Posts Tagged ‘character’

How to die well

Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Wikipai

Wikipai

Wikipai has died.

The Dao Bible teacher seemed for a time to be recovering from the illness that struck him as he taught in an unreached Dao village. However, the missionaries to the Dao people learned this week that he had unexpectedly died last week, leaving behind his wife, Moipi, and their two children.

At least Wikipai was prepared. Earlier he had said:

No man knows the day that I will die, but the Creator knows. Will I die while I am young? Will I die while my wife and I have only cut the cords of two children? Will I die when I am old and have lived a long life? (more…)

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A lot of reasons to say ‘no’

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Moipi

Moipi

You can always find reasons to say “no.”

Moipi certainly had some big ones.

The Dao woman was getting ready to move to a distant village with her husband in order to present God’s Word there.

“I know that my kids could get sick and die,” Moipi said, since she and her family would be far from the medical care provided by missionaries in her village.

“Or my family might not have enough food,” because her husband, Wikipai, would be concentrating on teaching instead of hunting and gardening. (more…)

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Christian spotted in the wild

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

What do you think a Christian looks like?

I was on my way to pick up my son from soccer camp, which had ended early because a storm was rolling in. Stopped at a traffic light, I could see it ahead: roiling black clouds punctuated by occasional bursts of lightning.

But I could also see that the light had changed, and my lane was not moving. The car just a bit ahead of me was still stopped. The passenger (more…)

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A character study

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

David and a Bena Bena co-worker translate the Bible.

You meet a lot of people … and every so often, you meet a character.

I don\’t mean that in a bad way. The folks I\’d call characters are those who brighten a room. People you enjoy being around. But they\’re also people with a different perspective. A unique way of looking at life. A special way of living life.

That\’s how David Lee struck me the first time I met him.

I shared a little about David back in November 2006, about a year after (more…)

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