Southern Asia Missionary Stories Archives - Page 4 of 8

Opportunities for Humility

“Every day is another opportunity for humility.” This is a (very) small joke I share with...

I am a retired United Church of Christ minister, serving the Sekolah Tinggi Teologi of the...

How do you describe 2 years of life in Sri Lanka as volunteer missionaries? A lifetime in American...

World Health Day is April 7. What does it look like to be working in a church partner-supported...

It’s not every year the tropical rains drench, and drench some more, but this is one of those...

I saw a woman on the main street of Lospalos selling vegetables the other day. She was crouched on...

I decided to title this newsletter Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Hope, because for the past months this is...

Hannah is back with us in Lospalos after 8 weeks in America visiting family and friends. She tells...

I recently had the opportunity to visit Myanmar. I was there as part of the Protestant Church of...

In her seminal work, Texts of Terror (Fortress Press, 1984), Phyllis Trible gives us stories, a...

What does an air-conditioned room with power-point presentations in an urban center have in common...

Today I went with a team of pastors and elders to visit a remarkable gentleman. Pastor Paul Smith...

We returned to the US just one day after demonstrations were being held at airports across the...

…we walk by faith and not by sight. 2 Cor. 5:7 On Tuesday I was at one of the weekly home...

I’m having a great time learning and teaching these elementary students in Thailand! They are...