Ninety years ago my grandmother planted two cedar trees in the front yard of the old farm house she moved into with my grandfather. She died within a few years, but those trees lived and grew. I climbed in those trees as a kid and played in their shade on hot summer days. Nearby were… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – A Week Full of Blessings
Day 6 June 22, 2012. WOW! What a powerful week and how everyone on this trip has been blessed. Today was a wrap up day. We started with devotion and breakfast, went to Cipress and wrapped up the roof trusses on the 2nd house. Cleaned both houses out, swept the floors and did all the… Read More »
Are Leaders Born Or Made
A longstanding debate exists over this question: Are leaders born, or made? In church ministry this questions matters because we depend on so many people to lead so many ministries. If leaders are born, then we have a finite number of people who can lead. If leaders are made, then more people can make a… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – Onward Christian Soldiers
Day 6 June 21 2012. This was a very different day. It started like any other but as the day progressed we all sensed that it would be something special. We started with a great breakfast and morning prayer, then went to Cipress to work on the houses. The entire team was together and while… Read More »
I Was A Jerk
When Monieca and I were much younger and living in Sumter, she worked as a social worker with DSS. We attended a picnic with her coworkers and their families. It was a large crowd and there was a lot of alcohol. I remember feeling very uncomfortable being there and I didn’t enjoy myself. In fact,… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – Rice
Day 5 June 20 2012 Mission Haiti. Let me apologize for not sending the Wednesday blog. As I lay on my cot last night thinking about the experiences of the day and how to best convert thoughts to words, I was so at peace with the work of the day and the great devotion by… Read More »
The Power of a Song
Every few years a new song emerges that is so powerful I remember where I was the first time I heard it. Such as the Friday afternoon in 1980 on I-64 between Louisville and Lexington, Ky as I drove home from Seminary. I was listening to the radio when I heard country singer George Jones,… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – God-Moments
Day 4 June 19, 2012. It was a long day today and the sun was out making it almost unbearable. While it has been hot the past couple of day, the cloud cover really helped. The direct sun really saps the energy. Today the team split. The roof crew went to work on the roof… Read More »
The Best Father Ever
Sunday’s message was titled “The Best Father Ever.” Apparently it resonated with a lot of people. Several individuals have spoken with me and it’s obvious there are a lot of people with emotional scars from the past. One mother described how her kids had refused over the years to attend church on Father’s Day because… Read More »
Haiti 2012 – Banana Grove Prayers & Divine Encounters
Day 3 June 18 2012. Wow what a day. It started with pancakes, both plain and berry along with bacon and some fruit. We would need the fuel for later. It was very hot today but overcast which was a blessing. Today we were working at Cipress where we did so much work last year.… Read More »
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