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  • Happy 2015

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! As we head into 2015, I wish you a happy and healthy New Year! My hope is that 2015 is the best year yet. I hope the same for you! Happy New Year! – James Belt Read more

  • Hope for All: A Christmas Story (Part 4)

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Over the past three weeks, we journeyed through the Christmas Story. We have seen how God used Mary, a normal Jewish girl, to bring Jesus, God in the flesh, into our world. We looked at how the shepherds, unimportant by society’s standards, were chosen by God to be one of… Read more

  • Hope for All: A Christmas Story (Part 3)

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Over the past two weeks we have journeyed through the Christmas Story and seen how God chose ordinary people to play extraordinary roles in His redemption plan. We have seen how Jesus came from people just like you and I. However, the stories of Mary and the shepherds are not… Read more

  • 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