Preunderstanding

Preunderstanding referes to all of our preconceived notions and understandings that we bring to the text, which have been formulated, both consciously and subconsciously, before we actuall study the text in detail.
Preunderstanding is formed by both good and bad influences, some accurate and some inaccurate. It includes all that we have heard in Sunday School, [...]

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The Learning Place

After long months of thorough preparation, the classes finally start on August 11, 2008. The Bible School is a ministry we started in partnership with a fellow missionary from Australia named Cherry Scatchard. The three of us (Cherry, Narlin and Joey) had spent a lot of time working on the curriculum, budgets and schedules. We [...]

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Journey of faith

We’re having plenty of rain here in Mae Sai right now and it has been falling relentlessly every day. And though it causes inconveniences like sickness (viruses prosper too), it could not swathe the many blessings that the shower bring. Psalms 65:8-10 says:
You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout [...]

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God Uses Difficult Situations to Proclaim Christ

Text: Philippians 1:12-26
We, people love to complain. It seems natural for us to see negative things in almost every situation we are in. For example, it has been raining all week here in Mae Sai and we complain about it, we couldn’t help it. But when the sun shines, we also complain of humidity.
Have you [...]

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O nasty bug

It has been relentlessly raining here in Mae Sai for how long, I couldn’t remember anymore. The sun was able peek out of the thick clouds for a few hours in a given day. But boy, when it was out, it was hot and humid.
I was down with a nasty bug for almost a week. [...]

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