Crazy Adventures in the Life of a Redhead

My students found a waterfall near Abian, Nueva Vizcaya. If I did not know that I would be back again one day, I think these final moments in the Philippines would be much more difficult; however, Lord willing, I will be back in January 2015 for Come to the River, Happy Family’s annual leadership conference. (It will be skipping one year, so I have until 2015 to prepare for my next trip to Asia.) This place has been a place of learning, healing and meditation. I thank God that he brought me to this island country, taking me completely unawares by his love and provision in my life. God is great, and he is faithful to guide me, as I follow the path led by Jesus Christ. I have never felt this established before in my thoughts, in my plans and in my desires. I attribute this state of being to the time I have spent in the Philippines because I had the opportunity to look at myself pretty deeply and look at God quite profoundly, seeing where I fit in and what I must...

The children of the Bible school staff only liked me after I made a fish-lips face! In recent months, Myanmar has become much more open to the outside world. Within the last five months, the country has seen its first ATM machine, installed many wireless connections and expanded its economy to include goods from around the world. More significantly are the political progress and political opposition to the main power groups, semblance of democracy, open knowledge of government contracts with China and other trading partners and social exchange with incoming tourists and businessmen. Shwedagon marketplace, outside the large pagoda Foreigners are still prohibited from staying with the local population, but they are welcomed on all sides to participate in tourism and business activities. Only 15 years ago, foreigners were given only 3 days to be in the country (before that it was 24 hours and before that foreigners were completely restricted from entering Myanmar). Now I a...