Urban Church Planting Intern in Southeast Asia
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"God Is Here"
One day, my friend Oui called me in the middle of the day in need of help to go with her and her colleague to the IDC to visit and give food to a detained asylum seeker. I immediately said yes since I've been wanting to go after hearing all the stories of how inhumane this place is. After seeing the IDC and making my visit, I agree that this place is truly inhumane. The moment I arrived my heart instantly felt heavy. There were already so many people waiting in line to go inside to make their visit. Immediately when I spotted my friend Oui, her colleague, Dianne, gave me the name and cell... Read more
Change
We are creatures of change; one example of this is our everchanging bodies that happens the very moment we are in our mother’s womb to the day we whither in the dirt. Our bodies grow and change over time, but there’s more than just flesh and bones. When we are of age, change starts to already happen within us very subtly amidst our bustling lives. We normally don’t realize the changes until we give ourselves time to slow down and reflect. Or, when someone says, “you changed.” These subtle changes gradually become a part of who we are and locked into our identity; we don’t see them in... Read moreA Shaman Told My Mom to Be a Christian
A shaman came to our house and told my mom to be a Christian. Let me explain. The past 2 ½ weeks has been interesting, in a good way. My mom’s brother and his wife are visiting from Chiang Kham district of Phayao Province, northeastern Thailand. They have been staying with us for the past 2 ½ weeks and they will be here with us until August. It was such a joy to finally get to meet my uncle from Thailand that my mom has always told us about since we were little. One of the cool things that happened with my uncle and aunt being here, is that since the Hmong language has very minimal words to... Read more