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Cambodia
Destruction from the Sky
May 06, 2013
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During rainy season in Cambodia our showers are fast and violent. It will rarely rain for hours on end, but usually strong weather systems move across Cambodia rapidly. They are often preceded by violent wind storms; many which whip up micro-tornadoes. Our Kracheh children’s center
Read MoreUltimate Jet Lag
Star Date 2556. No I am not a Star Trek fanatic; that is the year in Cambodia. Our year started on April 15th on the moment that the new moon was complete. The year is based on a calendar linked to the date of the death of Siddhartha Gautama, or Buddha. They follow a lunar calenda
Read MoreFrom My Heart: Short-term Missionaries
Feb 24, 2013
As Christians on this earth christened with the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), we have been told to “go into all the world.” For centuries it was a rare few that ventured into boats and disappeared across the horizon in the search of lost souls to bring to Christ. Th
Read MoreHow we Change Culture
Dec 03, 2012
How important is culture? Culture determines how you live your life. It determines the way you do church. It determines the way you work at your job or business. It determines the way you think and what you believe. Culture affects not only what you believe about God, but the arc
Read MoreStopping the Flooding
For nearly three years we have been working on solutions for flooding in Poipet. We have helped schools, communities and people all across Poipet get out of the annual floods which devastated the city. Long gone are massive floods which inundate the whole city, but there are still p
Read MoreLord’s Supper in Cambodia
Yesterday I took a group of young people from a church in Austin, TX out to a village church so they could experience a house church. The church was in a village called “Koh Dat” which means “separated island”. It is not really an island, but it was so remote in the forest, that it
Read MoreHow to Sleep on a Motorcycle
Travel Tuesday: “How to Sleep on a Motorcycle” Location: In front of my house, Phnom Penh, Cambodia You have to admit, that is pretty amazing balance! Nearly ever day he takes an afternoon sleep under my front tree as he waits for rides on my street. He can sleep
Read MoreMonk-mobile
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.
Read MoreFrigid Cambodia!
Travel Tuesday: Frigid Cambodia Location: Steung Trong, Mekong River, Cambodia
Read MoreAn Easter to Remember
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 i
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