Most of my spiritual journey these days tends to revolve around either my students or my kids. Neither of which is bad, but makes for interesting perspectives on life and God. I’m always amazed at how God can teach us through the lives of others. I guess that is why we are on this journey of faith together. Last night it was Dad Duty. I realize I haven’t written about my adventures of Dad Duty when Brooke has to go…
It’s hard for me to even type the words. Summer’s over. You would think someone in student ministry who lives out of his suitcase the majority of the summer would be glad to be back in his own bed. And it’s not that. It is always tough being away from my family and only being home for just a handful of days all summer long. But it is equally as hard to say goodbye to summer. Primarily for spiritual reasons….
We are stranded in Miami. Apparently AA is a shaky operation here in Miami. Last year we spent 5 hours in MIA. This year, I stood for 2 1/2 hours straight in line trying to get us on another flight. While the agent was working on multiple options (after even trying other airlines) I called Delta and was booking us on a flight while she was still helping me. Then I just handed her my cell phone to let her…
It’s hard to believe that our work and time here in Nicaragua is done. Even though we have invested many hours of sweat, tears, hugs, laughter, giving, receiving, learning, growing and even stomach discomfort – it is going to be very hard for us to leave here in the morning. The reality of that set in for many of us today on the worksite. We are going to return to Diamaris’ home in the morning to pray with her, dedicate…
It’s hard to put into words what exactly we have been seeing and experiencing everyday of life right outside the dump. I spent some time tearing down Diamaris’ old walls, which consist of wood, pallates, scrap tin and cloth and was just really overwhelmed when I actually took in the sights of what she is living in – “her house.” We got alot of work done today, nearly completing one wall and getting halfway up on the other walls. We…
UPDATED. I got some more time tonight after dinner to do an update and I hope to come back and do another one later tonight about today. Like I mentioned earlier, we put in a half day work with a full team! We mixed more concrete and put up more bricks. It’s a slow process, but we are seeing progress as the walls go up. Some of the team were able to “work” by having fun and playing with the…
It’s pretty late for me here so I think I’ll condense this a little bit tonight. Today was pretty similar with the girls painting at the Rescue Home and the guys working at Diamaris’ home in La Trudecca. We both had some great opportunities to interact with the families as they have continued to open up to us. We are a huge hit among the children – especially me since I stuff my pockets full of goodies. Today the phrase…