the personal blog of paul vernon
Thank
you for taking the time to view humblethorn. The purpose of this blog is
to have an outlet to share my thoughts, quotes, ramblings and the occasional
item of interest as I serve as a missionary to the Akha in Northern Thailand.
Mostly, this is an outlet (in English!) for me to feel like someone out
there is listening. So, to whoever you are, thank you for being my listening
someone.
Many
people have asked about the name "humblethorn". I would love to explain
it, but I honestly don't fully understand it myself. In very simple terms, it
is an identity that I have come to realize in Christ. I do not claim to be humble,
rather that I am often humbled by my own weakness.
Feel free to navigate through the links on the top of this site to read more about me or just to view the photo galleries, videos, podcasts and journals about our lives with the Akha. Now...
on to the posts!
Still a fan
Friday, December 16, 2005
How amazing is the world we live in today? Not three years ago and missionaries had to give up their Denver Broncos to go to the field. Here I am, sitting on the "other side of the world" with the NFL available on demand through the internet. Admittedly, there are problems with all this information and communication - anyone with the time and effort can put any amount of ridiculous stuff on the web, but used wisely it can be a real blessing.
I hope you all have a very merry Christmas - I might begin mine with a 4:30 am gift of a live Broncos game :)
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