The day today was filled with tears, laughing and tears from laughing. A good summary would be to say it was Sensory Overload. The day began early and stepping outside revealed many beautiful photo opportunities: This is the view of the courtyard of our hotel, Dona Isabel. It’s filled with vegetation and flowers, not to […]
Today will be a whole day of travel from shuttle to plane to bus ride back to Dona Isabel. We’re up at 4am and won’t arrive until about 10pm. One of my favorite parts about Guatemala is the hospitality. Lydia and her staff are amazing! The only way to describe it is coming home to […]
We left at little after 5pm to start our journey to Des Moines. We will spend the night and rise early to catch the plane to Guatemala. Thanks Amy for snapping our photo!
GUATEMALA 2014 MISSION The time has finally come. Lots of prayer, packing, and preparation. We are on our way to Guatemala! We’ll be serving in the orphanage at Casa Angelina in the central part Guatemala with a team comprised from multiple states. You can see more information on Casa Angelina at http://whatmattersmm.org/ I look forward to seeing friends […]
We’re talking about the 3 G’s of the Christian life before glory. You can click here to go back and read day 1 if you haven’t already. Yesterday I mentioned how these G’s are progressive and concurrent. They lead us deeper in our relationship with Christ and yet there is a component that stays with […]
As I was completing my reading this morning. It hit me that there seem to be 3 G’s of the Christian life before Glory. They are Grief, Guilt, and Gratitude. While they appear to be progressive, they are also concurrent. Said another way, One leads to another but all are always present on this side of […]
As I read through Psalm 119 today, God revealed a pattern of Christian living. There are 4 actions that are mentioned over and over again: Seek, Meditate, Keep, and Speak. Four simple words but for some reason not easy for us to do. The object of these actions include God Himself, His Word, His Law, […]
Thanks for sticking it out with me all 5 days. It was quite a challenge for me, especially with my wife’s good cooking and all the companion smells that were coming from the kitchen. As far as the taste of the shakes and snacks, these are all foods that I like anyway like fruit, nuts, […]
Discipline is something that seems to be a fleeting concept in our society. We only get doses of it when we see interviews of great Olympians or maybe attend a motivational conference. As Christians our lives are to be marked with discipline and self-control. These are a gift and our strength to carry them out […]
One of the things about cleansing is that it’s not always fun. When God cleanses us, it can be an extremely painful process letting go of unhealthy patterns. We are so used to a quick-fix world that sometimes we run from any work or pain. If we truly want to leave sin and have success […]