Do Not Live in Fear, Little Flock
One of the first messages God spoke to Genie Summers, one of the founders of Family Missions Company, has really touched my heart this week. When contemplating whether or not to sell their possessions and live a life of Gospel Poverty, Genie and Frank were struggling to accept and understand such a deeply counter-cultural and total call to dependence upon Jesus….
Four Airports, One Candle, and A Prayer
Last week we said goodbye to our amazing friends from Holy Family Parish in Brillion WI. They came to Peru to build two churches, but they ended up doing so much more! When the group arrived at the airport in Tarapoto, some twenty hours and four airports after their journey began, the joy on their faces was amazing to see! Many…
Tinom’s Joy
Last week I went to visit my elderly godson, Tinom. Tinom is blind and unable to walk. He spends his days lying on a mat in a dark room. Just seeing his living conditions alone are enough to break your heart. Although Tinom was raised Catholic, he was never baptized. Shortly after we met him we were able to bring a priest to baptize…
Be Healed!
This morning I read the Gospel account of the woman with a twelve-year hemorrhage who was healed when she touched Jesus’ cloak. I sighed internally, wishing that I could see such signs and wonders in my own life, and then I caught myself. How often Jesus has performed miracles in my midst, and how easily I forget them!
Jericho March 2016: Life is Beautiful
A couple of years ago we caught the notion that praying, singing, and walking in circles around a village could make walls of sin and oppression come crashing down. That a miracle from the Old Testament could happen in modern-day Isla Bonita; that prayer and faith could free men and their families from the evils of alcohol addiction. (Read about…