The purpose of our visit to Hong Kong is to assist with a visit from LC-MS Communications. Erik Lundsford, the LC-MS photographer, and Megan Mertz, an LC-MS writer, are coming to Hong Kong to do a story on the Lutheran Church Hong Kong Synod (LCHKS) and the amazing work they do for the people of… Continue reading More Greetings in Hong Kong
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Greetings in Hong Kong
Now that Gena and I are back together again, it’s time to hit the road. She doesn’t travel with me on all my trips, but since she needed to leave Indonesia anyway to submit for her new visa, it made sense for her to travel with me to Hong Kong. So we departed Kuala Lumpur… Continue reading Greetings in Hong Kong
Free At Last
Most of life is a learning process. I think when you quit learning in one way or another, you begin to die. Or maybe it just speeds up. Maybe a part of you is already dead and you don’t know it. Living overseas accentuates this need for learning. Nothing is a given. Certainties are elusive… Continue reading Free At Last
Passport
It’s a simple thing, but it’s a huge joy. I got my new passport today! Now I can apply for a new Indonesian visa, and hopefully end this 8-week plus sojourn I’ve been on without a place to call home. Please pray the visa can be applied for expediently and granted!
Passing Through
As I’m moving between countries it’s always wonderful to take time to stop and see friends. Passing through Singapore I was able to catch up with this scurrilous group. In Kuala Lumpur I always make time to see James, the young man I baptized and now provide some mentoring to. Over the past few years… Continue reading Passing Through
Philippine FORO #2
I’ve mentioned FOROs here before. No, it isn’t an acronym. It’s a Spanish word for forum or meeting. Yes, I have to capitalize it. People above my pay grade have made that decision. Life goes on. The name doesn’t really matter, though. Voted on in convention three years ago, the FORO model started in the… Continue reading Philippine FORO #2
Another School Year
A good chunk of my life has revolved more around the ebb and flow of academic year than calendar years. Between my own somewhat elongated educational endeavors, then working in and around universities for close to 20 years, my internal clock was pretty well attuned, and my ears would prickle not at the approaching season… Continue reading Another School Year
July 4 Overseas
Summer is a popular time for independence. Of course the USA celebrates on July 4. Singapore celebrates on August 9. Indonesia celebrates theirs on August 17. Malaysia celebrates on August 31. Independence is a big deal, and it’s an exciting moment in a national identity to celebrate. This July 4th I was once again not… Continue reading July 4 Overseas
International Life and the Joy of Visas
Living overseas is a fascinating thing in nearly every respect – historically, culturally, linguistically, logistically. You learn so much more than you ever anticipated, and you’d better learn it, because your continued viability overseas depends on you learning and following some very specific rules. Passports get you in and out of your home country. In… Continue reading International Life and the Joy of Visas
Retreat – Day 1
We began again with breakfast at the Old Latin School. Have I mentioned that German breakfasts are THE BEST BREAKFASTS IN THE WORLD?!?!? I became convinced of this while visiting friends over 20 years ago in Ulm, and I’ve never changed my mind – or had reason to even consider changing it. Don’t get me… Continue reading Retreat – Day 1
