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Our first taste of Malaysia was the nine hour bus trip that took us from the Singapore border to Seremban, about an hour south of Kuala Lumpur.  The bus meandered its way north, frequently stopping along the way to pick up and put down locals.
We were eventually deposited at the Seremban bus station where [...]

The ferry pulled alongside the dock at Piraeus, near Athens.  We had taken the overnight trip from the Greek island of Kalymos after having spent a week there and on the neighbouring island of Kos.
We were scheduled to speak at a couple of churches in Thessaloniki on the weekend and chose to take the [...]

Life will inevitably bring along it’s little frustrations.  We have found though that when we live in a culture different to our own, it has a habit of presenting us with a few more frustrations that we would usually face.
Here’s a little exchange that occurred between my husband and

If you have ever lived in a culture different to your own, you will have experienced some of the challenges that cross-cultural living always brings.  This amusing little incident may even bring back your own memories of ‘living overseas’.
In 2005 we lived in Malaysia for six months.  God provided us a house to [...]

When we went to live in Malaysia for six months in 2005, we knew that many of the Chinese spoke English.   We figured then, that communication shouldn’t be too much of a problem, especially as we would be relating with the Chinese more than anyone else.
However, it turned out to be a little more [...]

It was an evening in December 1977 just days before Christmas, when the phone rang.  I was attending to our three young children, so my husband answered it.
At the other end, was the somewhat urgent voice of his father.
“I’ve just got out of the shower and HAD to ring you.  I believe God is saying [...]

In 2005, my husband and I, along with our two youngest children spent a week in Northern Ireland.  It was mid-summer and beautiful.  The green of the country was glorious, and the temperature was just right for getting out and about.
We stayed with friends who took time out to show us some of the [...]