As I mentioned in my previous post about our return, our family is hoping to spend the 2012-2013 school year in Nicaragua. Whenever we share the news with friends and acquaintances, the first question we receive cuts right to the point: Why? And for many people, the shock of our plans seems to … [Read more...]
Making Plans to Go Back
September 7, 2011 by · 1 Comment
Before any of our family mission trips, we schedule plenty of time to pray and plan with our team. Last night, we had our first official prayer meeting for our next trip. There are some key differences in our next trip, though, so I thought I'd take a few moments to explain. After we returned … [Read more...]
Living a Missionary Lifestyle
March 15, 2011 by · 4 Comments
Over the past few months, I've been uniquely challenged by what I have read both online and off. Whether it was from fiction, David Platt's Radical, my friends, pastors, or just through Scripture, I've been given a lot to think about. I must admit: it was pretty tough to click the Publish button … [Read more...]
Why Go?
January 11, 2011 by · 1 Comment
This will be my final post (for now) about my most recent trip to Nicaragua. We've received a lot of questions from interested friends and family, and I want to address one of the most common questions: Why go? Or more specifically, what can you really accomplish in just a week? I must tell you, … [Read more...]
Making New Friends
January 2, 2011 by · 5 Comments
First, I apologize for leaving you with the ants for so long :). I have heard from many who were checking my blog, waiting for more news of our trip, and were left to stare at ants for almost a week. So sorry! We lost power last Monday night (shortly after the ant posting) and then were away from … [Read more...]
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