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Why are you here?
It hits me like a wave bearing the force of the ocean behind it. The exhaustion The headache The overwhelming of my brain This is the daily grind of language school. It is a grind that is hard. It is a grind that has its many challenges, yet also has its benefits. I stare at […]
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Still bowing to spirit houses
One day, I was giving some of the new Christians a ride into town in our car. As I drove, I noticed that one of the elderly Christian ladies raised her hands and bowed as we passed a prominent spirit house that was located on the road into town. It had been set up near […]
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Changed by the gospel
After a long and painful battle with Asthma, Taa Soda was finally ushered into heaven. He, his wife and their granddaughter were the only believers in their family. And because all of their children were still not believers, they would often organize big Buddhist gatherings at their house, and we often wondered if they completely […]
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The Speed Limit Monk Statue
Thailand has 68 million people and 35 million cars on the road. Of those vehicles, 76% of them have a Buddhist image sitting on the dashboard for protection. Yet Thailand ranks #2 in the world as far as road fatalities (most for speeding). An enterprising and famous monk called Pra Prayom is promoting a new […]
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Khun’s story
On our recent Adventure camp there was one teenager that was always sitting outside the group and it was a struggle to get him to participate in any of the activities. Sadly towards the end of the camp he was warming up and starting to interact with some of the other campers. Camp was over […]
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Difference
It is the end of the afternoon. The sun goes slowly down and with that the temperature drops down as well. Time for the children to come out of their houses to play outside. Our children are now playing on the streets too. We see Puen, the 13-year-old girl from church, cycling towards our house. […]
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What is the cost?
*PING* It was 6:30am, and I forgot to silence my phone. I didn’t want to look, but curiosity got the better of me. I unlocked the phone and was surprised by what awaited me there. It was a cartoon picture of my friend riding an eagle with an American flag. Underneath this picture was a […]
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Treats and the gospel
Thai people love to eat and have even coined a phrase, “gin prumprua”. It is hard to translate, but basically means that the Thai love to snack throughout the day and center their social interaction around food. I recently read an article entitled, “A Surprising Reason Not to Ban Coffee and Donuts From the Sanctuary”. […]
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Puii’s story
Puii is a 38-year-old lady, who we met through other Christians. She has lived near us for a couple of months. Before that time, she lived in Bangkok. One day, as we talked with her and her husband about starting a cell group, she told us the following story from her life. When Puii was […]
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“Wai” or “Wai” not?
Our house in Phrom Khiri is near the district office, and recently they held an installation service for a new Buddha statue/idol placed in the front (it is the black statue in the photo). Caleb, our oldest son, was out playing soccer with the other Thai kids in the neighborhood that night, and they wandered […]
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