Dad, We’re Out Of Water!

Dad, We’re Out Of Water!

“Dad, we don’t have any water.” It was 6:30 AM our time, 10:00 PM her time—in Korea—halfway around the world.  “Nothing is coming out of the kitchen sink or any of the other pipes. It’s also minus 20 degrees centigrade and the apartment is heated with water.  What can...
Rachel’s Merry Christmas 2002

Rachel’s Merry Christmas 2002

At 4:00 a.m. on 23 December, little Rachel, seven years old, came into our bedroom complaining of a stomach ache. However, this was not usual. She was in severe pain. I had not seen one of my children in such pain. She had been complaining of a stomach ache for the...
The Principle of Rhythm

The Principle of Rhythm

About 2 years after my wife and I were married, we were asked by a family to baby sit their small children for a week while their father and mother went out of town. We also had a small baby of our own who wasn’t yet a year old. With their children and ours, we would...