Helping Hands Blog

As I write this letter, my mom is busy mending one of my “singing jackets.” Growing up, Mom sewed many of the matching outfits my brothers and I wore for our “Thompson Family” concerts and watching her fix my jacket is bringing back lots of memories. Some of you will recall first learning about LOGOI during a “Thompson Family” concert. We would sing, play handbells and trumpets, and in between songs, Dad would tell stories of how God was using LOGOI to proclaim the Gospel acr

Over the weekend, my wife and I decided to watch “Toy Story 5,” the latest story in the popular animated series. We clicked it on to watch and the familiar instrumental music of “When You Wish Upon a Star” started playing. A strange thing happened. As the familiar song ended, I hit the pause button and looked over at my smiling wife. “Did you feel that?” I asked? She looked at me with wide eyes and said, “Yes!” I looked back at her and said, “I was just ten years old again si

One of our Board Members a few years back was a super smart engineer named, Bruce. He loved this joke: “There are 10 different kinds of people. Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.” He would then laugh and laugh and I would just stare at him not having a clue what he just said or why that was funny. Bruce is now hanging out with Moses who I’m sure is helping him learn how to tell better jokes. Despite being so different in the way God made us, I always felt Bruce

I have long been fascinated about names. Just saying someone’s name, for example, instantly puts all sorts of thoughts and images into your brain: their appearance, smile, personality, attitudes, likes and dislikes, and so much more. The fact that it all happens instantly is fascinating. How wonderful is it that God brought the animals he created to Adam to name? Genesis 2:19 says, “So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He b

The above quote (or close variation) was a response the great 19th-century evangelist, D.L. Moody, gave to a critic who disliked his methods of evangelism. The story goes that the person complained about his evangelistic approach so Moody asked, “How do you do it?” When the person answered, “I don’t,” he essentially replied, “I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.” I first heard that quote by one of my Wheaton College roommates named Marty. He was goi

Included in the mix of our Bible resources are a handful of beautifully illustrated children’s stories based on real-life experiences from LOGOI’s ministry — often involving my dad. One of my favorites is called “Mateo Won’t Give Up.” After a long day of teaching and preaching at a LOGOI pastor’s conference in Chile, Dad (the late Dr. Les Thompson) was heading to his hotel and decided to stop for a bite to eat at a local restaurant. While he was sitting at his table waiting

I have an office in my home with a nice window to our quiet street. From my window I can see beautiful trees and landscaping from other houses as well as a small park a block away. People are constantly walking on sidewalks, there are lots of young children running around, and every summer, a slow moving ice-cream truck playing tunes attracting children and/or a missionary looking out the window from the office at his home. One of my favorite “window looking” experiences, how

I have mentioned how much I miss the special times I spent with my dad at LOGOI’s office. I am very aware of the blessing God gave me to have my own personal Bible teacher and theologian in the office next door. He’d smile as I entered his office (often with a nice Cuban coffee) and off we’d go on my own personal seminary class. Like my grandfather, Elmer Thompson, whom I think only sinned once or twice his entire life (I’m joking…sort of), my dad seemed to me to be on that

M y Uncle Paul (my dad’s youngest brother) has been a lifelong missionary. Like my father, he was born and raised in Cuba and dearly loves his Cuban brothers and sisters. In February of this year, he traveled to Cuba to try to help and encourage them in these days of trouble and turmoil playing out on the world stage. The following are excerpts of a letter he sent regarding his experience: “I felt something eerie when I landed in Havana. It was hard to identify, but something

T hey were big and strong and looked so cool riding on the back of that strange looking truck. Like superheroes, they’d jump off and land with their feet running before the truck would stop. Then, they’d grab a big metal trash can filled with who-knows-what and fling the contents into the back of the truck as if it were light as a feather. Sometimes they’d grab a big heavy plastic black bag and toss it from 50 feet away (or maybe it was just five feet) into the back of the tr

T he first new thing I get to celebrate is my 24th great-grandchild. Our new baby Thompson (from Ed’s line) is scheduled to arrive in the middle of this month and we can’t wait to meet Chase. New baby girl Madalyn Thompson (great-grandchild #23 ) arrived this past November and lives in Switzerland. What an amazing family God has given me all because I married Les with his 3 boys and then we added one more boy to round us off. Third Son Gregg and his wife, Beverly, have a new

E ach school year, my wife has to get her picture taken for the yearbook along with all the children . Teachers and administrators get a special photo postcard with the word “ Welcome ” splashed across it in big letters. I think she looks great in all of her postcards, but of course, she usually doesn’t like how her photo turned out. That means I have a nice collection of “ Welcome ” postcards. One of my favorites is propped up on my desk. I sit down in my chair, turn on the

S o begins the song I used to sing with my dad called, “God Spoke.” The song continues to talk about how David did listen “and he slew Goliath with a tiny stone.” It then moves on to talk about how Joshua also listened and saw the walls of Jericho fall down “because he listened to the Lord." It’s a fun little song that gets stuck in your head. While it was made for children, the simple truth of “how we’d all be better off ” is profound. The chorus goes like this: “God spoke t

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