Here is an update on me. It appears after I had another cardiologist review my hospital records, that I had a minor heart attack. It now appears that I may have some damage to my heart that is causing the continuation of irregular heart beat.
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I know this scripture was directed specifically to the apostles and Jesus Christ wanted them to be the ones to preach His truth. But what does it mean to those who aren’t ministers? What does it mean to children and young adults? What does it mean to women who don’t have a speaking or ministerial role in the church? Does that mean that we can’t go and preach the gospel? How can we preach without preaching? I have been asking myself these questions for a while...
It is that obnoxious season of the year again. Santa Clause is depicted in every shopping mall. Everywhere you look, there are those fake evergreen trees with red and silver balls hanging on them and sometimes a plastic angel perched on top. And then there is that maddening music. If I hear Jingle Bells one more time, I am going to scream! …And by the way, I am talking about Thailand, not Los Angeles or Dallas. It is now all over Thailand, too.
The Feast of Tabernacles went very well over here in Chiang Mai, Thailand! The other teachers and I were quite busy during the Feast but we loved every minute of it. It was great for us young volunteers to see just a glimpse into what running a Feast site is like! The best part of the Feast for me was witnessing the students so happy as they experienced new things and places. My second favorite part was the music. These students love to sing and I hear them sing on a daily basis...
One week before The Feast of Trumpets the Legacy student body president (Moe Palel), a Legacy Employee (Surachai) and myself (Chris), one of the teachers at Legacy, set out to the western boarder of Thailand to visit with Noh Blay Paw, a lady who is unable to attend the Feast of Tabernacles this year. Noh Blay Paw is the mother of one of the students at Legacy and she lives in a Burmese refugee camp with her husband...
About a month and a half ago I was in the middle of our corn field doing a happy dance. The corn was taller than me and looking so strong! All our hard work had paid off and the corn was growing taller and faster than we had hoped. The following day we show up to the farm and a great amount of the corn had fallen over! I was devastated! The previous night there was a huge storm. The rain flattened out the mounds that the corn root buried itself into and with no foundation; all 7 feet of the corn had fallen over. Also there were some casualties just because the wind was so strong as well. Upon seeing the damage that was done I knew that we needed to fix the problem. So I cancelled planting beans and tending to our other farm in order to keep this corn alive. We went through each row and created stronger rows and mounded them up. We went in the jungle and cut down 10 foot long sticks to dig in next to each plant and we tied the corn to the stick so it could stand up straight. This process took 3 days to accomplish.
Luke 21:20 'And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.' I know that the armies are not yet at Jerusalem’s doorstep (Hamas being the closest so far), but things are beginning to gel for the end time conflict of armies in the Holy Land. ISIS, now called the Islamic State, is continuing its advance and ethnic cleansing efforts in northern Iraq. The attacks on Christians and Yazidi minorities continue. The men are killed. The women and young girls enslaved. Children are being beheaded. Those who do not convert must flee for their lives or die.
Fairly innocent looking fellow, wouldn't you say? Well you are wrong! You are looking at the face of evil! Most of you already know about the creation of the Islamic Caliphate in northern Iraq and Syria. You have witnessed just how swiftly they are conquering towns and cities on their way to Damascus. The creation of this Caliphate is one of the most significant events in modern history because it will lead to the surrounding of Jerusalem by armies...
During Leon and Gloria's visit to Myanmar for Pentecost 2014, they were treated almost daily with musical performances from the local church children. They wished to share some with all of you.
During Leon and Gloria's visit to Myanmar for Pentecost 2014, they were treated almost daily with musical performances from the local church children. They wished to share some with all of you.
Gloria Sexton shares her view from one of her motorcycle rides through the countryside in Taungoo, Myanmar during her and Leon's visit for Pentecost.
To most Westerners, “coup” is a bad word. As a Westerner living and working in Thailand for the past 13 years, I feel a whole lot safer now than I did before the Thai military took over the country. Thank you, General Prayuth and other members of the NCPO...