Month: April 2012

I’ve enjoyed the past two weeks of new experiences. I’d never been to Venezuela, so much was very new to me! (Culture, food etc.) However, by way of the distinct experiences at the school where we spent most of our

Yes, let us know (recognize, be acquainted with, and understand) Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord [to appreciate, give heed to, and cherish Him]. His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn, and He will

Pardon the lack of creativity in the title… my brain is saturated today! 🙂 I wanted to just share with you two video clips of two duets I played with one of the high schoolers who lives here at the

The vision saga continues. If you’ve been a regular blog reader, perhaps you read the first two blogs I wrote on this topic, The vision cocoon and Vision puzzle. The past three months, I have been on a discovery of what

There are certain times in my life where I feel like I’m a sponge. Moments or seasons where my eyes are open wider than usual, my ears hear more, and my awareness of what’s going on around me is heightened.

Good morning! G and I arrived last night in Caracas, Venezuela and are about to head out to Valera. In a city not to far from Valera, we will have a chance to spend two weeks teaching courses in Second

“God is going to surprise you,” Julian said as we were leaving the church last night. “He already has surprised me!” I said in response. “I didn’t expect to receive what I received this weekend…” I was truly amazed by

We were all born with a sinful nature into a sinful world. It’s reflected most often, I think, in our attitudes and our inner responses to outside circumstances. Paul wasn’t afraid to say that he “learned the secret of being

You may have seen my post awhile back about vision. I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of vision the past few weeks.  It has been a good process, but I didn’t quite feel like I really had a

The internal war happening in Colombia has had my attention for many years – even before my call to Colombia was clear.  The strongest of several guerrilla rebel groups, the Marxist-based FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is on the