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“Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.” Acts 17:16  When we arrived in Cambodia, it was late, and we were exhausted. We had left behind the Philippines, with its cheerful populace, in exchange for grumpy agents. Our flight had been delayed (by no fault of our own) and these men clearly wanted to be done with us and go home. I noticed immediately an oppressive feeling in the air.  As we travele

They say hindsight is 20/20. It is so cool to look back on your life and realize that through the spaghetti-type mazes, as they seemed at the time, that God’s Hand was there all the time. We sometimes get those “aha!” moments where a puzzle piece slips into place. A seemingly random event in our upbringing suddenly comes to light as having a purpose in bringing us to this moment. I have had many of these realizations, and each one is a gift from God. One of my annoying quirks

John Hyde, lovingly remembered as “praying Hyde,” did something controversial; something which sparked criticism from his brethren until they could no longer argue with the results. He was a missionary to India in the late 1800s to early 1900s. He loved God and longed to be effective in service. But he battled with hidden sins, which often pulled him down. During one meeting, he boldly confessed his sins to the group and shared how God had given him the victory. Several of hi