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Almost exactly 3 years from the day we found out for sure we were coming here to the Philippines we will be returning back to the States.  Our acceptance to the mission was the result of a discernment process that … Continue reading →

Here we are a few days after Thanksgiving and 4 weeks away from the birth of our son. Our big Christmas newsletter and update is coming soon, but for now meditate with us on our Thanksgiving Thankfulness List of 2012 … Continue reading →

The past 8 weeks have been so eventful I’ve only managed to post a few things of facebook and have completely neglected this blog. Cindy likes to remind me I’m the only one in my head (she and you are … Continue reading →

  I have to admit, I was anxious about Burma. I was comforted greatly that we were traveling with one person who had been there several times before. We were meeting people we knew while we were there. I suppose … Continue reading →

Our first full day in Cambodia Ryan taught pastors at A School. The request was for basic pastoral care and counseling. There in a room hovering in the 90’s were fifteen pastors and my translator. The pastors(all but three were … Continue reading →

Crossing the border from Thailand to Cambodia is interesting. There at Poipet our taxi driver dropped us off without any instructions. I remembered, though, some of our AVSTMers (PBTS short term mission/summer missions) to just walk toward Cambodia and follow … Continue reading →

We arrived last evening in Yangoon.  The plane was about half-full and was mostly Western tourists.  We expected there to be more, since the tickets were only 7 USD!  We were met by our old friend Soetiek – a graduate … Continue reading →

We just finished our Sunday worship service which was a great meditative time with wonderful singing and thoughtful sermon. This week we’ve attending our team meeting along with other field personnel from Southeast Asia. We’ve really enjoyed getting to see … Continue reading →

Many of you remarked on our article about Burmese students and our wish that we’d one day get to go to Myanmar. That one-day is coming up in May! After Secretary of State Clinton’s visit in December, Myanmar (Burma) has … Continue reading →

A Report: Cagayan de Oro – The City of Golden Friendship January 5-9 (plus 9-11). After hearing that CBF would be funding a disaster relief project of Cagayan do Oro (CDO) we called a meeting of Bukal Care and Counseling … Continue reading →