top of page
Susan Brown
Feb 3, 20172 min read
Fruit of Various Kinds
I clutched the door handle with a white-knuckled grip. In spite of the seatbelt and my death grip on the handle, I still bounced around...
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Jan 16, 20174 min read
Washing Hands with Friends
It was a precious ceremony, dating from who-knows-how-far past in their cultural history. In the beginning of the new year it’s a Lahu...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Jan 4, 20173 min read
Celebrations
We eyed the bridge with trepidation. It was only logs lashed together and covered with a layer of slippery mud. Time to get out and...
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Dec 13, 20162 min read
A Multiplying Ministry
“Everyone got sick – all 1,000 of them.” That doesn’t sound like an answer to prayer, but in this case, it was. Last month at preachers’...
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Dec 5, 20164 min read
Learning, Teaching, and Traveling
I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. A young man we knew had a motorcycle wreck and, ready or not, was catapulted into...
3 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Nov 27, 20165 min read
Thanksgiving — and Giving Thanks
Its slender, writhing body rose into the air and spat into my face with diabolical force. No, not a snake. And it was just water. But I...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
Nov 16, 20165 min read
Over the River and Through the …. Jungle
The road loomed ahead of me, steep and slick. I hitched my heavy backpack higher on my back and thought of Mary Slessor, Ann Hasseltine...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Nov 11, 20162 min read
Thanksgiving at Pa Saak 2
I shifted uncomfortably on the bamboo floor and wondered what would happen to my petrified limbs when I tried to stand up again. At least...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
Nov 6, 20163 min read
A Time of Thanksgivings
“Wait, Molly!” I called. “Don’t give out any more until I can help you.” It’s Thanksgiving season and we were at Hoe La Bong to celebrate...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Oct 28, 20162 min read
Elephants and Friends
Now I know what it feels like to be struck by an elephant. We were at the elephant camp with our guests from America and had just...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
Oct 15, 20162 min read
A Sad Time for Thailand
Sad faces, flags at half mast, and people in mourning black. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died this past week, and the people of Thailand...
4 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Oct 7, 20163 min read
Coming — and Going
I jumped and dropped the lid of the rice pot with a clatter. “Danny – you scared me!” I said. He wrapped his arms around my waist and...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Sep 29, 20162 min read
The Sky is Falling — Or Something
The house shook as the impact struck it with a roar. A truck had run off the road and hit our house – I was sure of it. I ran to the...
3 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Sep 22, 20164 min read
Happy 13th (or 14th) Birthday to Jay
“No, no – you are supposed to be wearing your new shirt. Go put it on – now!” Family pictures – they are always a challenge. When you...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
Sep 17, 20163 min read
Frogs and Houses
I opened the lid and screamed. Wait. Didn’t I just start a blog that way the other day? I seem to be doing a lot of screaming and...
4 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Sep 8, 20163 min read
Sunday Service — Lahu Style
A rubber band flew past my nose. I jumped and turned to look for the source of the missile. Two little boys sat in the aisle which...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
Aug 31, 20164 min read
Horror, Despair, and Joy
I screamed in horror and slammed the lid back down. The rice container was teeming with bugs. Not just a bug or two – dozens of the...
3 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Jul 25, 20163 min read
Into the Blue…
Danny hugged me fiercely and wouldn’t let go. We were leaving for a month-long trip to America, and he was having a hard time saying...
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Jul 14, 20163 min read
Wars, Birthdays, and Serving
The foosball table lay in a heap in the corner. Why was it disassembled? And where were the legs? Something prickled in the back of my...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
Jul 8, 20163 min read
Sunday Travels
The cool mountain breeze wafted over us. It smelled just a bit like pigs, but it was cool. We were at Long Khoad last Sunday to help and...
1 view0 comments
bottom of page