What Kind of Hope Do We Have?

What Kind of Hope Do We Have?  As we move into this new year I wanted to offer a little hope. We all need a little hope don’t we? I know I do! As the new year opens up all of us are HAPPY to see 2020 go! I’m not sure what it looked like for you, but for me and my family it turned into a crazy adventure.  We moved in January 2020 to Central America to begin working…

One Way God Speaks to Us In Our Grief

God isn’t looking for perfect people, just faithful ones. Noah revealed his faith with actions. God told him to do something crazy and silly. Let’s be honest. How many of us would have built this crazy ark? The world was going south fast, but this seemed like a crazy rescue plan. A boat? What was a boat anyway? Some scientists and scholars believe it had never even rained before Noah’s time.  Only God builds an ark before the first drop…

How to Stay Safe When the Rain Comes

The rain comes fast these days in Honduras. We’ve only lived here six months, but I’ve learned something about Honduran thunderstorms. You can’t see them coming. A quick walk around the block can be unexpectedly interrupted by the boom of thunder and a flash across the sky. The rain doesn’t just start to sprinkle, it immediately pours! There have been times I’ve walked outside to clear blue skies when a few minutes later the sky turns dark, the world clouds…

Does God Really Rescue?

Does God Really Rescue? Oh dear, friend. Maybe you are asking, “Does God Really Rescue?” You are not forgotten. I can’t say that enough. You are NOT forgotten. God sees you. Just as God saw Noah, God sees you! We know God was in Noah’s life. God did not forget Noah while the storm raged and when the waters were still flooding the earth.  Sometimes God doesn’t say why we have be alone, only that while we are alone we…