Category Archives: Spiritual Thoughts

Humbled by Hospitality–Part 2

Sara has three daughters and two sons; ages 15, 13, 10, 6, and 4.  At about 11:00 AM on Good Friday two of her daughters showed up at our house.  We all piled in our car and they directed us to their house.  Manchay is the kind of district that reminds Wes and I of [...]

Humbled by Hospitality – Part 1

It has been our intention all along to begin inviting Peruvians that we meet over for dinner and to create opportunities for developing relationships.  Well, after seven months we’ve had Bible studies in our home and times when we’ve hung out and talked with Peruvians that we have met, but we hadn’t yet had a [...]

Verse 3 (for Feb. 15th)

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 I’ve had this verse written on my note card for a while now, but it is [...]

Teachable Moments

The summer between my sophmore and junior years of college I spent about six weeks as a counselor at one of Kanakuk’s sports camp, KAA–the camp for inner-city kids.  Though I was missing my home away from homes, Camp of the Hills, where I had spent the last two summers as a counselor to the [...]