Category Archives: Life and Culture

Unique Reflections of Us.

February 23, 2010 – 10:28 pm

I remember once, when I was really still very young, maybe 5 or 6, we were all in our car driving somewhere through Texas or Oklahoma and I was watching an endless supply of  telephone polls and rows of crops streaming by when I asked, “How many rabbits do you think are in that field?” [...]

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Seeing God Work In Spite of Me

January 24, 2010 – 6:10 pm

Well… hello there again.   My posts haven’t been, shall we say, “frequent” lately.  But, we’ve been busy even if I’ve been silent.  I’ve gotten a number of requests for more updates on the goings and comings of our work here.  First, I want to remind you about our team site, www.twentyeight19.org, where all of [...]

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Prayer Requests (for Stacy)

January 17, 2010 – 3:41 pm

Often we are asked what our biggest challenges are and what our prayer requests may be.  Well, my work here looks pretty different from Wes’.  So these are my requests.  We are so thankful for all of your prayers and know God’s hand is at work here.
I feel very strongly that my first and most [...]

By Stacy | Also posted in Mission South America, Parenting, Peru, Spiritual Thoughts, The Newest News | Comments (3)

Feliz Navidad from Lima

December 27, 2009 – 10:22 pm

This is how our first Christmas away from home started… bright and early on Christmas morning.
Jake: Daddy! Wake up… is it daytime yet?
Me: Jake, yes, it’s daytime.  Today is Christmas!
Jake: No it’s not.
Me: Sure it is… why do you say that?
Jake: There’s no snow.  Where’s all the snow?
So, after a little explaining about how it [...]

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