(Ok, this post is really just for sympathy and pity as we try to learn this language.) Language learning is difficult because it is not enough to just learn the vocabulary of the new language and then do a word-for-word translation from English, you must learn whole new patterns of communication. And since it is […]
The Full Name of ‘Bangkok’…
…is a record holder for the longest official name of any place in the world. ‘Bangkok’ is the name that westerners know it by, but here it is known as “Krung Thep,” basically meaning, “Los Angeles” or “City of Angels.” But the official name is something much longer. Here is our language school teacher reciting […]
Noticing Animism in Thailand (Part 2, Clarifying the Gospel)
(Continued from Part 1) Clarifying the Gospel How is Christianity different? When I began to think of how to communicate the Gospel clearly in this context, it was more of a challenge than I thought it was going to be. I started to notice similar elements to spiritism in my own thoughts. It is easy […]
Noticing Animism in Thailand (Part 1)
The other night watching Bangkok TV in Thai (it is good practice for learning Thai, believe it or not) we came across a show that was supposed to be scary, and it made me curious to see what a scary movie would be like here. It was pretty corny, but that is actually pretty good […]
April Prayer Letter
We have arrived in Thailand!! After a very blessed time of deputation, we have finally moved to Thailand! All our bags made it with no problem and we are set up in our temporary place that we have for 1 month while we get a more permanent house set up. As we arrived, we were […]
Leaving for Thailand Today!
Today is the day! At 1:05pm we will be flying away on Korean Air flight 36 bound for Thailand! The last week has been wild. We probably averaged 10 people at our house every day. We are overwhelmed at all of the friends that have helped us get packed up and ready to go and we […]
5 Prayer Requests as we Prepare to Leave
1. Language – The largest obstacle we are gong to face immediately when we arrive is going to be the language barrier. Thai is the 3rd hardest language for an English-speaker to learn. It is tonal and nothing is similar. It will be added stress to an already extreme move to not be able to communicate to anyone once […]
January Prayer Letter
Deputation Update! In the last month, we have added 4 new supporters. Continue to pray for these last 2 months of deputation that the remaining 12% of our support would come in. We had a great start to the year, beginning with the Summit, but then heading up north to OH, MA, VT and […]
November Prayer Letter
Deputation Update! Things are really starting to get exciting. I will just list a few things to give you an idea of where we are: We now have 85% of our support We only need 18 more churches to support us! We already have our plane tickets Only 5 months until our departure April […]
Some Answers to Common Questions About Us
Recently, I was interviewed for a blog article on our church’s website that eventually became this article. Here are just the questions and answers that that article was based on. [hr] 1. What led you to go into the foreign mission field? Have you always had a desire or no? When I was in high school […]