A Time to Celebrate

A Time to Celebrate

Printable Version As I opened the service on that Sunday night, my eyes locked onto a face. Empty eyes stared back at me, seeming to mirror his unease and perhaps even a hint of desperation. His family slowly filled in behind him there on the third row. I knew...
Hellos and Goodbyes

Hellos and Goodbyes

PRINTABLE VERSION “¡Hola!” I repeated for the forty-second time that day. Being the singular word in my vocabulary upon our arrival in Peru, it tended to be repeated quite often and in varying voice inflections. By the hundred-and-seventh time of the day,...
Hope

Hope

PRINTABLE VERSION Tears splashed across my Bible early on Easter morning as a single word danced through my mind. Hope. Such a small, little word, but its message has changed the course of history. He is alive, and because He is alive, we have hope! One of the truly...
One step more

One step more

PRINTABLE VERSION The sweat trickled down my forehead as my lungs gasped for air. The rioter’s chanting rang in my ears as one thought continued to cycle through my mind, “One step more, one step more, one step more.” At over thirteen thousand feet elevation, the...
There is Sunshine after the Rain

There is Sunshine after the Rain

PRINTABLE VERSION The little makeshift roof of the children’s class was making a valiant effort to keep the torrential rain at bay. Unfortunately, it was losing the battle. As I peeked in to hand my wife her umbrella as she continued teaching, I was not quite...