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Village Visitors »

We’re honored to occasionally host guests and visitors to our village home. We love sharing the village lifestyle and our love for the Akha people and culture! Our most recent guests were Jason & April Ruggles who are currently serving as English teachers with the Foursquare ministry in Bangkok. Check out their blog for some [...]

Esther’s Story… »

If you knew us back when we were preparing to come to Thailand, you probably heard us talk about how our desire and goal in ministry was to disciple young Akha leaders, who could then go out and minister the gospel to their own people! Arriving in country, we found that as much as we [...]

..and the deaf will hear… »

Many of you are familiar with the story of the two deaf children who live in our village. Those of you who have not heard this story, read a post here or here to fill yourself in. Anyone who has visited our village knows A-Paw, 8, is the younger of the two siblings. She is [...]

Eggplant Stir-Fry »

I just thought I’d give you a “taste” of our life here. Lately, this is one of our family’s favorite dishes. And it’s one of the rare recipes that can be easily replicated in the United States. So, if your family is ready for something new on the dinner table, you can try it out [...]

Vacation Bible School 2009 »

April is summer break here in Thailand, so this year Paul and I decided to do Vacation Bible School Camps for couple of the Akha villages in our area. While we played games, sang silly songs, ate snacks & did crafts, the highlight, for me, were the teaching times. The challenge of, as our old [...]