On November 17 we will celebrate Jubilee Sunday. It was exactly 50 years ago, November 17, 1963—five days before JFK was assassinated—that Chapel Hill United Presbyterian Church came into existence. On Jubilee Sunday at 10:00am (one service only), we will look back over five decades of ministry as an opportunity to celebrate God’s goodness and […]
What a Great Game!
I was looking forward to the game. I’ll admit, in part, it’s because I think Jim Harbaugh, the coach of the San Francisco 49ers, is such a bad, bad sport! So, as I watched the frequent close-ups of him and his increasingly frequent facial tics as the Seahawks wiped up Century Link Field with their […]
Thailand – Day 12
Today was a day of mixed activities. We had a day to explore Chaing Mae. Some visited the local sites, others went on elephant rides and time at the spa. But the day was highlighted by a dinner at a restaurant on the river with Allan and Joan Eubank. We continue to love their stories […]
Thailand – Day 11
This was another day totally blessed by God. The original plan was to drive from Mae Sot to Chiang Mae (about 5 hours), but we got the opportunity to go to the Mae La refugee camp. This camp has over 50,000 people living in it, some of who have been there for decades. There are […]
Cambodia Day 5 – New Life
Guest Post by Randy Cook, Go Team member for North End Community Church in Tacoma: What a joy and a privilege to have been a part of CHO’s day of baptisms! Our team baptized 120 people this afternoon in the Safe Haven canal, most of whom were under 15 years old! Pastor Kevin, Craig Baldwin, […]
Thailand – Day 9
We have another great day today. Medical and dental clinics continued all day. Still more training for the local medics. They did a lot of the procedures and are doing a great job. We had a full day with over 100 kids from the village and surrounding areas. Compassion International has a program for these […]
Thailand – Day 10
Today was our last day in Blueng Klueng. We started the day at 7:15 with worship in Thai. Then we had some of hostel kids be part of a bible drama about King Nebekineezer. They had a lot of fun but learned about the One True God. Breakfast, then packing up 3 trucks and saying […]
Cambodia Day 5 – Church in the Village
Sunday morning Wow what an amazing God filled day! We drove out to a village on a long muddy road. One van got stuck deep in the mud. After a good bit of sliding and with the help of eight Cambodians we were freed. This village church meets under a lean two shelter attached to […]
Cambodia Day 4 – Family Reunion
Saturday mornng After breakfast, we were greeted in the hotel lobby by Reatrey – Vice Director at CHO. He brought the pickup to help transport the team (and all of our luggage) to Poipet. It was a long drive with a stop in Battambang to have lunch with Hor and Sophal, two CHO board members. […]
Cambodia Day 3 –
We started off the morning at a coffee shop in Phnom Penh with Stephen Himley from Medical Teams International. Stephen completed a preliminary health assessment for CHO last year and we wanted to pick his brain to get a better understanding of health care in Cambodia. After our coffee date, we split into two groups. […]