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...

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...

Seeing is Believing!

Way up the river from Pastor Santosa’s village campus is a small school named after Jim Britton; a man who dreamed for a better life for village children. It’s a long trek in and the visiting team didn’t know what they’d find. “We found the school in great condition,...

The Great Commission, A New Rendition

Jesus stood on a hill and looked around at the graduating class of his intensive three year educational program. This was the culmination of their studies, and instead of taking in another cohort, Jesus had an unusual plan in mind. He had prepared his students to...

Visiting Mission Team Opens Doors

We were so encouraged by a team visiting from the community where I grew up. They were so ready to go to a children’s home to put on a VBS for the orphans, lead a Sunday school teacher training workshop, lead a workshop for local church leaders, and visit a village...