By Lori Vernon on Mar 2, 2010 in Ministry Updates | 2 Comments
Regardless of what corner of the globe or what ethnic group, it’s important for women to have the opportunity to retreat from their usual daily routines and be with other women for rest, encouragement and spiritual renewal. In January I had the privilege of joining with many women for the annual Akha women’s retreat at [...]
By Paul Vernon on Apr 9, 2005 in Ministry Updates | 0 Comments
Hey, everyone. Well we’ve made it through our first two weeks in an Akha village. It was amazing! We’ve just returned to Chiang Rai for a week or so to help with an Akha Youth Camp and to rest a little from the rigors of village life. We have so much to tell you about [...]
By Paul Vernon on Feb 28, 2005 in Ministry Updates | 0 Comments
Oh, the joys of illiteracy! Take our experiences yesterday. We were looking for breakfast and ended up in a 7-11 (finding this to be the least “risky” of the available options… we’re still pretty new at all of this). We settled on two strawberry yogurts and a bag of plain white dinner rolls. But I [...]