It was a humid day last year when we piled into a 15 passenger van to take us into the Guatemala City Dump area. We were squished in like sardines this day and the driver was . . . well, let’s just say he was driving as all Guatemalans do. . . totally crazy! Our team was there to partner… Read More
let’s build a house in guatemala (your invitation to join me)
Three years ago when I was in Guatemala I heard God whisper, “Bring other’s back.” I really didn’t understand what that meant, nor did I know the journey that would come together for the years to come. Guatemala left me overwhelmed with the vastness of poverty I saw. I wondered, as we walked among the community and visited with the families… Read More
the fear of not hearing from God – guatemala.
I normally post here on Tuesday’s, but since I’m taking next week off I want to throw some thoughts out there to you. I want to hear from you. I want to converse with you, as in conversation I find clarity to my questions. Here I was. In Guatemala for the third time standing in Central Park looking around at… Read More
when dirty, messy, and simple became my beautiful — guatemala
I left for Guatemala rushed and frazzled. There were deadlines to meet and my to-do’s seemed overwhelming. The world was rushing and so was my soul. Traffic roared by, my phone constantly beeped, and the American way of life had sucked me in. Life was happening full-throttle. My soul was longing for something more. Having been to Guatemala three times… Read More
mr. president, i know why you didn’t come to my texas border
Mr. President, I was disappointed that you did not visit the Texas/Mexico border when you were less than 300 miles away in Austin. But I get why you didn’t. See that was me years ago — I didn’t want to see. It was easier for me to sit in my suburban home nice and secure while judging and spewing out… Read More
let’s go to guatemala (your invitation to join me)
I had been in Guatemala when I heard God whisper, “Bring other’s back.” I really didn’t understand what that meant. That trip to Guatemala left me overwhelmed with the vastness of poverty I saw. I wondered, as we walked among the community and visited with the families there, how one person or even a group of 20 could make a… Read More