There is just something about just standing with your feet in the ocean, looking out to the horizon and hearing the powerful waves crashing all around. As Scripture tells us, the wonder and majesty of creation just cries out worship to our Creator God. For our last official day of camp, we took the Parcelas kids to the beach. Not only was it a treat for them (many whom don’t ever leave their tiny community), but it was also a…
I love Sundays. It did feel a bit weird being away from the “routine” of Sundays and all the responsibilities that entails for me in the States. But for our team to load up the bus, grab some kids from the neighborhood along the way and then file in to Verbo Church was a great experience for us. It was good to be the minority. Good to be the visitors. Good to be stretched beyond what most of us are…
It was our last full day of camp today out at the RR. I have really been amazed at how flexible and creative our team has been, how responsive the Parcelas kids have been, how much fun we’ve had, how the Spirit has been at work and the list could go on and on. It is so easy for me to see the vision for the RR after spending time out there in December and now being the pioneering camp…
It is so funny how you learn to just roll with things down here. I am the director of a large camp in the States that takes an amazing team to facilitate the 300+ high students that attend. We have a budget and a schedule and we stick to both. However, here in Nica it’s a different story… We arrived to the Ranch this morning and I didn’t think to get the keys to the house from Brinson, so we…
We feel a bit like pioneers as we have successfully completed our first day doing camp at the Ruby Ranch. It is our hope and prayer and many more camps will follow as the dreams and vision of the Buzbees for the Ruby Ranch comes to fruition. It is such a beautiful piece of property and even the basics – shaded tree areas, a playground with two trampolines and a large field made for a great day camp. It definitely…
Our first full day is now nearing completion. As I sit up here on the third view looking out into the darkness, a cool breeze envelops me (even though my legs are burning with my laptop on them) and it is a gentle reminder of God’s presence that has been all around us so far this mission. I’ve been leading our team time at night through a study on having an intimate relationship with God – really learning to listen,…
Hey we’ve made it! Touched down here in Nica and boarded the bus for the Buzbees. We had an incident free day, ate overpriced airport food and tried to catch a bit of sleep on the planes since most of us have been up since 5:30am. But we’ve settled in and are really excited about what God has in store for us on this mission. Each mission and each team is so unique and I was reflecting on the fact…