. Office. Kitchen. Living and…

The Uninhibited Seed Sower: Lessons from a Childlike Gardener

“I’m gonna go plant it!” River, who is four years old, would exclaim about the seed after devouring a delicious tropical fruit. With the juice still dripping from his chin, he would race to the backyard and pop his latest seed into our garden bed. Longans, lychees, durian, rambutan, it…

Off to the Woods We Go

“I’m sorry. You will have to camp,” our coworker said. Several months ago, she invited us to join her on her farm. Camping sounded like fun to us. We arrived in time to eat the delicious supper that she had prepared for us. As we sat around the fire, she…

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