Somewhere east of BangkokIn the Rain forestHot and Muggy—Unbelievably hot and muggy and stickyStill having a wonderful time in Thailand . . . Feel like we’ve come to the front lines of the Christian movement . . . Such a privilege to speak to these servants of the Lord who have just incredible zeal . . . Most are und …
Here’s a joke from Thailand . . .What do you call a person who speaks three languages? Answer: Trilingual.What do you call a person who speaks two languages? Answer: Bilingual.What do you call a person who speaks only one language? Answer: American.A young woman who works with the Thai churches told us that, and then …
Thursday 7:13 AMSomewhere east of BangkokTrip going great . . . Awesome experience to speak at the women’s prison yesterday . . . We started our seminar with 250 Christian workers—most of them under 35 . . . from Thailand, Burma, Cambodia . . . Amazing opportunity to teach them how to share the gospel . . . Thai Chri …
Twenty-eight hours after leaving Tupelo, we made it to Thailand safe and sound. Good flights, good weather, and our baggage arrived with us. Our hosts are Charles and Lourdes Holmes. He is American, she Filipino. Eighty years ago some Americans started ABWE—the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism. One of their earl …
Happy Birthday, Nick!
We are 20 hours into our 28-hour trip from Tupelo to Bangkok. At the moment we are in a two-hour layover at Narita Airport in Tokyo. I believe it’s about 7 PM on Monday but I’m not totally sure about that. The sun has gone down and that’s all I know for sure. At this point in a long trip, you end up feelin …
5:19 AM Sunday. I am writing this note in the darkness of our kitchen because two of Nick’s friends are asleep in the living room a few feet away. I can tell that Gary and Dudley know we’re about to leave for a trip. Those basset hounds are smart dogs. They started following us around yesterday as we were packin …
In twelve hours we leave for the airport to fly to Thailand. In an unusual quirk of scheduling, we can fly all the way from Tupelo, Mississippi to Bangkok, Thailand on Northwest Airlines. Our trip will take 28 hours en route, with stops in Memphis, San Francisco and Tokyo. We change planes in Memphis and San Francisco, but …
A few updates . . .1) We finally made it the conference at Rocky Mountain Renewal at 11:30 PM Monday night.2) That was the first time I have ever missed a speaking engagement because of travel problems.3) The conference center is actually a ranch called Rancho Mira Sol in the mountains outside Durango, Colorado. It is a pla …
At the moment we’re stuck in the Denver airport trying to catch a flight to Durango where I’m scheduled to start speaking at Rocky Mountain Renewal in about four hours. The problem started back in Chicago when a late flight into O’Hare caused the pilots to be late for our flight to Denver, resulting in an …