After bidding goodbye to my new friend Shibu and his family, I was driven 3 hours north by car from Pathanadu, India to Asamannoor to stay a couple of nights with my friend Binu’s brother Matthew and his family. It was such a privilege to...
In this small little seminary in the village of Pathanadu are 55 exceptional students who have traveled from all over India to study biblical theology. It was a memorable experience to come here to tell their story, only to be asked to share mine. I...
In the little village of Pathanadu, India, a couple of hours inland from the Arabian Sea, is a butcher who adores his family. He has three little girls that captured my heart. Unlike northern India, beef is more prevalent in the south, and as is...
These are the children who live in the orphanage supported by Kerala Baptist Bible College & Seminary. The stories surrounding their past here in the village of Pathandu, India will break your heart but the love they are experiencing now is Gods grace in action. ...
After my bicycle tour in southern India came to a close, it was time to move inland from the Arabian Sea about 3 hours by taxi to the little village of Pathandu, India. Here I was to meet and stay with T Sackson Simon, the...
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." Helen keller Saturday, January 31st, 2015 After my time in Chennai and now arriving to Kochi India, I felt that a break...
Friday, January 30th, 2015 After my Story Trails tour in Chennai India came to a close, Akila requested our driver to stay and accompany me to the airport for my departure to Kochi India a few hours later. I’m pretty sure she was worried that I would...
[caption id="attachment_5027" align="aligncenter" width="560"] Badjao Community on Panglao Island[/caption] A few weeks before I was to accompany Dan Johanson and the Badjao Bridge team to the Philippines last month, I received an email from Dan containing a heartbreaking story. Little Pina, a five year old Badjao...
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” Henry Van Dyke Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when it is to...
There is no preparation or reading, no stories that can prepare you for what you see here on Cebu Island in the Philippines with the Badjao Sea Tribe. The Badjao people have been occupying areas here in the Philippines since 500AD yet they are the...
