The Seventh Grade’s Annual Blessing Trip

The seventh graders journeyed to a village smack dab in the middle of endless rice fields. The purpose was to bless them! It is beautiful country side, yet it was obvious to our city students that the villagers do not have everything they do. Many struggled with the...

Seeds, Sowers and Soil

I’m embarrassed to admit it. I’m a city boy. When I was a kid my dad took me to the front yard and tried to show me how to plant flowers. He said “Paul, you've got to get some experience with your hands.” I stared at the colorful little packets with...

Prayer Fellowship – June-July 2015

June– July 2015    Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 ESV...

Blessed to be a blessing

The students in our kindergarten class all raised their hands and said “aku” (I do) when their teacher asked them who wanted to go on a trip to be a blessing to others? Their faces shone with joy as we traveled to a kindergarten school in a nearby village. Our...

Broken Cookie Eaters

Written By Karen My husband affectionately refers to his mother as a ‘broken cookie eater’ … the kind of woman who always gives the best cookies to her children, eating the broken bits only after they've had their fill. His childhood memories are filled with...