Bethany Well

UPDATE: Official death toll has increased to 78,000 and another 56,000 are still missing. ======================= I was invited by a contact over at World Vision to sit in on a conference call with the President of World Vision, the SE Asia Director (Thailand) and some of the field officers in Myanmar. I don’t sit in [...]

Please continue to pray for the military junta of Myanmar. There are reports of their seizing supply shipments and replacing it with spoiled and/or stale food. The government has been characterized as ‘xenophobic’ and has been paranoid that the ships carrying aid supplies are getting ready for an invasion. Some have even called for an [...]

The first of the US aid planes arrived in Myanmar today, with more planes scheduled for arrival tomorrow. Yesterday, a tanker with aid supplies sank in the Irrawaddy Delta area due to a submerged tree trunk that wasn’t visible. The tightfisted and paranoid government has upped the official death toll to 32,000, even though everyone [...]

I imagine that one of the best feelings of hitting a home run is the slow trot around the bases. Surely, the exhilaration when the ball goes over the fence must be great and the pats on the helmet when you return to the dugout must be reassuring, but both are relatively short-lived. But it’s [...]

In honor of Tax Day, I thought I would share with you guys some fascinating statistics regarding Taxes in America:

There is something innate in human being that is validated by being right. Specifically, predicting the future. There is something that feels powerful when we are able to properly know what will happen ahead of time. [If we really believe God knows all, then it's only proper that we submit our lives to the omniscient, [...]

Recently, through the kindness of Irene, my family and I were able to go to the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus. Theresa and I and the kids were ooohing and aaahing and applauding through each performance. The tasks that the performers were able to accomplish was nothing short of astounding. They had elephants [...]