Last night was wonderful.   We gathered all the orphans and I shared about how important it was that they start reading the word at an early age.   And I spoke to them just a little bit about journaling.…

Hello Friends and Family, God has been so good and faithful.   This morning I asked the Lord what He wanted me to do with my morning and I felt like He wanted me to encourage someone with Scripture.  …

The plane ride here was wonderful and I felt so cared for.   Both flights I had the entire row to myself, which was completely the grace of God.   I walked around today and just saw beauty in the…

I just finished a book this morning by Elisabeth Elliot called These Strange Ashes.   It’s all about her first year as a missionary in Ecuador.   She quoted Amy Carmichael, “But these strange ashes, Lord, this nothingness, This baffling…

“Yes, He has humbled me and shown me what I am, revealing Himself as a present, a very present help in time of trouble.  And though He does not deprive me me of feeling in my trial, He enables me…

I am sitting now on the deck overlooking (at a distance) a beautiful lake and the sun descending and the light reflecting off the lake is perfect.   It has been a rough day in my walk with the Lord.…

Last week in New Orleans we stayed at this house in the “inner city” near the projects.  I found myself outside one day just sitting and talking to people as they passed by.   I talked to these great older…

This week has been phenomenal!  I am currently “leading/hosting” a team in New Orleans.  It has been great just being with a team again and watching them love Jesus.  For many of these college students it is their first missions trip. …

This morning I passed this like stone monument that was broken and crumbling.  And I felt like the Lord was whispering, “That is you.”  But the thought that immediately came into my mind was that how it looked today was much…