Jungle Adventures in the countries of the world.
There is nothing more painful than when a missionary leaves the field, whether it is for a short break or permanently. This is because somehow the missionary feels they are failing in what God has called them to do. Missionaries have a saying too that “the only honorable way to leave the field is in…
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Travel Tuesday: Monk-mobile Location: Pursat Province, Cambodia Everyone has heard of the Pope-mobile which carries the head of the Catholic Church on his official visits. In Cambodia we regularly see the monk-mobile.
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Travel Tuesday: Pig Taxi with Military Escort Location: Kompong Thom, Cambodia
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Travel Tuesday: Frigid Cambodia Location: Steung Trong, Mekong River, Cambodia
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I think I have been to an Easter Service nearly every year of my life. I remember a few quite well for various reasons, but Sunday’s Easter Service here in Phnom Penh will be one I will remember for a long time. Some of the most memorable services for me include one sunrise service in…
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Last week I was driving to Kracheh province when I stopped to watch some kids playing along the street. There were about 20 kids having so much fun. Some were running, others were climbing but then I saw one boy sitting all by himself. He was playing a video game. I called to him several…
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We rarely take the time for a staff retreat. With work in so many different provinces we were not able to get all the staff together, but this is most of them!! This year we are celebrating our 15th year as Words of Life Ministries in Cambodia.
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Cambodia’s train has been operational but very dysfunctional ever since the Khmer Rouge used it as target practice for more than 30 years. Many of the lines were destroyed. Cars were blown up by landmines. Both Cambodians and Foreigners were targeted and killed if they dared to ride the dilapidated trains in Cambodia. After nearly…
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One of my favorite sports to watch is Formula 1. Most of their pit stops where they change all four tires, fill up with gas, and clean out all the air ducts and check other parts lasts about 5-7 seconds. It is amazing to watch. Sometimes I feel like my home is much like a…
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Today I spent seven hours on the phone to three pastors in Nepal. They had been stopped by an airline from flying and sent back to Nepal. I knew too well what the problem was: they were poor Nepalese from the mountains traveling outside their mountains into the bigger world. You may wonder, ‘what could…
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