I remember the moment when I heard that an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan. I know my close friends and partners in ministry are based 300km north of Tokyo in Sendai. The initial report I received on my mobile phone said the quake was centered 280km northeast of Tokyo
A few days ago my wife, Noit, was at the market and her eyes spotted a pair of shoes. These were no ordinary shoes, though they looked cheap. It brought back a flood of memories. In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia my wife was only 11 years old. The Khmer Rouge destroy
In May of 2010 Dan and Heidi Groves were married in Yuba City, California after working some three years in Kracheh to teach and mentor the kids there. When they were married, we decided we wanted (if at all possible) to have a Cambodian wedding for them so the kids could celebrate t
On Thursday, November 25, 2010 we finished a gathering with about 350 tribal pastors from over 20 tribes on Mindanao Island in the Philippines. Pastor Ben Embaan coordinates an incredible training ministry which reaches hundreds of leaders and thousands of believers with quality lead
Martin Luther never intended to break away from the Catholic Church which in those days was the only official church in Europe, apart from the minority Greek Church. Luther simply desired reform and righteousness to return to the Church which had become a corrupt and evil entity which
On October 31, 1517 (493 years ago) Martin Luther posted his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle which contained a catholic church and seminary. This act and the debate that followed brought about the division of the Western (Roman) church. Division has since become one of th
Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg, under the presidency of the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and of Sacred Theology, and Lecturer in Ordinary on the same at that place. Wherefore he
I am not a person who is easily impressed. What impresses me are people who do amazing things. Yet, I am not talking about great superstar basketball players or mega powerful politicians or even multi-millionaire businessmen. I am impressed with a different type of person. I want t
Do you remember the first day of school when the new teachers messed up the pronunciation of your name? I sure do. A chuckle broke out when these new students’ names were announced in school. The names were read out: Mote Pote Taiow Nik Naw Nak Drut Yie-ut San Ankul None of t
Over the years Pastor Andrew and his friends have helped us train hundreds of local pastors, teach in schools, evangelize using karate and they have always been thoughtful and generous. A year and a half ago God opened a great door to help orphans and abandoned kids in dire poverty.