The Vernon Journal

Our director is off to Singapore tomorrow to teach on the subject “Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralist Context” for Haggai Institute. I have had the privilege to help him prepare for these 8 lectures: we have been working on the powerpoints for months, and intensively over these past two weeks. The time is upon [...]

This is A-Paw. She is hearing impaired. When we first arrived in the village three years ago, she was an outgoing, playful little four year old who had no idea that there was any difference between her and her friends. Unfortunately, without any exposure to sign language, in the past three years we’ve seen her [...]

This is more than just a cliche or ad campaign! Abi is constantly being passed around to her adoring Akha family! …And she loves it, what a people person she is! (She must take after her mother!) Here is a little glimpse into Abi’s life in the village. Tags: Abigail village Akha

The Akha Wedding ceremony is a long process, beginning in the wife’s family village and ending in the husband’s family village. The big “wedding” event occurs in the husband’s village with the “Wife Celebration“. There is a lot to be told about this event, and for Lori and I there is still a lot to [...]

Well, our trip back to the village was a very successful one, in many ways it felt like we had never been gone at all. Sure, some things have changed, like little baby Ma-Li taking her first steps, three new homes being built and many relatives returning from their jobs around Thailand for Chinese new [...]