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 >>
Julie and I are in Chiang Mai now, Thailand’s second-largest city and a good place from which to visit several tribal villages, which we will do starting next week. I was planning to go out and get some photos this afternoon … and then it rained. And rained. And rained. So instead, I took a […]
Julie and I made it safely into Thailand just before midnight Tuesday local time, and got settled into our hotel by 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. Boy, was it ever nice to be able to sleep lying down. Today we’re trying to acclimate to local time (11 hours ahead of Florida) by getting up and going at […]
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 […]
Have your dreams ever come true? When I graduated from high school, I dreamed of becoming a globe-trotting journalist. With Julie and I planning to go to Thailand in October — my fifth trip overseas with NTM — it sounds like I’m living my dream. I am … but I’m not. Don’t misunderstand – I […]
Have you ever had a bad travel experience? Most people have. Nothing absolutely terrible springs to my mind as I think about that. Sure, there have been inconveniences, even an adventure, but that’s about it. Oh, right, there was the one time I thought I was going to be executed, but that all worked out. […]
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, […]
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 […]