Tag: god
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Lives of many deaths
by Jon “To those who are dying, we are the smell of death. To those who are being saved, we are the perfume of life” 2 Corinthians 2:16 (NIRV) “I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die!” The lady cried hysterically as the coffin lid was closed and the body was slid into the temple furnace accompanied by the chorus of chants by the presiding Buddhist monks. We were at…
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Living waters or broken cisterns?
by Phoebe “for my people have committed two evils:they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters,and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.” Jeremiah 2:13 Recently, Jon has been helping our church members install some portable water filters for their homes. They were very happy to receive the water filters because this means…
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Roots
by Jon “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 When we heard from the local believers in Takhro that it was nearly the end…
Jon and Phoebe's thetomyumkongs journey. 