On Leadership
Leadership isn’t something I’ve sought out in the past. I’m happier being a follower, and am at my best when I have a leader I can trust and job duties that are easily checked off a list. Because I’ve seen ineffective leaders, I avoided leadership roles out of fear. –>warning, rabbit trail ahead. Proving, once [...]
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As I think back over the past 4 years and I look more intently at events and the result of those events, I am amazed at how everything has come together. Let me trace back some of these events for you: Down a broken road, I was led to this church. Down a broken road, [...]
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A couple of weeks ago in Solo Por Hoy, we started to walk through the book of James verse by verse (click here to see last weeks’ lesson). [image source] This week we walked through verses 1:2-4. Here’s what we learned: Verse one is an introduction and James is telling his readers who he is and [...]
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Last week in Solo Por Hoy, we started to walk through the book of James verse by verse. I have felt the need to do this in my personal life for some time and thought it might also be helpful for some of the guys as well. As I prepared for this weeks’ lesson, I [...]
Read the rest of this entryThe New Self
It is incredibly sad to see first hand the way that crack has destroyed the lives of so many people here in Granada Nicaragua. Life after life has walked through the doors at the mission base seeking help with their addiction to this substance. Stealing from family members, robbing people in the streets, beating and sometimes killing [...]
Read the rest of this entrySólo Por Hoy (Just For Today) Readings
I thought it would be a good idea to share with you from time to time the readings and teachings that we use for Solo Por Hoy. Our readings been adapted from the Narcotics Anonymous website (and altered slightly). If you find the material interesting and/or if you are leading a group that is recovery focused, feel free to [...]
Read the rest of this entryMeet Natalia
Natalia lives in Granada Nicaragua. She is a mother of two with an amazing heart and she wants to start a sewing business that employs women that are coming out of prostitution. With the average salary of $20-40 per week, its impossible for her to save the money needed to start the business. Loans from [...]
Read the rest of this entryLunes a La Casa de Oracion
It was a beautiful night out at the Prayer House for the first Monday night Solo Por Hoy meeting. This night is lead by a fellow recovering addict who really has a heart for people that are struggling with addiction. He styled the night a little differently and it was great to be a part of [...]
Read the rest of this entryDos Mas!
I have some great news to report – there is a good possibility that by this time next week there will be two more Solo Por Hoys meeting each week. When we started Solo Por Hoy my prayer was that it would multiply and that some Nicaraguans would step up and lead other meetings with [...]
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about discipleship and what it actually means to disciple someone. I recently read a blog post from the director of the organization that we are with that explains why discipleship is often tough. In the post it says: It takes time. To do it right, you need to be influencing [...]
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