This morning, I was given the incredible blessing of spending forty-five quality minutes with my sister (Nichole) and my three and a half month old niece (Jeannie). It was the first time I was able to Skype my sister in the past couple weeks, so I was more than excited to talk to her and [...]
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Let me give you a few highlights from the past few weeks. I’m in Thailand (which means about 80-90 degree temp change;) at our annual retreat with all the CT as well as Target folks (most of these long-termers from our parent org work with UPG’s, or Unreached People Groups in Asia). It’s been an [...]
Have you ever stumbled on an idea that’s so good, so exciting, and makes so much sense that you can’t help but wonder, “Why haven’t I ever done this before?” Recently, my sister and friend Amy shared her personal testimony at our Christmas party. In it, she had mentioned the significance of seeing Christians [...]
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I went to dinner with a friend. I asked him, “So what do you think about Jesus?” His reply was along the lines of “He’s a great guy, but I can’t follow Him. Science disagrees.” When I told him that I was a science teacher for four years, and that I followed Christ, he lit [...]
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Imagine a stadium filled with 3,000 Asian people praising God. “Impossible!” you say. A few months ago, I would have agreed that it was highly improbable — it just doesn’t sound like the Asia I know. However, two days ago, the “impossible” happened. I stood on a stage facing thousands of Asian believers freely praising God!
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“So…would you like to study the Bible with me?” I thought I would at least try. I just got done sharing a vulnerable and loving version of my testimony with Connie and Joanne, two girls that I met at English corner three weeks ago. I shared from my heart and felt Him with me, giving [...]
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As I sat eating my lamb noodles at the Muslim restaurant, I heard the familiar sound of a Asian person talking about me. I heard, “…waiguoren (foreigner)…is he Russian?….is he American?…” His next question was very unfamiliar, and he decided to ask me personally. Not only that, he said it nice and loud for the whole [...]
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“CT celebrates its first-ever H-Town Thanksgiving. Participants cut class to enjoy a homemade meal complete with 3 different kinds of fowl, stuffing, sweet-potato pie, green bean salad, and hot cocoa from home.” The feasting lasted well into the evening as over-stuffed Americans coupled the digestion process with a football game and Charlie Brown.” “Winter has [...]
Work here is like being a cook. The fantastic thing about this type of cooking is that the food is always good! (I live in the perfect city for a food analogy, ’cause the C-town has some of the best in the world!) Our food is the Bread of Life—Jesus—and it’s seasoned with the word of God. Whether they know it or not, everyone is hungry for it and everybody needs it! It’s free, it’s in abundance, gives life and liberty, and is the only source of true satisfaction! I’m in the right business!
So I was in class last week. Because I told the teacher that I liked to play guitar during my free time, a classmate went to get hers during a break. I played a little, and then I gave it to her to play. The chords she played reminded me of a familiar song, and [...]
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