The road is rough and winding, and at times it feels as if it folds in on itself as it snakes around vine-covered trees and deep valleys. But at the end of that road is Eden, a little smiling Jamaican paradise. There’s something beautiful about the quiet joy of children …
If a grocery list includes powdered sugar, chocolate, butter, oatmeal – plus fairy dust, ribbons, Sharpies, and craft sticks – I know it’s going to be the start of a very good day indeed. This weekend, the kitchen at CasaRock is getting everything packed and ready for the 4th annual …
It is in Him that we live and move and keep on living. Acts 17:28 (new life) I love this guy. He flew across the ocean last summer with my friend Tricia and joined a Red Page Ministries mission team I was leading in a remote area of western …
It happens every time I travel to an unfamiliar place. Sitting in a van or a car or a bus, I find myself staring out the window – scouring the scenery to find the faces.
More often than not, Jesus comes to us incognito. ~Ian Cron I still remember it. The first trip. The first day. The first orphanage. The first face. The first time Isaiah 1:17 was painted in colors beyond black and white on a page. The first time James 1:27 …
GuateTeam 2012. Chimaltenango, Guatemala. 10 February. Mi Especial Tesoro. Today, we may have heard heaven in the prayers of the girls of Mi Especial Tesoro. We awoke to another beautiful morning, and returned to Chimaltenango to serve the wonderful girls’ home. The Lord truly stretched time and our finances, …
GuateTeam 2012. Xela, Guatemala. 7 February 2012. Pequeno Refugio. “Hasta luego? No, hasta PRONTO!” Today was filled with a whole lot of laughter and big tears as we wrapped up our time at Pequeno Refugio. Your prayers were answered BIG TIME today for our team. Our two teachers, Christie and …
There is a ritual that takes place every night of every mission trip. While to those who receive an email it looks like a mere update, to me it’s a diary of little treasures. I get to look back on all God did throughout the day and for just a …
She’s the new girl. And it’s a brand new world for her, being in such a safe place. You can see it in her eyes as they dart from face to face. She wants to trust, but she’s just not sure yet if this will last.Her name is Pamela, and …
I’ve read that the highest form of prayer is the prayer we whisper for others. It’s the most beautiful of callings – to stand in the gap, to lift up, to hold high. We are our best when we intercede for others. I think about Jesus Christ- praying for each …
The room is dark, save for the glow of the laptop that is now perched carefully on top of the covers in the bed. Sleep came but left quickly, and I now lie here in the quiet – pondering. “Pondering” – that word often replaces “think” in my vocabulary, because …