Yahweh's Canoe

My Wife Has An Evil Spirit / and / Self-Sabotage

How would you respond if someone said, "My wife has an evil spirit, can you come help?" Feeling ill-equipped for the task, I went anyway. And, keeping ill-equipped as the theme, listen as I dealt with a fishhook buried deep in a child's foot.

The Hunt of the Crocodile / and / The Re-hunt of the Crocodile

Join me on my first and second successful crocodile hunts. Two hunts. Two locations. Same crocodiles.

The Mangled Hand / and / The Bald Angel

I was ill-equipped to care for a woman with a severely injured hand. But if the best camera is the one you have (as they say), then perhaps the best doctor is the same. Thankfully, a bald angel would descend from the sky in rescue.

Fish Bones and Fatherhood / and / Fettuccine and Family

These stories raised a difficult question: As a husband and father, what sacrifices can I make that aren't also sacrifices for my family? A fish bone and noodle challenged my resolve to continue church planting in the village.

Welcome to Jurassic Park

Disclaimer: For any would-be missionary church planters, this story is descriptive and not prescriptive. This was a risky move that I can't recommend, though I will defend the principle behind it. If you're listening to find fault in my tactics out here, look no further. You've arrived at the correct episode. I've endeavored to not over-edit what I share, neither the stories that one could call victories, nor the stories that reveal my lapses in wisdom and/or caution. And while this one ended well, it was perhaps only so by God's mercy.