Going Out on a Limb (Part 1)
GOING OUT ON A LIMB (part 1) “It seemed good for us … to send chosen men … with Barnabus and Saul. Men that have hazarded their lives for the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Acts 15:25,26 (KJV) In one definition, the idiom to “go out on the limb,” is understood to describe […]
FIELD UPDATE: MAY 2015 (NEPAL REPORT)
May 20, 2015 Dear Friends in Christ, Greetings in the Name of the Lord from Penang, Malaysia. We are grateful for your interest and heart for our missions ministry. PROJECT: NEPAL, APRIL/MAY 2015 I was in Nepal at the end of April immediately following the earthquake, and it was unexpected that I would be […]
Project: Nepal – April 2015
NEPAL MINISTRY: POKHARA, NEPAL CHANGES IN OUR MINISTRY DUE TO THE EARTHQUAKE, APR 25 April 29, 2015 Dear Friends in Christ. There’s much to report about our lives and ministry in SE Asia, but the important news is concerning a the trip I’ve been preparing and planning to make a trip to Pokhara, Nepal on […]
Field Update – April 16, 2015
April 16, 2015 Dear Friends in Christ, Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus. HERE’S WHAT WE’VE BEEN DOING IN SE ASIA. Jane and I have been honoured to be living in Penang, Malaysia and to help serving churches and leaders. We have a significant relationship with FGA Centre, and other important relationships with Every […]
Charles and Jane Curtis Ministry – SE Asia (Sept-Nov 2014)
We’re getting ready to return to Malaysia, where we will be based for the months of Sept., Oct., and Nov. 2014 Ministry will be in Singapore, Penang, (with 4 churches and multiple congregations), Borneo, E. Malaysia, and to Melbourne, AU. We deeply request your prayer for the many details of this ministry, and especially the […]
The Lives of Missionaries: “Queen of the Dark Chamber,” – Tsai Su Juan (Christiana Tsai)
Tsai Su Juan (Christiana Tsai) 1890-1984 The daughter of a vice-governor in Jiangsu province in China, Tsai Su Juan, was well cared for child, growing up in luxury and wealth. She was yet an unhappy girl, and considered becoming a Buddhist nun, to practice a life of self-denial. Her fascination with the English […]
Three Components of a Meaningful Life (Part 1)
John 10:10 “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that they might have life, and that more abundantly.” It is an evident truth from scripture that Jesus came to give us a life of meaning and abundance. In the Greek language, life is defined in 2 ways: 1. Bios: Which […]
The Lives of Missionaries: William Borden
“No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets” “… the lion which is mighty among all animals, and does not retreat before any.”- Proverbs 30:30 Do you ever feel like quitting? Most of us do at some time or another. Quitting doesn’t produce character. Endurance does. When you’re facing the test of “throwing the towel […]
Magnification
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.” – Psalm 69:30 LEARNING FROM TIMMY AND LASSIE – When I was growing up, everybody loved to watch the TV show: “Lassie,” about the amazing Collie dog, and her young master, Timmy. I loved that Lassie […]
Infallible Proofs
“To whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” Acts 1:3 (NKJ) I remember sitting in the chair of my dentist, named Dr. Quill, in Minnesota every six months or so. Dr. […]