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  • Hope for All: A Christmas Story (Part 2)

    Good afternoon from Managua, Nicaragua! Last week I wrote about Mary and how God used her, a normal person, to play a huge role in his story of redemption. This week I want to continue the journey through the Christmas Story to look at some other unlikely people God used on that world changing night.  Read more

  • Hope for All: A Christmas Story (Part 1)

    Good morning from Managua, Nicaragua! Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it is official – we are in the Christmas season. As I thought about what to write about this Christmas season, a thought came to my head – Jesus came to this world for all of us. This can be an easy thing to forget Read more

  • Giving Thanks and Finding Joy

    Good morning from Managua, Nicaragua! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year. I enjoy eating, hanging out with family and friends, football, and of course eating. Living in Nicaragua for the past two and a half years, Thanksgiving has been a little different. Thankfully, Maria Jose and my friends from El Canyon Read more

  • Thirsty

    Good morning from Managua, Nicaragua! Living in Nicaragua has made me keenly aware of something I often take for granted – I need water to live. Growing up in Maryland I knew this was true, but other than a few really hot days in the summer, it rarely entered my mind. Living in Nicaragua is Read more

  • Shoe Boxes

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Last night my wife and I, along with my family and people I work with at our business, had the opportunity to do something really neat – we packed shoe boxes! While that might sound strange, these were not any old shoe boxes. A number of years ago Samaritans Purse, Read more

  • When Plans Change

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Anyone who knows me knows that I am a planner by nature. I have never seen a situation that didn’t need a good plan. While there are many positives to being a wired this way (at least that is what I tell myself), there are negatives as well, one of Read more