The Vernon Journal

Yesterday we were asked to appear as subjects / insiders for a media group called Emerge Network that will be coming into our village to create three short videos about our lives and the lives of the Akha in Mae Salong. We’re very honored to help serve this team and are excited to see what [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Do you remember MiBya? She is one of the hard stories in our village. Back in October 2005 we wrote this story:
She [Mi Bya] is a particularly tough case, and lives in a difficult home in our village. We never see her smile and although she is intrigued by us “pa la” she usually observes [...]

This last month has been school break for many of the schools in Thailand. It’s always fun for us to have all the kids around. During this break all the teenagers went to a camp run by Akha Christian Youth (ACY). When most of the adults had left for the fields we found ourselves with [...]