Life is challenging. No matter the circumstances of your upbringing, no one escapes the challenges – though they may differ depending on our race, economic situation, family make-up, location, etc. The interesting thing is that when a person goes through such difficult times, they often feel as if they are the only person in the… Continue reading

Most of us have lives that have been touched or even devastated in some way by cancer. It is a word that fills us with dread when the doctor gives such a diagnosis. We understand the serious nature of the disease and we go to drastic steps to have the cancer cells removed or killed.… Continue reading

The first picture is what we saw in 2013. The second is the progress thus far in 2014. Continue reading

I’ve seen the destruction of families due to alcohol, narcotics, and other addictions firsthand. When I was much younger, I watched my family deal with an addicted family member and often the embarrassment that came from it. They never stopped loving him but struggled with how to help. As a pastor, I have been connected… Continue reading

Wednesday was more of a relaxing day… at least at the start. We were able to sleep in a little later, and most of the team took advantage of that luxury. Our flight didn’t leave until after 4, but we chose not to just hang around the pool. After breakfast, packing and morning devotion, we… Continue reading

If Monday’s word-of-the-day was “dirt,” then Tuesday’s word was “concreto.” We kept the mixer turning, the wheelbarrows rolling and the bucket dumping until we had completely covered the top of the walls to prepare it for a roof. Everybody pitched in to get the job done. We thought we might have knocked off a little… Continue reading

Today we dug holes in the dirt, filled holes with dirt, and moved dirt from place to place in wheelbarrows. The word of the day is “dirt.” Without the aid of a backhoe or a bobcat, we worked on digging out the septic tank for the church in Villa Real, back-filled around the foundation of… Continue reading

Today was a day of rest and worship. I thought a lot about what was taking place in Greensboro at Grace Fellowship. I know things are in good hands, but I am eager to get back and get reconnected with my church family. Thank you, Grace, for letting me have this time to serve the… Continue reading

Today the team poured seven columns. That’s a lot of cement, people! The church building is really coming together. I missed a day of work to prepare to preach tomorrow. It was good to get a bit of rest. It also enabled me to call Carol Steele after the passing of Don today. We’re in… Continue reading

Perhaps this will sound like a broken record… It was hot, and we got a lot done. The steps to the water house were completed. We poured the columns across the front and filled the cells in the concrete blocks that were remaining. Another load of 400 block were delivered, so there’s still a good… Continue reading