Before he spoke, Piper asked God for “a prophetic word that would have a ripple effect to the ends of the earth and to eternity.” — that prayer was absolutely answered in my life personally. If you haven’t ever listened to John Piper talk about seashells, do yourself a favor a take 7 minutes and…
I’ve told so many people about these books and sermons recently that someone suggested that I just go ahead and put the list here on the blog. Here’ goes. Sermon – 10 Shekels and a Shirt – Paris Reidhead Sermon – Doing Missions When Dying is Gain – John Piper Book – When Helping…
To our dear friends at Redeemer Bible Church: We wanted to stop for just a minute and tell you thank you for your love and care for us over these past seven months. We thought we should back up and tell you a little bit about ourselves for those of you who we haven’t been…
“How are you doing with all of this, son?” Dave asked Ben. It was a nice Caribbean afternoon in January as we sat down to our afternoon coffee together. Shrugging his shoulders, Ben answered, “I’ve come to accept that saying goodbye is part of our lives.” Wow! We were astounded at his answer. As the…
Be careful what you share with your friends, especially the ones that believe in you, for you may find God speaking to you through them and be challenged and blessed. A weekend away with a good friend ended up in an amazing opportunity for me. For the past three years I have attended a missionary…
Dr. Richard Reichert and his wife, Jill, comprise our visiting Ophthalmologist team. Their third trip to Loma de Luz was this past February. During his time here, Dr. Reichert performed 20 surgeries. The two weeks that they were here the rain poured down in buckets. Rivers were “impossibly unpassable” as one friend said, and many…
This will really be a quick synopsis of weeks 5 and 6 of our 2015 furlough. I’m sorry that I haven’t taken more time to stay caught up on events as we travel as it is so easy to lose the memories that make each place special. Week 5 took us from my dear Aunt…
Since were only halfway through our furlough and I’m already behind on the blog, I’m going to combine weeks 3 and 4 into one blog post. First, a quick report on where we were and some of what we did: week three started out with us in Jacksonville OR, the recipients of the wonderful…
