I never thought this moment would come! Right now I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop in our city! In less than 15 hours I’ll be waking up to move my heavy bags to the airport, and start the 24 hour journey back home!!! It still doesn’t feel quite real yet! I almost didn’t think [...]
“Do you believe in Jesus?!” “No, I’m Buddhist!” “Well, I do!” I almost couldn’t believe my ears! This was the first time I had heard my friend share his faith with someone! This is my friend Jerry. He committed his life to Jesus three months ago. He’s been one of mine and my roommates best [...]
She was sitting across from us with her face in her hands. Our team of four met her at our favorite coffee shop about 5 minutes from our home. We sat in total silence for what seemed like a half an hour! God’s presence was all over that place!! About a month after we arrived [...]
The past few weeks are simply described in one word……CRAZY! Remember the story I told you about our Christmas parties? Well, that was just the beginning my friend!!! The weekend after Christmas, we had our local friends over for a “dunking” (or baptism) party! That night we “dunked” six of our friends (they played ‘rock-paper-scissors' [...]
Merry Christmas Everyone! I'm sure you've all been enjoying the gala that surrounds the Christmas time! For me, this has been a Christmas to remember; let me tell you why…. The week before Christmas was very busy as we were planning to hold a few parties for our friends. We were calling friends, making up [...]
As my eyes surveyed the crowded little room, I could not be more content where I was. Half of the group in the room I hadn't know for more than 15 minutes. But at this moment in time there was a warm feeling in my heart… Earlier that week we were joined for Thanksgiving by [...]
Many mornings had come and gone. I had thought about doing it, but the excuses came too easily. This morning however, was not one that was going to pass me by! As I prepared for this oh so familiar task in a foreign land, I already felt a sense of achievement. Dressed in everything needed [...]
Let me paint a picture for you: It's about 7:30 PM, the sky is a darkish-blue as the sun has just ducked under the horizon. The temperature outside has dropped significantly as evening has come. I'm standing there in my bathing suit (you don't need to picture that!) on the edge of the largest outdoor [...]
You know those people in your life that just make you feel so special? Every time you're around them you feel so important! They tell you things like “You're the man (or woman)!”, and “It's so great to see your face!”, “You are so awesome!”. They seem so interested in your life too… “So what's [...]
We were riding our bikes down open city roads. We were flying past the very few broom-ladies that were still sweeping the road in their orange vests and raggedy clothes. It was 4:00 AM and I felt like I was in college back in the States again; when I would take late night (or early [...]
