I was hiking a state park in Oregon this week, a park filled with stunning, powerful waterfalls; a rain forest, in fact. I was steeped in an intense sense of awe and splendor when suddenly it felt as though I had been punched in the gut. The intensity stopped me in my tracks. Gallons of […]
Hope revealed through a man and his rescue dog.
I used to play piano with the children before Sunday School, when my kids were young. My favorite song book became worn, losing its cover over time as it was carried back and forth. It all started there, really. There were two songs I flipped past on Sunday mornings but played through when home at […]
The video call came. Their big exam was complete and a much welcome break from school was about to begin. Sensing their excitement made my heart leap. Each of the five described how they would spend their vacation time. One would be leaving in a few moments to visit his aunt in another village for […]
Daily life in Haiti had been tumultuous to say the least. As we rounded the curve toward the beach one of the boys said, The Sea Is Angry today. The normally gently rolling waves were crashing onto shore. The sea seemed to be reflecting the social climate of recent weeks. The sea WAS angry. We […]
One late night this week I was feeling burdened by the stress engulfing me and I laid a very specific need down as I told God, “I know you know our need. I know you already have a plan to meet it.” I pleaded for patience as I waited for provision. The next morning I […]
Eyes, eye contact, windows to a soul. We reveal a lot when we share that window, allowing a peek into our very being. I was riding along a street in Haiti years ago when it struck me how many souls, adult and child alike, were peering into mine. This openness creates vulnerability. The willingness to […]
Imagine with me a Sunday morning, you arrive to get your 5 boys for church and one of them almost always has an excuse as to why they cannot be ready for church today: “I don’t have a belt”, “My clothes aren’t clean”, “I always have to wear the same thing”, “My shoes aren’t good […]
A week has already gone by since I arrived to Haiti. I had intended to write about the week, take time to reflect as I shared with you. Before doing that I wanted to help Natashel with laundry this morning. Our teachable moments were interrupted by Patchouko’s wife, who had a horrible headache today. Of […]
He had me at the Preface. Don’t you love books like that?! I had read Craig Greenfield’s book “The Urban Halo”, in which he tells the story of he and his family living in the slums of Cambodia. Read that again, please. LIVING in the slums of Cambodia. Not SERVING in, not MINISTERING in, but […]
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