Author: Phillip Schuring

By Who’s Word?

By Who’s Word?

Recently I was talking with a few of my Kaxuyana friends. We were working on a first draft translation of the parable of the Good Samaritan. As we talked through many issues in the text I was stuck by a stark contrast between the ways of the Kingdom of Heaven and the ways of man. […]
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Fertile Soil (Part 2)

Fertile Soil (Part 2)

I remember praying, during my training, almost 6 years ago, that the Holy Spirit would go ahead of me and prepare the soil – the hearts – of those to whom I would be sent. But I could not have imagined how fertile that soil would be! In fact, as I look back over these […]
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Fertile Soil (Part 1)

Fertile Soil (Part 1)

There is a reason my village thatch house had no doors or windows on it and no real way to close it up and lock it down. No, its not that I’m so poor that there are no “goodies” in it. In fact, to any normal Kaxuyana it is packed with little wonders and mysterious […]
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God’s Best?

God’s Best?

You want God’s best for you life? You might want to think twice! In the country where I work, during the last decade, mega churches have found their way into the spot light of “The Trendy Spiritualism Show.” Anyone knows that to keep the publics’ interest you’ve got to do a good job selling your […]
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So What Happens When They Insist You Teach?

So What Happens When They Insist You Teach?

On a certain Saturday in March I got up early and together with the ex-chief took my co-worker down river to the nearest community where he would continue the trip to “civilization.” It was a full day. We stopped at a second village and visited some and on our way back we felled a large […]
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What Does a “Normal” Day Look Like?

What Does a “Normal” Day Look Like?

Some youngsters passed the time fishing. One even pulled in a tiny blow fish. It seems you have to tickle this little guy by blowing on his face to make him puff up, but once puffed up they rolled him around like a little soccer ball before returning him to the water.
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