Author: Luke Smith
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Ten Things to Remember after a Summer Mission Trip
The article below was written for people coming back from a short-term mission trip, but much of it applies for people on the field long-term too. Several of the points were a good reminder for me as I work here in Cambodia. It was written by Jeff Brewer and posted at http://www.sharefaithblog.com. So you went…
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Our Wedding
Here is a link to pictures from our wedding: wedding album. Also, you can download the wedding program by clicking on this link: Wedding Program. The wedding ceremony was in the morning and the wedding reception was in the afternoon. In Cambodia, the wedding ceremony is normally held at the bride’s house. Usually, only family…
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Crazy Ends Times… Gone Global
Below is a picture of a billboard in California. And now its counterpart can be found in Phnom Penh. We live in a global age, but it would be best if some things stayed local. In a country where only a small percentage of the people are Christians, it would be nice if their first…
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I’m Engaged!!!
I am happy to announce that I am now engaged to Sokha Seng! Last Saturday we became engaged the “American way,” and this Saturday we became engaged the “Cambodian way” with a Christian ceremony and celebration with friends and family afterward. Here is a link to the photos: engagement gallery I met Sokha shortly after…
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Only a Few Hours Left
Only a few hours remain in my three month village stay. I’ll be moving back to the city for the next three months, and preparing to move back to this same village for another year. I have continued teaching a couple English classes for village students for the past few months. I have also been…
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How to Pray for Missionaries
The past issue of InVision Newsletter had an article entitled “How to Pray for Missionaries.” I thought that I would share it, since many of the prayer points really hit home with me as ways that I need to be prayed for too. 1) Pray for the health, safety, and physical well-being of missionaries and…
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Things that make you go hmm… Spiders in Where???
A few nights ago, I made my way to the outhouse behind our house. As I often do, I looked around to see if any unwanted visitors had made their way inside. This time, my looking was not in vain… A rather large spider about the size of my hand was on the wall. Its…
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New Year… New Location
It is hard to believe, but a couple weeks ago was already the second Christmas that I have celebrated in Cambodia. I took the final exam for my language right before Christmas, so I have now completed the year long Khmer for foreigners program at the Institute of Foreign Languages. I am thankful that God…
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Vision…
Our team has been working on revising our core values, mission statement, and vision statement. Below is the new edition: CORE VALUES 1. We value Christ Centered Churches • We believe in planting reformed covenantal churches 2. We value Discipleship • We believe in training national elders and deacons to lead church planting movements. •…
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Why Language Learning?
If I can get by in English, then why shouldn’t I? Is it worth the investment? Doesn’t it take too long? A recent article in MTW’s InVision Newsletter really summarized well some of these points of tension that missionaries today face in language learning, and the urgency for missionaries to still invest in leaning language…