I have to admit I was surprised when I learned that the person arrested for damaging “Howard’s Rock” was supposedly a Clemson fan. For those of you who are not sports fans, “Howard’s Rock” is an iconic rock that sets on a pedestal at the east end of Clemson’s Memorial Stadium. Players rub the rock… Read More »
Celebration of Freedom
Happy Independence Day! We had our annual Celebration of Freedom this past Sunday and the feedback indicates people really enjoyed it. This was the first year we held two celebrations – one at 9 am and another at 10:45 am. Both were well attended, with about 100 more in the later service. About 120 veterans… Read More »
Extra Driving
Monieca and I spent an afternoon recently on Norris Lake in Tennessee with my brother and his wife. We were driving to another location for my study retreat when he called and invited us to join them for some fun and relaxation. Their location was about 45 minutes beyond where we were headed, which was… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Wrapping It Up
Hard to believe we have now all but wrapped up day 6. This is the 3rd trip to Haiti that FBC has supported and my 3rd visit. Each trip has been blessed by God and each has been very unique. This trip has refreshed our souls and validated why we are called to go to… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – My Estafano Moment
My Estafano Moment As we visited the orphanage on Tuesday I was very unsure of how it would go. I felt very much outside my comfort zone. When we arrived, the children sang a few songs for us and then they broke up and filtered through our group. I was standing toward the back not… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Pulling in the Nets
Wednesday was an eventful day. On Tuesday afternoon, we bagged rice in 5lb bags to be delivered on Wednesday morning. Bright and early Wednesday morning, we headed to Royale to pass out bags of rice. Royale is a village sitting on the beach. As we walked toward the water, men were pulling in nets to… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Heaven in a Haitian Orphanage
We had been warned by “Big Jeff”, our missionary host, before we arrived at the orphanage to expect to be shocked emotionally at what we would see and experience. As I got off the bus and walked into the orphanage grounds, I viewed conditions akin to a labor camp in Nazi Germany during WWII. Then… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Treasure
Today we started painting the church building at Guitton. But then we decided to clean up a soccer field for the kids who had showed up. While we were there, I met three little girls. They decided to help us pick up trash. I noticed that one of the girls liked my sunglasses so I… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Rocks and the Gospel
Rocks and the Gospel We hit the ground running on Monday morning. After breakfast, it was a short ride to the church building in Guitton. Our jobs today were to paint the outside of the building and to prepare sand for the stucco. “How do you prepare sand?” you ask. Well, it involves a big… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Mountains and Smiles
Today started early – very early if you got up when the roosters started crowing – with biscuits and gravy before heading to worship services at two different churches. One group went to Nawash. The other went to Guitton to worship. After a bumpy ride in the bed of a truck we arrived at a… Read More »
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