Ken and Barbie's Blogs

My First Friend

Thursday, September 24th, 2009 by Ken and Barbie

And then it happened! A blur of long black hair and colorful clothes ran right in front of us. A wide smile…

Comfy Couches

Thursday, September 6th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

Last week we bought two of the comfiest couches you've ever seen. Forest green, overstuffed, and over sized. They're about as inviting as any couch I've experienced. Right now I'm sitting in my cozy living room, looking at those couches. And you know what? For the first time, they're full of people! This afternoon three [...]

He hit me!

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

Zipping along on my bicycle, weaving in and out of traffic, I felt perfectly at home on the busy Asian street. So at home, in fact, that I forgot that I was a foreigner. And then it happened… I was passing him on the left. But he lost control. He wobbled to the right and [...]

Sideswiped

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

On Sunday I was sideswiped by an ‘afternoon-prayer-meeting’ ambush. Don

85 Down. 56 Up.

Friday, May 4th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

Yesterday, if you looked out my balcony window you would have seen (no misprint) 85 local believers getting baptized in our apartment complex

You’re not gonna believe this…

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

Monday, 10:38pm My P-stor, my friend Todd, and two other influential leaders arrive from America. Thatguy and I taxi them to the hotel where we learn that one of the major underground leaders in the area is on the run and hiding out in our hotel. Apparently the local officers have learned his code name, [...]

The Skinny

Sunday, February 18th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

Hey Gang, Here’s an update on what’s been happening. I’ll send a cool story along in a day or two, but first here’s the low-down: The last two weeks have been incredibly intense for me. I helped to lead worship at a conference, reconnected with all the team members that I left a month ago, [...]

Never Saw it Coming

Monday, January 29th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

In high school John* was my arch nemesis. He was cooler than me. Funnier than me. And more athletic too. But that wasn’t the problem. It was the girl. It’s always the girl. She was his friend first. But then I became popular – sort of. See, I was so horrible at basketball that people [...]

Repeat After Me

Thursday, January 11th, 2007 by Ken and Barbie

It’s fun to be on this side of the ocean for a change! I get to hear stories about what God is doing through coded emails and early morning phone calls. Yesterday I received an international call to tell me that three young ladies had accepted Jesus at an all girls hang-out. Lianna, one of [...]

Only Guys Allowed!

Thursday, December 21st, 2006 by Ken and Barbie

Last night was crazy! We had a guy’s night. 13 men. 7 Asians and 6 Americans. We went to this restaurant that we call ‘Shutters.’ (We call it that because it has shutters on the windows.) It’s been our favorite place over the past couple of months. The boss is kind of like a crusty [...]