Category: Vietnam/Cambodia
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Vietnam: day 4
Yesterday I learned a lot about the beauty of Saigon. It’s a city of history, good food, and pleasant people. Today, however, I learned about many of the dangers. Saigon really is a dangerous place despite it’s increasing level of metropolitanism. The motorbikes threaten to run you down at any moment and walking on the…
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Vietnam: Days 1-3?
This morning we finally landed in Ho Chi Minh City. I think my travel time door to door was just about 36 hours. That’s a lot of time sitting down! After getting situated and grabbing a quick shower, I took a brief walk through the neighborhood of Saigon where we’re staying. It was amazing. I…
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Countdown to Vietnam: 0 Days, 8 Hours, 6 minutes
I’ll do my best to blog through my time in Vietnam, but you may also want to check out my friend Tim’s site (He’s a REAL blogger!). Here’s his site: Black Coffee Reflections
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Countdown to Vietnam- 1 day, 8 hours, 9ish minutes
I’m writing this post from my iPod because it and my blackberry will function as my computer for the next two weeks! We’ll leave willow grove tomorrow at 2pm and make our way to JFK. The hope is that the Memorial Day traffic won’t be too overwhelming and we’ll make it to the airport with…
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Countdown to Vietnam- 61 days, 8 hours, 11 minutes
I learned yesterday that my support level is at 85%! I’m very excited about that. Thank you all for being so generous. I know that many in the rest of my team do not benefit from having people as generous as many of you have been. Would you consider continuing to help us financially? Any…
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Coundown to Vietnam- 72 days, 5 hours, 28 minutes
OVERVIEW We’ll be hosted by An Giang University and have an invitation from the government of Vietnam, so we’re official, but not in a traditional sense. Overt Christian presence is sometimes glanced askew in Vietnam. It’s a place in transition–where the church is just emerging from the cultural oppression of the communist regime. Our task…
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Countdown to Vietnam- 82 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes
Dear Friends, In just a few months I will be traveling to Vietnam as part of a short term mission team composed of the senior LEAD MDiv class at Biblical Seminary. There will be 15 students on our team and one advisor, and we will be there from June 1 to June 12, 2010. Our…
Pastor Jeremy Stephens 