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Back in the states!
We have moved back to the states and we are living in Roanoke, VA. Jen and I are still on limited term service with both Cadence International and Stop Slavery and plan on doing some trips to serve after we get our own financial world in order through business. Currently, Jen is working on a … Continue reading
Night Bazaar Evangelism with School
Jen’s Commencement Address to Adrianne’s Class
Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlsKcP27Wj4&t=6777s to see Jen deliver the commencement address to Adrianne’s class at Grace International School in Thailand. Class of 2019. This wordpress installation is so old I can’t insert pictures or videos anymore. Will be updating Dec of 2019. 🙂
CEO Shortcut Pilot Year Kicks Off
We just kicked off our pilot year of CEO Shortcut a couple of weeks ago. We have eight students (two of whom brought their five kids) who are living in a YWAM discipleship facility that we are renting out. So far we have had all the crazy things that come with starting something new overseas; … Continue reading
Humility on Sale $120
(A story from our 3rd year in Thailand) I dropped off my friends motorcycle at a Shop and left the equivalent of about $120 in Khun A’s hands to change the registration. My friend, Rick, ended up picking up his motorcycle and paying for the work that I had already prepaid. A couple of days … Continue reading
Hopeful Dread and Refrigerator Mishaps…
All in a days work – Buddy is in Hong Kong – Immigration early this morning only to find out “Your number will be called around 3 p.m.” – which was thoughtful of them to let me know – it’s raining for a swimming party and this just happened… I guess that’s what it takes … Continue reading
Reputations are killers….
A lot of life intersections lately have brought up the old familiar theme of reputation. The question itself is a tricky one – asking me to consider what others think of me. That’s some slippery ground…. The older we get the more we see and experience reputations falling down all around us. It may … Continue reading
Pencils, Silence & Influence
Last night at our Cadence meeting, I felt utterly loved and cared for because Sandra appeased my writing utensil fetish. As the pencils were passed around, they were sharpened to the finest point possible. When it comes to writing – a sharp pencil can cause me to glance at my Precision v5 Pilot with an … Continue reading
My one and only baby boy…
I have finally mustered the courage to blog about our recent faith journey…as we leave in a couple hours to have doctors follow up and check my now-healthy son – I wanted to share some of the highlights of the last two weeks. After a week of fever, we finally took Jack to the ER…we … Continue reading
A High-Energy Surrender? Huh?
I’ll never forget where I was. A beautiful beach in Okinawa and my friend Candy suggested: “Don’t you think you just have a lot more energy than most people?” I remember being shocked…the thought had never occurred to me. That day I realized that maybe the reason that Jack has woken up at 5:30 a.m. … Continue reading