The drone of the monks chanting over the loudspeaker and the beat of the drums sound dreary and sad.  The monastery down the road from us...

Sarah and Hagar What are you supposed to do when God doesn’t seem to be keeping His promises?  How can you escape crippling anger and...

Ya nyi ga mo da ve ha leh ja!! That means, “I’m happy to see you today!”  I’m not exactly “seeing” you, but that’s as close as I can get...

The cool water splashed over my hands into the black bucket at my feet.  The wizened elderly woman holding the pop bottle of water gave...

I swallowed the lump in my throat and did my best to smile.  It was Saturday, our day to Skype with the family.  I love seeing the sweet...

Friday — and another week of our stay in Thailand is finished.  The days, by now, have fallen into a pattern.  We get up between four and...

For today’s blog, I will give you a new weight-loss exercise.  No, no, I haven’t forgotten that THIS blog is about Thailand.  This is a...

I gripped the handle above the truck door and hung on as we jolted over a narrow, rutted road. On Sunday we traveled through lush...

Happy New Year — Chinese style! The Chinese New Year is a big deal here, lasting for days.  Makro had tables full of celebration...

Tired and footsore, but home again. Friday ended another profitable week at the Preacher’s school.  Paul and Bro. Camp are working with...

Well, I didn’t make curtains for our room today, because: 1. I could not figure out how to fill the bobbin on the treadle sewing machine....

Success!  I not only got off in the right area this time, I got off on the exact street.  That’s a big improvement from getting off three...

The children  lined up with eager faces, holding their bowls.  They had a special treat for Sunday morning breakfast.  Ramen noodles — or...

Another lovely day in Thailand. Would you like to follow us through our day Friday? We awoke early — about 4 a.m. That isn’t early, here,...

And our Internet saga continues!  This is a test post to see if our signal from the little gizmo we bought will be sufficient for posting...

Laughing little faces — how my heart goes out to each one of these precious children!  I am, at last, beginning to sort them out and...

The birds are singing and the bees buzzing.  I’m afraid one is in our room.  Bee, that is.  It is 6:30 in the morning and I decided to...

EVE What is happening before the character enters the scene? When Eve made her appearance in Scripture, we see that creation had just...

Ack! Invasion! I woke from a sound sleep to hear Paul yelling and slapping.  Ants in the bed — biting ants.  He jumped up and turned on...

The smell of woodsmoke wafted through the open windows and the gaps in the bamboo walls, and my bare feet ached a little from the rough...