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I just finished reading the Lord of the rings. I read it about 15 years ago and part of it when the movies came out. I really got into the book fast and enjoyed the reading very much. There are so many more details in the book which are not found in the movies, even…
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I am no sport fanatic. By no means. But I must say that it does a lot of good in my life. Specially since I’m turning forty soon and my twenties are way behind me. Back then just working as a gardener kept me fit. Now to keep fit I have to actually do something.…
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I always thought the church has to do something with people. I mean people come to faith in Christ and have then fellowship together growing into a community, learning, sharing and suffering together on their journey. Over the years I have seen and been in different churches and communities. I believe there are many ways…
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Lately I process through a lot of things in my life. Surely not the first time. But I catch myself struggling with the fact that I get older. Not physically. I am in better shape then some years ago. The struggle is more with my soul. "However fast a man travels, the soul travels at…
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I just came back last night from a village 20 km. north of Mae Sot. I left last Sunday from Chiang Mai to teach in a discipleship school for Karen people. It is has been a while since I taught for a whole week. I think it went quite well and hope to get more…
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Today I have a real day off. I’m doing nothing. This morning my wife and my daughter left for a riding competition. My youngest I send off with the school bus at seven and my 11 year old stayed at home with a cold. So being up at seven I brewed some coffee and took…
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Mat told me that last Monday was the world toilet day. I know that sounds a little strange. But since I build and helped with building toilets in several villages I thought I post it here. In the villages we work many people don’t have toilets. On the webpage of the world toilet organization I…
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I wish you all a great start into the new week. I just came back from Mae Taeng where I led worship in the DTS there. It is quite far out. Still I like going there for ministry during the time of the discipleship school. I really need to get hands on some new songs…
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Yesterday I joined Mongkun and his family for thanksgiving at his older sisters village in the Prao area. We met at the boarding home we support and from there went all the way off-road into the mountains. The road would have been very difficult in the rainy season. But now it is quite dry. There…
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There would be a thousand stories, adventures and episodes. I just can’t think of any right now. I’m sitting in bed 11.30 pm. Tomorrow is Saturday and I will drive up North to Prao to meet Mongkun. We will go to a thanksgiving service in a Lahu village. This will be the first time I…