Mar 10 2006
Go Where He Sends You
Since I was the youngest, I was elected to be the one to change the tire. The truck had a flat tire on a dirt road in the middle of the Congo and Bill Washman said, “You change the tire and I will tell you a story.”
Archive for March, 2006
Mar 09 2006
Give Your All
Are you ever selfish with your time, money, food, gifts, love, acceptance and forgiveness? While ministering in northern Iraq, I experienced an unselfish act of kindness that really touched my heart.
Mar 08 2006
Formula For Blessings
Boy, am I stiff and sore all over! Believe me, it has nothing to do with my age either! We have been laying concrete block for the construction of another church in Central America.
Mar 07 2006
Guide My Steps
Before venturing down the Amazon River in Brazil, I sat down with the Rev. Djard Moraes, pastor of Manaus Presbyterian Church, and the captain of our ship, and we prayed, “Lord, which river would you have us choose today?”
Mar 06 2006
Praying God’s Protection
The argument had escalated to the point of violence. I was standing around a 55-gallon drum, which contained a fire. We were trying to stay warm at a combat outpost in Northern Iraq.
Mar 05 2006
Submit to Him
Are you a control freak? I learned a valuable lesson about what happens when you try to control too much.
Mar 04 2006
Give Wisely
We all have heard those ads pleading, “For just $39.95 a month your donation could send a child to school, provide them healthcare and feed them three times a day.” Most of us are stirred when we see the empty eyes of a little child who appears to be malnourished or obviously in need of medical care.
Mar 03 2006
No More Complaining
Just when we think our life is tough God graciously shows us a glimpse of a life much more difficult than our own. My own whining quickly subsided as I took part in a combat patrol with U.S. Marines in northern Iraq.
Mar 02 2006
Priceless Possessions
I developed an unusual “friendship” in southern Belize while I was sharing a meal with a farmer in a small village. This was not an ordinary meal, it was a huge iguana. In many places in Central America you can find iguanas basking in the bright sunshine along the Caribbean. These lizards are believed to have medicinal value by curing or relieving various human ailments. The iguana’s delicate white flesh is supposed to taste like chicken. Believe me, it is not very good!
Mar 01 2006
Every Second Counts
Have you ever stopped to think about the suffering that occurs in just a minute of time? A minute is not long. It is merely 60 seconds. However, did you realize that every minute two children die of Malaria in Africa? Every 60 seconds 10 people are infected with HIV. Three people die every minute of tuberculosis. One pregnant woman dies every 60 seconds from complications.