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  Today, I conclude my Cambodia trip posts with this challenge:  Do Something.  There are many options.  Choose one way to make a difference.   PRAY!  Be intentional in praying for 1) the mostly poor, vulnerable girls, 2) those entrapped and on display for customers and 3) the brave, yet traumatized, survivors.    Pray God’s…

  Volkswagen Starwars Commercial 2011   Romans 12:2 (NLT) Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.   Do you look forward to the Super Bowl ads?   I’m entertained by them every year, but am trying to view…

Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on. Hebrews 10:24-25 (MSG)  I attended a book signing last night for Jean (Sangster) Niven Lenk, a former member of my church who recently published Fertilizer Happens.  The title aptly describes…

  1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT) Never stop praying. I am often moved by posts by Neil Vermillion and am passing along today’s post “I don’t have enough time to pray”  I, too, hear this excuse often and share his thoughts: I don’t have enough time to pray….. I hear this quite frequently, but this really…

For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.  Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. …

Image courtesy of FoxNews.com   Proverbs 31:8-9 (NLT) Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.  Yes, speak up for the poor ad helpless, and see that they get justice.   Re-entry has been tough.  My third world experience is impacting my tolerance for our perceived first world…

Deuteronomy 27:19 (NLT) Cursed is anyone who denies justice to foreigners, orphans, or widows.  And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’   How was your trip?  Well….   How much time do you have?   It’s not a simple answer.   The one word answer is discouraging.  The problem of trafficking and rape in Cambodia is…

Remnants of the cleanup Psalm 71:20-21 (NLT) You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.  You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again.   No wonder there’s flooding.  There’s nowhere for the…

    A monument to the King Proverbs 28:15-16 (NLT) A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.  A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people, but one who hates corruption will have a long life.   Almost every missionary described the most difficult part…

Sherry Lile of WL, Cathy, Donna and Stephanie  John 15:5 (NLT) “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches.  Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit.  For apart from me you can do nothing.   I love the missionaries.  Their passion ignites more passion.   It’s quite a…