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Be Bananas!
“What time is the wedding?” I asked for the third time. “At 4:00 p.m.,” MaDavid patiently replied. “And when will we be picked up?” “At noon.” I did not think much of the four-hour time gap, but in Cambodia, time works differently, and I was about to find out just…
Unempowered Potential
“We have land. We are farmers, and one day, she can be a farmer, too. She does not need to go to a better school.” Bloy has been our student since she was two. Her mother brought her and her two older siblings to learn English and hear Bible stories…
Your Tok Pisin Sabbath
After years of reading articles, wondering what it must be like to listen to a sermon in Tok Pisin while visiting a local village, and after months of planning, you are finally in Papua New Guinea. Sitting on a bench in church during Friday night fellowship, the Tok Pisin song…
A Deity in Our Kitchen
“Mom, it’s time to get rid of this god in our kitchen!” I say. “We can’t do such things, our ancestors will be mad,” she replies. This is a regular conversation between my mom and me that has been going on for many years. In my mother’s house, she has…
One Notebook. Two Responses.
“If you add up all the money my husband has spent on alcohol during our marriage, we would be millionaires!” our neighbor Mary lamented to Beth. Later Beth was able to introduce Mary to Glenda, a local follower of Jesus whose husband used to be an alcoholic. “Before I believed…
Campmeeting Reflections
Near screaming pain for 15 days—not constant, but very frequent. As I write, I am in Puerto Princesa, the capital of our province of Palawan. The pain has led me to the emergency room twice, with a doctor’s visit in between. I have been undergoing treatment for a bacterial ear…
377
377. That’s how many pounds of rice a Tai-Kadai person eats on average every year. The Tai-Kadai often refer to themselves as “Children of the Sticky Rice.” Rice is such an essential part of life in Southeast Asia that when people ask if you have eaten, they are literally asking…
Farewell to the People of Himadri
After two years of working for the people of Himadri project while living on the border, stepping into the country felt deeply meaningful. A friend and I took a five-day trip inside. Since tourism is one of the few permitted reasons to enter, we visited various cultural sites and participated…
The Forgotten Fast
I blinked. Had I heard right? The man of God continued, “You need to expand your understanding of fasting. Christ said that certain demons come out only by prayer and fasting. Perhaps our understanding of fasting needs adjusting.” Furlough is a time to step away from the daily battles of…
Get My Goat or Expand My Love?
Have you ever owned goats? They love to eat. Now, that can be good if you want to clear land. But it can also pose problems. We have neighbors who let their goats out during the day to eat grass on the sides of the road. So far, I have…