Jungle Adventures in the countries of the world.
“Stories from the Front Lines: Power Evangelism in Today’s World”, by Jane Rumph; Chosen Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1996. 272 pages. Review by Steve Hyde “Stories from the Front Lines” is an exceptional book as it highlights the move of God in miracles around the world. It is an exciting book to read. There are…
Travel Tuesdays: “Drive-in Barbershop” Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia When I took my son to get a haircut at my usual barber shop in Phnom Penh I arrived and saw an unusual haircut going on. A motorcycle had driven up into the barber shop and the driver was holding his baby to get a haircut. In…
Merry Christmas from Kracheh! After nearly ten years in caring for kids in Kracheh, we had a burst of excitement in December. Electricity! Now, we have to teach them the basics of electricity, like turning off the lights at night. . . some of the kids want to keep the lights on 24 hours per…
December 25 is not an official holiday in Cambodia, so the Christians here celebrate for the entire month. You could go to a Christmas service or party every day of the week if you wanted too. While last year we held a Christmas party for all of our kids combined, this year we decided it…
Merry Christmas everyone! 2011 has been a great year. A very busy one but an amazing one in all what God has done. In 2011 here at Words of Life/ Antioch Institute we trained more than 3,000 leaders in Cambodia, and nearly 3000 in the Philippines, with hundreds of new churches started by these leaders.…
Can you imagine a world without electricity? Actually, nearly 80% of Cambodian homes do not have electricity. In 2002 God led us to start our first Imparting Smiles children home in Kracheh, Cambodia. In a province of more than 300,000, most have no electricity. None of the children we help came from villages with any…
A few days ago I was going around Poipet. I was on the prowl. I regularly move around the city, in back alley side streets and in places where it is hard to go. I am looking for the people and praying as I go to see how God would use me to help people. …
Almost a year ago on Christmas Day, 2010 we had just celebrated a joint Christmas party with all our kids (about 150 kids) from both Imparting Smiles Centers. We had a fantastic fireworks display which I will remember for a lifetime. Then, a little boy came up to me and pulled on my pant leg. …
Today, one of the children in our center told me a testimony of how God protected her mother, Pha, from demons. Pha is a humble and loving mother who lives in Beung Run village in Northeastern Cambodia. She is very poor and owns no assets, only a simple wood house. The village she lives in…
“Thanksgiving” is an American holiday which was started when the Christian pilgrims celebrated and gave thanks to God for all he did to sustain them in the new land of “America”. Since it is an American Christian celebration, it is really only celebrated in the United States though some other countries like Canada have their…