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Jephthae Campbell
Jephthae Campbell brings experience in education and cross-cultural ministry, including 5 years as an elementary school teacher and 15 years serving in Southeast Asia with AFM. After returning to the United States, she worked in AFM’s Development Department. Her background in teaching, mentoring, and missions brings a thoughtful, people-centered approach…
In Big and Small Ways
Working at a school in a closed-access country has both advantages and disadvantages for sharing the gospel. One obvious disadvantage is that there are rules about sharing Jesus in class, and if we choose to disobey them, our school could be closed down. This means we have to be creative…
A Holy Warrior
Thank you, Lord, for leading my steps to meet Mujahid! I prayed, eyes closed and with a smile on my face. Was I really saying that? Do you know what the word mujahid means? It defines someone involved in jihad, and that is a word Muslims use to refer to…
One Greater Than the Witch Doctors: The Story of MaSihuanh
In the animistic Pnong tribe with whom we share Christ, villagers often understand sickness as a spiritual attack. Their tradition speaks of spirits that “eat souls.” When someone becomes seriously ill, many believe that a spirit is slowly eating their soul during the night. Terrifying, isn’t it? When people face…
Purpose Found
Twenty years ago, I preached my first sermon, entitled “Finding Your Purpose.” I focused on a passage in Romans: “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28 NLT). I…
Searching, But Not Yet Finding
As we boarded the plane and took our seats, the monk quickly began a conversation. He was dressed in the maroon-colored robes of the local monks. Even his bag was maroon. He was very friendly and spoke English quite well, so our conversation for the next several hours was a…
Dog Treats and Bread
“Chris, Mr. B saw me walking Chloe as he drove into the neighborhood today. He parked and walked around the other way, coming toward us, met us on our walk and gave Chloe some dog biscuits”, Erin, my wife, said. “Wow!” I said. “Mr. B never walks around the block.”…
Many, Many Reasons
“This is crazy!” Mark said as we post-holed through knee-deep snow. “But in a good way!” he exclaimed and continued up the slope to the ridge. From the ridge, we continued hiking up a steep draw to the peak, where we found a rock bench to eat lunch and take…
Thinking in Generations
Every twenty years in Japan, something remarkable happens. At the Ise Grand Shrine, one of the most sacred Shinto sites in the country, the entire shrine is carefully dismantled and rebuilt from scratch. Craftsmen have done this for over 1,300 years, not because the structure is failing, but because they…
आशा, རེ་བ།, and Hope
*Becoming Hope* “Your new language name is Aasha (आशा),” my language teacher said on the first day of class. “It means Hope.” Thus began our language journey. Now, after completing three language learning phases in a year, it was time to begin a new journey—in another language—to connect more deeply…