We arrived yesterday in Orlando safe and sound. Soon we will take off for worship at FBC Orlando and later today we head to Give Kids The World (GKTW) for orientation and then we get started volunteering right after orientation! We are also looking forward to Roger and Kathy Troutman joining us this afternoon. Please… Read More »
Olympics and Baptists
February 20, 2014 by Steve Hogg Posted in: Current Events Tags: Steve Hogg Only during the winter Olympics do I watch ice dancing, bobsledding, figure skating, hockey, and a few other sports. Any other time I wouldn’t pay any of those sports any attention. Apparently I’m not alone. The Olympics easily dominate TV viewing, with… Read More »
IMB says “Thank You”
I recently received two certificates (photo below) from the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention recognizing First Baptist for our generous giving to international missions. Traditionally Southern Baptist churches receive three mission offerings each year: one for international missions, one for North American missions, and one for state missions. For several years we… 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 »