Normal, everyday extraordinary kids
I often explain to teams on the first day here that our children are normal, everyday kids. I am reminding them that if they let the kids use their cameras it is at their own risk. "They won't try to damage your camera but they are normal, everyday kids."...
January Update
Dear Partners in Mission, “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven,” Ecclesiastes 3:1. The season has come to be back in the Dominican Republic and for that I am grateful, to God and to you, for making it possible. The start of the new term…
New Year 2015 – God is busy – retirement is amazing.
Dear Ones, God has blessed us greatly with your friendship, prayers and support. THANK YOU. This has been a busy year past and will be a busy year ahead. God has blessed us with a retirement from Heaven. Polly is … Continue reading 
Letter from the Mission Field (Dec 25, 2014)
¡Feliz Navidad!and Merry Christmas!(and Happy Chanukah!)It's Christmas again in Honduras. It's time for parades, fireworks and eating tamales. The Christmas tamale is something new for me. A tamale is made...
A Christmas Meditation: “No Distance” by Theophane the Monk
No distance by Theophane the Monk I stumbled upon this story from Tales from the Magical Monastery (1), which has been helpful to me for my spiritual journey. It is told as a parable,...
Feliz Navidad from the Campo: Christmas presents for the kids
Christmas presents for the kidsAgain this year we bought presents for kids living in the campo (countryside) around Tegucigalpa. These may be the only presents that some of these kids receive.The kids at San Isidro dig into Santa's bag to select their...