It’s the day we have dreaded all week, our final day with the kids at the center. We knew it would come, but all of us hoped it wouldn’t. We hoped that somehow we could delay it, but we can’t. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “For everything there is Read More
Welcome 2014!
Well, it’s here!! Whether you welcomed or shunned it, a new year is upon us. Somehow it just seems incredibly remarkable that this team chose to begin their new year on the mission field. I can’t help but think that means God has something extraordinary planned in Read More
Adventures on the Mission Field
After a busy and adventuresome Monday, we boarded the busses for home. None of us were really ready to leave, but knowing we would return in the morning kept the pep in our step. The trip home was filled with jubilant renditions of everything from B-I-N-G-O to Read More
The Malnutrition Center
Our first day at the center has come to a close and a great day it was. Being here with the babies puts me completely in my element. While I’m here, they are all mine. I love snuggling with them, kissing on the them, cooing over them and lying on the floor playing with them. Read More
Guatemala Day 1
Well, I’m here in Antigua, Guatemala. I am happy to report a fairly uneventful trip. Making my connection at DFW and exiting the airport in Guatemala City were somewhat stressful, but everything worked out. The team is huge, 60 members!! I’ve not been part of such a large group on any of my previous trips. Read More
When God Calls: A Walk of Faith
God created four seasons; Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Theoretically, each season lasts about three months, except, of course, places like Texas. Texas basically has two seasons, Hot and Slightly Less Hot. The seasons of my life seem to progress much like the seasons in Texas – – they are long, often dry and sometimes Read More
Farewell to Haiti
Wow!! It never crossed my mind that I would welcome the new year in thousands of miles from home serving on the mission field, but here I am. It’s officially 2013 and I’m in Haiti. I can’t help but think God was very intentional regarding my location for the first day of the year. My Read More