Sweet Home Maesalong Posted on August 15 We are back in Thailand, ready to continue in our tenth year of full time ministry after an incredible season of travel, connection and direction as we spent the last 5 months in 26 of the 50 United States of America.... ...
read moreCrowned with Laurels …or Silver Posted on February 18 The name Lori means “Crowned with Laurels”, taken from a term used to give the winner of a contest a wreath on their head. It is not a wreath of leaves, but my Lori was recently “crowned” for a... ...
read moreTurn Mourning into Dancing Posted on January 23 After three difficult trips to Maesalong, we were honored to join our dear friends, Pastor Aga and Asaw, in celebration of their long-anticipated wedding. Asaw is a girl from our village that we have seen grow up to b... ...
read moreGreen leaves also fall Posted on January 20 We’ve been to many funerals in 9 years serving as missionaries with the Akha people. Some of those early funerals were shocking experiences, like the time when I was awoken, placed on a motorcycle and driven to ... ...
read moreOur newborn boy, Age-2 Posted on January 13 At 13:50 on December 31st, we welcomed the newest member of our family. Jak was born at a healthy 3.9 kg (8 lb 10 oz) and 58 cm (23″). Mom and baby were both champs and we have loved every minute with him. Less ... ...
read moreThe Waiting Game Posted on December 9 We know that most of you have been following this on facebook and other social media outlets, but for those of you who have not been getting those updates we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our third child ̵... ...
read moreMerry Christmas 2012 From the Vernon Family! Posted on November 26 ...
read moreMy Girls Eat Worms Posted on October 15 Life with our Akha friends has been full of adventures, from arriving at a funeral covered in mud to extracting teeth, from naming children to burying loved ones. Each of these adventures has been a part of the histor... ...
read moreVernonVidcast #2: Busy Season Rundown Posted on March 27 It’s March, which means we’ve just finished the busiest ministry season here in Northern Thailand. Share with us in all our family, ministry and life adventures here in Northern Thailand through our newest... ...
read moreAkha Pure Water project (video) Posted on March 6 We have just finished the busiest ministry season here in Thailand (October – March) and have a number of updates we want to share with you over the next few weeks, but first we wanted to share the video that th... ...
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Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you all had a great Christmas with friends and family. We had a wonderful Christmas here in Chiang Rai - or should I say a number of Christmases. Besides our village Christmas, we also had an evening with House of Joy and a missions group who were visiting from Singapore - Akha food, skits, singing, Akha dancing (simalar to what you might think of Native American dances - a lot of percussion and synchronized dancing around a fire) and roasting Hot Dogs over a bonfire. There is nothing like Christmas with seventy children!
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