As you are no doubt aware, today is Veteran’s Day. Yesterday at church our pastor asked every veteran in attendance to please stand to be honored for their service. We do this at our church on every holiday designed to honor those who have served their country. And every time John stands up but does…
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Sharing Love and Encouragement
It’s been almost two weeks since John and I returned from a mission trip to Scotland. Every mission trip we’ve been on has been great, but this one made a huge impression on my heart. I’ve been trying to figure out for a week how to put my experience into words. So, let me start…
A Change of Perspective
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a blog. Let’s just say I was giving my brain a break. John and I just returned from a mission trip to Greece and Cyprus. It was a fabulous trip but it started off a little sketchy. Let me explain. As we walked through the smoke-filled lobby I was…
Sweet Little Faces
Whenever we work with kids on a mission trip there are a few I just can’t get out of my head. That has proven to be the case once again since returning from Kenya a few weeks ago. Most of our time in Kenya was spent helping with kids’ crusades and visiting orphanages. The crusades…
Is This Heaven?
In last week’s blog I promised you a couple of stories from our trip to Kenya. While the safari was awesome and all the most important days of our trip were spent working with kids – some in neighborhoods, some in orphanages. As you might expect when visiting a third world country all was not…