Tag Archive 'monks'

Chiang Mai, Thailand: It All Started With A One-Eyed Monk

Posted in Thailand on Dec 24th, 2007

So this missionary guy lost his wallet. A one-eyed monk found the wallet and called the missionary to return the wallet. Thus a cross-spiritual relationship began–the meeting of Christianity and Buddhism…and this is where we entered.
A friend of ours in Denver works for Cadence International, a Christian Mission, and she connected us with [...]

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Luang Prabang, Laos: How To Buy A Dead Cat, Etc.

Posted in Laos on Dec 23rd, 2007

From Jen –
One morning, we turn in our clothes to the guesthouse laundry.  Later, as we return to the guesthouse to grab something, I see our clothes hanging on a pole to dry–right smack in the middle of the public sidewalk. There they are, all of my underwear, hanging out for the world to see.  [...]

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Ganzi and Tagong, China: Monks on Motorcycles

Posted in China on Aug 13th, 2007

Are we still in China? We couldn’t help but ask ourselves time and again as we traveled along the Northern Sichuan-Tibetan Highway. After two days on a bone-jarring, butt-numbing bumper bus, we arrived in Ganzi, China, elevation 3700m. Along the way, we crossed a 4700m pass, where faithful Buddhists threw their prayers (cards) out the [...]

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