After working in Cambodia for nearly two decades I have noticed how my perceptions, opinions and effectiveness have changed over the years. When I first came to Cambodia I thought that I would be able to make significant changes in the nation in a few months, at most in a year or so.
Do you know how different the world is today? It used to be when you wanted some information you needed to pay. Dial 1212 or *69. . . A few cents here a few cents here, but you always had to pay. Do you remember USPS. It has been bankrupt for sometime because of a tiny little char
When the King Father Norodom Sihanouk died the whole nation went into mourning. He died while receiving medical treatment in China. As his body was brought back to Cambodia, the Chinese government sent a Boeing 747 VIP plane to transport his body along with the current Cambodian Kin
I am an American citizen. I own two guns. One is a 12 gauge shotgun and the other an antique WWII era Soviet rifle. Many times I wish I had more guns. I would love a deer hunting rifle, a .22 with a clip which holds about 50 rounds so I could have fun ‘target’ practicin
Today I reviewed some literature which was given to me. As a publisher and one who works developing local churches in Cambodia, I often review literature. My twenty years experience in Cambodia and more than fifteen years in publishing here along with my intimate involvement with th
I love Christmas. I love singing Christmas songs. According to my Philippine background, I celebrate Christmas in all the “ber” months! So from SeptemBER to DecemBER I celebrate! I have about 20 CD’s of Christmas music which I play nearly non-stop, and yes I do d
Merry Christmas from Cambodia! This was a great year for us in Cambodia and the region where we work. Our team of leaders planted as many as 300 churches in Cambodia alone and helped many other leaders as well including the Philippines and Ethiopia as well. This year I trained pasto
I arrived after a long trip in Houston, TX, together with my wife, to speak at Kingsland Baptist Church to speak at a special missions service. Upon arrival at the airport I heard the news of a mass shooting of 27 young children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown
Pastor Binar started in 2012 with a lot of hope. He was a rural pastor in Mindanao who never had a chance to receive a Bible School education, but he has done his best with the church he started. He had little formal education and lived in the mountains far from any urban Bible school
On Tuesday, December 4 at about 3 o’clock in the morning Typhoon Bopha, called “Pablo” in the Philippines, hit Eastern Mindanao island in the Philippines. When the eye slammed into the rugged east coast of Mindanao it was a Category 5 storm, simply called a “S