There's a famous passage in Philippians that you may have heard before -- "to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (1:21). I've been thinking about this verse recently.   Just before it, the Apostle Paul writes that what has happened to him (imprisonment, beatings...

Mission trips have a rhythm - you arrive in this new place, you don’t know a soul, you don’t recognize the food, you can’t drink the water, you don’t even speak the language. You start doing various tasks & projects, you meet the locals, you get to know your...

Yes, more sunny beautiful days in Los Anonos- our team may be busy & tired but they have a beautiful place to work! Tuesday & Wednesday brought about 40+ kids for Vacation Bible School plus lots of Gringo & Tico (CR) workers! They used a soccer theme to share God’s Word with...

A busy Sunday morning began with Angie taking 6-year-old Lucas to the ER with a respiratory virus while Pastor David took Noah into church for the worship service. Despite most of the lyrics being in Spanish (go figure!) the team enjoyed the passionate worship & welcoming smiles of the...

After leaving Columbus during a freezing cold snow blizzard, the Costa Rica team - 12 people & 36 suitcases- made it to their hotel shortly after midnight Friday night! They were up early for team devotions & an authentic breakfast of beans & rice. They headed over to LaViña...

Hello from warm SUNNY Uganda - the rain has held off & several of us are sporting a sunburn from this Equator sun! We spent a second day in a very rural pagan area - the men folk enjoyed the training on farming, focusing on planting crops to feed your families. David took an unexpected...

After 33 hours of travel, including 19 in the air, shuttles, layovers, lines, escalators, 3 planes, and 4 countries, we are finally in Uganda! Our flights were long but thankfully smooth & problem-free - we are thankful! We are tired, jet-lagged, and more, but thrilled to be...

In 1994, a mission organization was taking a team to RUSSIA, right after the fall of Communism, when the Gospel became more accessible to the Russian people. Four New Lifers, including ME, went to do pastor training, speak with evangelical churches (our church met in an old crumbling theatre...

Strange that we celebrate the memory of St. Patrick by wearing green and drinking beer, when the true story of Patrick is one worth celebrating – especially for those of us who love and proclaim the name of Jesus as Savior and Lord. Patrick was born in Britain and in the year 405 when he...

Our days are running away from us as we try to complete the tasks we are working on here in Los Anonos. We are finishing a closet for a little girl - tomorrow we paint butterflies on the front of the closet & set it up in her room. Lisa & Edison have a toddler class for young moms in the...