It’s December! Again. It seems we were just here, although it was roughly 345 days ago. My desire was to start this month by sending you encouragement for this Advent season on December 1st, but instead I found myself on the Texas border serving alongside the Humanitarian Crisis Relief center there. Let me just tell you right now — there… Read More
I saw him. A slender, young man with his head hung low. He shuffled at a slow speed across the downtown parking lot. Everything about his demeanor told me he felt beaten and battered by the world around him. I approached him to pray. I wasn’t sure why the anguish, but I wanted to encourage him. To give him a… Read More
I sit here — nervous, excited, and expectant! Tomorrow I’ll board a plane and make the three hour flight back to Guatemala. Why, you ask? Mainly because when God says go and bring others along for the journey — you go. This is my fifth trip and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. Because in the still of the mountains and the… Read More
It was a busy hot summer day that had worn my soul out to the inner most parts of my being. But yet there was something so rejuvenating about it. Many new faces had showed up longing to get a glimpse of what we do on the inner city. You know, it’s exhilarating having others step into your area of… Read More
I woke up with a few questions to ask you: Have you ever wondered what you’d say to a girl out on the streets? Maybe you’ve tried to form words in your mind, but yet they seem to stumble and roll clumsily around in your brain not making any sense? Maybe you’ve never thought a lick about it? Friday Nights. Every Friday… Read More
One of the awesome perks of being in the military for 23 years was that we got to see amazing parts of the world. Places that I probably would not have seen or experienced otherwise. There are still a few of those places that upon remembrance take my breath away. While stationed in Germany we took a weekend trip to… Read More