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  • This Little Light (Part 2)

     Good morning again from Managua, Nicaragua! Last week, I wrote about the Light and the hope that it brought the world 2,000 years ago. I also mentioned that I had discussed the same topic with the teenagers at the Puente de Amistad orphanage during our weekly devotional. This week, I again discussed this topic with Read more

  • This Little Light

    Buenos dias from Nicaragua! Every Monday evening, at the request of Maria Jose, the Director of the orphanage, I do a short devotional for the teenagers at Puente de Amistad. As I considered what to do this past Monday, I arrived at John 1:5-9, which says, “The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness Read more

  • Beautiful Things

    Beautiful Things

    Hello from Nicaragua! Last week, I had the opportunity to visit some neat places in Nicaragua with my girlfriend, Jen, who was in town for a visit.  We had the opportunity to see a few beautiful beaches, cliffs, sea turtles, a fortress and much more.  It was a great chance to see God’s creation so I Read more

  • Living Thanks

    Buenos dias! It’s another beautiful morning in the land of lakes and volcanoes. As I considered what to write about this morning, the first thing that came to mind was Thanksgiving, the late November holiday in the United States. After spending the first thirty years of my life living in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Read more

  • Peace? What Peace?

     Hello again from Nicaragua! Over the past week I have had the opportunity to experience two national elections, one in my home country of the United States and one in the country in which I currently live, Nicaragua. These two experiences brought up a very revealing question in my mind- where does my peace come Read more

  • Reporting from Nicaragua

     Hello from the still hot and sunny Nicaragua. After spending the first thirty years of my life in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, it is very strange to be sitting in near ninety degree weather at the end of October. Today’s post will be my periodic update on what’s happening in Nicaragua. I Read more