Updates from our home in the jungle!
While swinging gently in the hammock, it is fun to watch yet another incredible rain storm. The spray from the rain hits me and keeps me cooled off. The creek is getting bigger by the minute, and its roaring is getting louder. I can hear the creek that we used to live by too, and…read more.
This afternoon one of the other volunteers and I needed to go to town to do some printing, which is normally quite a boring thing to do. . . Well, not today! We went by the normal route towards town and quickly discovered that in fact this was anything but a boring thing to do!…read more.
Yesterday for Church, Roy preached a simple sermon on the Waldensian Christians. This was a totally new subject for our kids. They had never heard of the Waldensians before. Roy told about how the evil “christians” came and made the Waldensians choose between following God, or following the Pope. They all chose to follow God…read more.
We hardly ever check the mail. In fact, most of the time we never even think of it, since it is exceedingly rare for something to be in the mailbox. But, Travis and I had been discussing it off and on for a week or so. So, today, he took the plunge and went and…read more.
As I stepped across the border into Cambodia I breathed a sigh of relief, I was home again… Although my trip to Thailand to visit my family this last month has been really enjoyable, there is still just something about being able to understand what is going on around you that makes you long for…read more.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. I Corinthians 15:58 This was the verse that God gave me this morning. It just jumped out at me during my worship time, and I…read more.
(I was hoping to get pictures of most of this, but my camera does not seem to always be poised and ready when the opportunity presents itself. So, you will have to try to picture this. You wouldn’t believe how hard of a time Andrew and I had in writing this…everything seems normal to us…read more.
Have you ever felt like the local garbage dump? You know, the place where people come to dump their trash? Well, that seems to be a pretty good description of being a missionary sometimes. It seems like the closer we come to Jesus, the worse things get around us. I know that we can expect…read more.
Most evenings, the boys try and try to remember the words of the song,” The Circuit Riding Preacher”. We heard that song several years ago, and none of us can remember all the words. If you know the song, would you clue us in? It would end our endless, fruitless tries at remembering. Another thing…read more.
Just wanted you all to know that I did get a two month visa. No long term solution yet, but at least I have two months to work on it now! God is good. Andrew is heading back to our place with me tomorrow, along with two of his friends, so the lull in my…read more.