Posts Tagged ‘link’

Thailand

Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Thailand: the land of smiles

Thailand: the land of smiles

If you haven’t heard by now then let me be the first to tell you: Sharon and I are now headed toward Thailand. We recently discovered that NTM will no longer be expanding the field of Cambodia under the current arrangement, leaving us with a tough decision: to pursue Cambodia with another mission or choose another field.  After talking with our home churches, seeking wise council, and meeting with missionaries from Thailand we decided to begin pursuing ministry in Southeast Asia via Thailand.

Thailand is a natural choice for many reasons including its close proximity to Cambodia. Thai culture is similar in many ways to Cambodian culture and the minority people groups within the country are numerous.

It’s been great to see how the body of Christ has come around us to help us make this decision and support us during this time. Continue to pray for us as we sort through the implications of this change and seek to keep all of you up to date with the latest!

What is Linguistics?

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Tomorrow we head to Missouri and then Oklahoma, where Sharon will analyze the Cherokee language through data gathered with a language helper. She will spend two months gathering data and analyzing it, then about three weeks writing a hefty paper about what she did. She explains the process and the specifics here:

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfwbvr29_2078kgpkbf6

Pastor Von’s Latest

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Pastor Von used to teach me as a kid at the remote boarding school I attended. I have him to thank for most of the good decisions I`ve made.

Pastor Von (who I’ve mentioned before) posted an article today that really challenged me. I realized after reading the post that some of my thinking needs to change about ministry in Cambodia. I will warn you before you follow the link that Von will speak his mind frankly in all his posts. I’m not endorsing the wording, just the message. Here’s the article.