Floods -- and Floods of Blessing
Flooding in a nearby village. (Not my picture but copied from Facebook.) It was like standing under a waterfall. In Oklahoma, the rain...
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Susan Brown
Aug 296 min
Tears, Fears, and a Faithful God
If only they hadn’t set that empty chair beside me on the porch. If only they hadn’t so kindly and so sadly commiserated with me. I...
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Susan Brown
Jan 274 min
Celebrating God's Blessings
Celebrations! We’ve had a lot. Thanksgiving season started in October and continued through December. We had many of those – sometimes...
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Susan Brown
Oct 28, 20236 min
Busy and Blessed Days
Bright eyes and chubby cheeks – what could be sweeter than a new baby? We have a little bundle of joy around the house now. Timmy...
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Susan Brown
Sep 2, 20235 min
Let the Little Children Come
“What did God make on day five?” I asked the roomful of preachers. “Fish and birds,” the enthusiastic men chanted in chorus, showing five...
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Susan Brown
Jul 15, 20233 min
New Beginnings and Beginning Again
They poured through the door, giggling and chattering. Fourteen girls. Girls! In our ten years in Thailand, we have had boys almost...
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Susan Brown
May 5, 20234 min
Preaching, Teaching, Baptizing
The waterfall splashed over the rocks into the pool below, sending ripples across the water. What a beautiful place for a baptism!...
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Susan Brown
Mar 31, 20236 min
Endings and Beginnings
The birthday cake caught on the lump in my throat and I had a hard time swallowing the cake along with my tears. It was a party, but one...
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Susan Brown
Feb 4, 20235 min
Through the Valley
In just a moment everything can change. I was determined to get the boys back on track with their schooling after our big building...
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Susan Brown
Nov 28, 20226 min
He Has Done Great Things for Us!
The morning sun burned away the heavy fog, and the boys industriously mopped up the moisture the mist left behind on the long rows of...
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Susan Brown
Jul 23, 20223 min
Toothaches and Earthquakes
The raging storm beat against the house with fury. The wind was so strong the whole house shook and swayed. The drapes swung back and...
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Susan Brown
Apr 26, 20227 min
Car Wreck!
The flashing lights of the ambulance and police blinded me in the dusk and froze my heart with terror. The truck was smashed against a...
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Susan Brown
Mar 8, 20227 min
Lots of Drama but a Faithful God
The stench of rotting flesh wafted into the air as I unwrapped the dirty bandage. I stared in horror at the open wound… I always like to...
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Susan Brown
Jan 22, 20226 min
Have Wheels, Will Travel!
The dogs flew out of their yard, barking and howling like they planned to eat me alive. They stopped. A strange expression of wonder and...
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Susan Brown
Nov 11, 20216 min
October Blessings
Ow, ow, ow! Vacation didn’t go as planned – well, not as I planned, anyway. We had hoped to make a trip to America during the kids’ fall...
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Susan Brown
Oct 14, 20214 min
Welcome Friends!
The smaller children crowded around the table, their eyes focused on the picture I was holding and listening with rapt attention to the...
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Susan Brown
Aug 23, 20215 min
Miracles and Blessings
It was a miracle. Danny had always been a challenge. We understood. He endured years of abandonment, neglect, and abuse before he came to...
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Paul Brown
Mar 5, 20214 min
Prayer Letter - February 2021
It was such a blessing to gather with the preachers for our Preachers' Training this past month. We had 25 attending. I began a series on...
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Paul Brown
Jan 2, 20213 min
Prayer Letter - January 2021
The Lord has brought us through another year and we are looking forward to what He has for us in 2021.
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