The Vernon Journal

A couple of weeks back we had the opportunity to accompany a missions team from Singapore to the Akha village of Doi Chang (Elephant Mountain) to attend the Christmas celebration there. We had a great time and even enjoyed the cold cold weather (temperatures in the 40s), but the trip was not without adventure! On [...]

So our truck is broken again. This time it’s the gearbox – gears 1,2,3 & 5 are all a wreck. The great news is that it coincided with a loose wire that disconnected the starter, allowing our mechanic to catch it (and forcing us to stop and learn what was wrong). Best case scenario it [...]

While I’m stuck in meetings discussing the new Akha orthography (actually, a really cool experience that I will fill you all in more on later) Lori is much more literally stuck in Mae Salong with a broken vehicle. You heard it right, our truck is broken again. A very similar problem to all our other [...]

We have had some very interesting vehicle experiences over the last few months. And, although our Suzuki is back in our possession, she is on her last legs – stalling every time we tap the brakes. With a pregnant wife and a future child to care for, it has become obvious that our little Suzuki [...]

Our Suzuki jeep has had a major engine problem (read the whole story here). The truck is currently at the mechanic and we are awaiting the diagnosis. Pray for us, that we’ll have wisdom about how to proceed once we learn the problem. God has already provided a loaner vehicle for us to use in [...]