Wait, you want us to do what?
Jesus told Peter and Andrew to follow him and be fishers of men. But that's going to have to be worded differently in the Mwinika language.
There’s a story for that
Ever heard the expression, “you snooze, you lose”? Missionary Phil Henderson shares how the Mwinika people of Mozambique say it: It happened like this. The genet [a type of wild cat] got up and said: “I am going to the house of the king of the humans to marry his daughter.” So he went to […]
Getting ready for the New Year
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Like many in the USA, the Agutaynen people of the Philippines prepare for the turning of the year. It will be an active, noisy night. But they won’t be celebrating. They’re divining the future. In the traditional ways of the Agutaynens, the events of the evening of Dec. […]
Rice to the occasion
Your gratitude can change lives. The Red Karen people, whom Julie and I visited last month, know that. They’ve just completed their rice harvest. Rice is a staple food and a key money-maker. Flooding in other parts of Thailand cut into the rice harvest nationwide. So the need for rice, and the potential to make […]
Getting technical
[singlepic id=591 w=320 h=240 float=left]I’d better warn you up front: If you’re not interested in or into photo gear, you will not enjoy this post … Julie and I used a pair of Sony NEX-5 cameras for all the photos we took and all the video we recorded on our trip to Thailand. Here’s why: […]
Things I learned in Thailand
We’re back home, so I thought I’d fill you in one some things I found out … I don’t like riding elephants. Enough said. I’m better at bargaining than I thought. One vendor in a street market cut his price for a silk scarf from 200 baht to 150 baht (about $5). But we were […]
Thai travel tidbits: Sidewalks
OK, here’s a quick quiz for you. Sidewalks are for: a. Pedestrians b. Riding motorbikes, especially against the flow of traffic c. Parking, especially for motorbikes d. Setting up stands for selling food e. All of the above In the USA, of course, the answer is “a.” But not in Thailand. On one-way streets, or […]
Thai travel tidbits: tuktuks
It wasn’t nearly as scary to ride in a tuktuk as you’d think it’d be. A tuktuk is a tiny three-wheeled motorcycle-rickshaw hybrid, with no seat belts – just a bench and a couple of grab handles. Crush zone in case of accident? That’d be … you. And they’re driven on streets where the lane […]
Thai travel tidbits: Prices
Prices in Thailand are amazingly low on many things. At the Sunday market, Julie and I ate dinner from street vendors, and including fruit shakes and dessert, it came to $4. Another day, we passed on dinner at a place that sounded too expensive. They wanted 290 baht for dinner. That’s less than $10. I’ve […]
Thai travel tidbits: Freeze
One of the stranger experiences Julie and I had was at the Sunday market in Chiang Mai. Every Sunday evening, the main street in the old city is closed to traffic and filled with vendors of almost everything imaginable: silk, leather, clothing, carvings, food, massages … It’s a noisy, crowded, active place. Then all the […]
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