To Haiti, with love. We're gathering supplies. Making arrangements. Rearranging life; to go. Because that's what we're called to do. To go. Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Hold on Haiti. They're coming. With strong backs. Knees bent low. Hearts bursting. Suitcases brimming. They're coming to stand beside you. Where you feel discouraged. They will lift you up. You see, you can stand on your own. One day you will. You are strong Haiti. You just don't know it. We're here ... View Post
Our Perspective is Everything
I wake to a head ache. The dull, throbbing kind. It's time for milking. My farmer brings me an Advil. I fall back to sleep. When I wake again it is to moon beams streaming into the room. I glance out the window. The view breath taking. The moon; full, bright. Illuminating. I lay there for a moment. Those first few moments of waking are always difficult. I purposefully change my thoughts. 2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the ... View Post
Stepping into the Hope Promised, When All I Really Want to do is Throw a Tantrum
"May we cherish a grateful and cheerful disposition, not murmuring and repining if our wishes are not indulged, or because some sorrows are blended with our enjoyments, But, sensible of our desert, and impressed with the number and greatness of thy benefits, may we bless and praise thee at all times." My friend sends me this quote. I am so grateful for her. A book of Puritan prayers. The apostle Paul says it this way, Phillipians 4:12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in ... View Post
Jesus Came to Change Our Lives. Not Our Circumstances.
Last year. My farmer and College girl where in Haiti on this day. Now they've been again. Here is a re-post of thoughts on Water. One of our most important resources. Do You Have A Decent Source of Water? John 4:14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." Water An integral part of our life. Without it; we can not survive. Yet there are nations that struggle. Clean drinking ... View Post
When the Quiet Still Hangs in the Air
While the early morning quiet still hung in the air. The phone rang. Love on the line from Haiti. A quick hello and good bye. While the news blares Presidential Candidate updates and tolerance and intolerance are debated. A group is in Haiti. Sharing, loving, building, sweating in the name of Jesus. The noon time heat is intense. So they chose to get to work early. They headed to the boys home to build a Safe-T home. Temporary shelter for a people longing for a home. New beginnings; glimmers ... View Post
Reaching for More
2016. It's here. With marching orders. Time. Progressing. At an ever increasing speed. Yet constant. Away from all that I know. Further. Towards the unknown. Time. I am glad 2015 is over. 2 dear friends; gone to be with Jesus. A nephew. A father of 4 and a former colleague. Sometimes I can't face the loss. It seems that it comes so quickly. The weight. You feel. For others. But 2015 also held graduation for our now college girl. Visits from ... View Post
