Believing in Bhutan
After several years of waiting and changing plans, August 3rd fi nally arrived. Once again we uprooted from Lancaster County, PA and moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Upon our arrival we were given a warm welcome by the Institute for Global Opportunities missionary staff. Our hearts thrilled to once again be in full time missionary service for our Lord Jesus. Naomi will be helping with the weekend cooking IGo as well as keeping our home. Jana (17) will be helping Naomi’s responsibilities. Lorida (21) will be teaching school for the IGo missionary staff children.
Macedonian Ministry
One question that our missionaries wrestle with today involves the nature and degree of interaction with the contemporary cross-breed of Anabaptism and traditional Protestantism called Evangelicalism. Evangelicalism has tended to embrace the Reformation theology of salvation, while simultaneously holding the Anabaptist theology of the free church. This provides a gospel based on intellectualized faith in a forensic righteousness, with freedom to pick and choose the church that best suits your interests. Discipleship becomes arbitrary and optional.