Forever a Foreigner

“All children, except one, grow up.” This is the iconic first line of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. I don’t really remember when the book first reached my hands, but my beloved, battered copy remains on my shelf to this day. I have been surprised by how many people have not […]

The following describes the adventurous journey to see the fireworks on Pursat City’s Golden Ship Island on April 15th, the second day of Khmer New Year, 2025. We brave the streets during the height of songkran, several days of public free-for-all water fights, where baby powder is included in the […]

It’s a unique thing, growing up in a country where you look different. In the previous post, “Looking Different,” I explained what it’s like for many missionary kids who live in countries where they are in the extreme ethnic minority. It can be hard to deal with the realities of […]

Many missionaries in my circles serve in countries where their family is ethnically different from the nationals of that country. A lot of these missionaries are citizens of Western nations where the population is a lot more multi-ethnic than the country in which they serve. What does this mean for […]

O stars! See them all with twinkling lights. How marvelous! I’ll not forget the work of the hand of God that spread out the vast skies adorned by flocks of His stars. Chorus: Shall I make the Lord God like unto a man or what else? Is that worthy of […]