The book with the truth

October 13, 2010

The Red Karen used to have a book with all the truth. It was written on animal skins. And when it got wet one day, the man who was responsible for it laid it across some bushes to dry, so it would not get moldy. When he came back from working in his field, the […]

Red Karen rice harvest ritual

October 13, 2010

In the beginning there was just one Red Karen, and he was only a head. He lived in a house with his grandmother, and one day when his grandmother was outside the house, the house began to take him up to Heaven. His grandmother grabbed a corner post to hold the house down, but she […]

Red Karen outreach

October 11, 2010

Last night Julie and I had the opportunity to join NTM missionaries Peter and Ochie Bangcong, and some of the believers from the Red Karen village where they work, in an outreach to another Red Karen village. The Red Karen believers did most of the teaching, as well leading the singing and the children’s program. […]

More from Chiang Mai

October 10, 2010

When I ordered a salad for lunch today, I never imagined it would be the spiciest thing I’ve eaten since I got here. I’m just glad I had some rice available. As promised, we’ve posted more pictures from Chiang Mai >>

Your prayers are key to our trip

September 23, 2010

Can you believe that Julie and I leave for Thailand the first week of October? I’m not sure I can. Julie told me it seems unreal to her as well. That may change when we make checklists and start packing. As our unreality shifts into nervous excitement, we’d appreciate your prayers. Thank God for providing […]

Perseverance

August 16, 2010

Have you found that the third time is the charm? I’m not so sure about that saying myself, but I know perseverance is good. And I think that’s why Dee and Shy are making a third attempt to share God’s Word in another Prai village. Dee and Shy are believers among Thailand’s Prai people group, […]

Thai into our ministry

August 12, 2010

In October, Julie and I are going to Thailand. We’d appreciate your prayers, and you have other opportunities to take part as well. Why we’re going More than 100 people groups are asking New Tribes Mission to bring God’s Word to them. Just one of them consists of 13 million people with no access to […]

Missions is like bagpiping

January 21, 2010

[singlepic id=260 w=320 h=240 float=left] Did you know missions is like bagpiping? Not just because they both attract some people and send others running. Missions is like bagpiping because both take a team of people doing unnoticed things to bring it all together. Our oldest daughter, Jackie, plays swing tenor in Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders here […]

I probably deserve this

December 17, 2009

What words do you think just do not belong together? George Carlin famously cited “jumbo shrimp,” among others, in a monologue about oxymorons. (Did you know oxymoron is an oxymoron? It’s Greek for “sharply dull.”) This week I’ve run headlong into two words that really should not be together. They’re not an oxymoron, but they […]