by Mitch McCormack | Feb 15, 2023 | Prayer Letter
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...
by Mitch McCormack | Feb 15, 2023 | Prayer Letter
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...
by Mitch McCormack | Dec 15, 2022 | Prayer Letter
PRINTABLE VERSION The box of Christmas decorations landed with a thud. The dust leaped through the air as my heart sank in my chest. There, packed away, were three little white stockings. My wife had bought the third matching one in anticipation that this year we...
by Mitch McCormack | Dec 15, 2022 | Prayer Letter
PRINTABLE VERSION The tension was stifling. Anger and fear simmered beneath the city’s surface as we waited, waited to see if the violence of weeks past would erupt once again. After the impeachment and imprisonment of the president here in Peru, the country that we...
by Mitch McCormack | Nov 15, 2022 | Prayer Letter
PRINTABLE VERSION “Mommy! I spilled!” bellowed our three-year-old Ryan. A delightful way to wake up on your one day off. I braced myself as I walked down the stairs, knowing that between Ryan’s lack of technique and boundless confidence, the situation was sure to be...
by Mitch McCormack | Oct 15, 2022 | Prayer Letter
PRINTABLE VERSION “Homonym: ˈhäməˌnim (noun) one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning.” At least, that is what Webster says. I was definitely grappling for the definition for a few minutes, and regrettably, I cannot say I was much...