Jason & April Ruggles

Sunday Baptism

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Jason.

One day at English Clinic, Wa, an enthusiastic new believer who was baptized earlier this year, brought a friend with her. Nook is pretty quiet, but very friendly and always has a big smile for us. Because she had time off from school, Nook hung out with Wa for a couple weeks, and after a church worship night chose to become a Christian…

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Monks in the Morning

Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by April.

After an overnight bus ride, we were waiting in the early morning at the bus station for our ride. While waiting, a group of monks and novice monks were making their morning rounds of alms collecting. Every morning monks leave their temples to collect alms- food, money and other donations…

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Who Lives in Those Little Houses?

Posted on 05. Sep, 2009 by April.

In America, we don’t give much thought to the spirit world. Sure, maybe as Christians we think about spirits after reading a Frank Peretti novel or something, but they are not generally part of our daily life.
In Thailand, however, it’s different. People here are very attentive to spirits and they are a very real part of everyday life. Buddhism developed in Thailand alongside the existing Animistic (spirit-worshiping) beliefs. Thus the two are very intertwined…

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