Mar 7, 2018 | Blog, Recent Items, Uncategorized
I remember in 4th grade my friends and I (Leslie) loved playing basketball. But a problem arose on the playground when there were limited basketball goals and the boys also liked to play. So to deal with this conundrum, I established a strategy. I still laugh when I...
Dec 30, 2017 | Blog, Recent Items, Uncategorized |
On Christmas Eve, we sat around our lit Advent wreath and asked our kids this question, “How does each character in the Christmas story take a risk?” Though our older kids are only 7 and 9, they were able to identify risk with each and every character. Here are just a...
Dec 18, 2017 | Blog, evangelism, Uncategorized
Yesterday we visited a fun place in Thailand called the “Elephant PooPooPaper Park” (yes, there is such a place where they use elephant poo to make paper!) After the slimy, hands-on tour we approached the counter to pay for our little crafts made from poo paper. My...
Oct 3, 2017 | Blog, Recent Items, Uncategorized
Does God get my first-fruits or my picked over left-overs? This question has rumbled through my head and heart over the past few days. The alarm went off at 5 am on Saturday morning, and we woke three sleeping kids to start our three hour trip to a Lahu village. We...
Feb 15, 2017 | Blog, evangelism, Uncategorized |
We returned recently from Myanmar where we taught two seminary courses. The classes went well, and we really enjoyed our students. Our students all came from the Karen (kuh-REN) people who are an oppressed minority but who have responded well to the Gospel. By some...
Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Uncategorized |
Every pain, every lack, every injustice can serve as an access point for the Gospel. Where poverty, illiteracy, and conflicts exist, Jesus sees an open door. When governments oppose, mountains rise up, or worldviews collide, the Good News finds a window of...
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