One of our greatest desires as missionaries is to help train people to serve the Lord. That is what we do on a regular basis here in the ministry, but with a program that our home church has, we have had the opportunity to do the same with American students that are preparing for the ministry. It is a program where students that have finished their class requirements, spend six … [Read more...]
Player or Coach?
When I was younger, and even now, I have always liked to play sports. I started off with T ball at our local Ruritan Club, and then went on to play football and soccer when I was in high school. Even now I play soccer on a regular basis, although I usually can’t walk for a few days afterwards. One of the things that I remember about all the sports that I played was that we … [Read more...]
Where are they Headed?
This past week, here in Cochabamba, we had one of the largest religious celebrations that takes place in all of Bolivia. Over three hundred thousand people come to the city and many of them walk almost ten miles from the center of Cochabamba to the city of Quillacollo and a chapel where a small statue of the virgen Mary stays called the Virgen of Urkupiña. It is amazing to see … [Read more...]
Abide in Him
When I was younger, I always liked to play outside in the fields and woods on the farm where I grew up. There was something about being out side with he plants and trees. Now, I hated having to mow our yard, but loved to play out in it. When I got a little older, I liked landscaping, and even took it upon myself to do the landscaping around our house and pool. After I dug the … [Read more...]
Seek Wisdom
There was once a small, green turtle that lived by a small pond. Every day the little turtle watched as the birds would fly down and drink water and then fly away high into the sky. As the little, green turtle watched day after day, the only thing he could think about was what it would be like to be able to fly like the birds. He dreamed and dreamed until one day he finally … [Read more...]