My wife and I were sitting in a Sala (pavilion) at a temple for a funeral.  The younger brother of a good friend, and father of one daughter, was tragically killed in a road accident. While we [...]

There it was, a large white sign with the words “NO FOREIGNERS ALLOWED” painted in a very decisive shade of orange, and beyond it, a view of one of the most beautiful beaches I had ever seen in [...]

A Father to the fatherless In the village where we have our church, the population consists mostly of grandparents and their grandchildren. The parents go to find work in bigger cities. Most of [...]

“Now that I know God who is love and the creator of everything, I refuse to live my life in fear again” – Note Note used to live in fear and shame. She used to fear everything including [...]

I have been enjoying teaching chronological Bible stories with third-year Education students at the student center. They have been coming to the center for a year now, and they are interested to [...]

I had no idea what to expect when I observed my first English Club at The 180° Learning Center near the campus of Mahasarakham University. I was there to observe the ministry and to see if this [...]

More than a few mission supporters overestimate the spirituality of the missionaries they support. In the minds of some, missionaries are the super-elite frontline troops in the advance of the [...]

If you ride a motorcycle often, you get used to this question: “Have you ever had to ‘lay it down’”? Invariably the seasoned biker has had at least one occassion where he or she has had to [...]

Our first few months at Walailak University has mainly been to build relationships and establish a presence on campus. One of the ways that we have been able to do this is through meeting the [...]

Yesterday afternoon I wearily set off to visit Yow, a friend of mine who has cancer and has been diagnosed as terminal. She has been in hospital for over a month, she is in a fair amount of pain [...]