Holy Heroes
History is filled with subversive “holy heroes,” such as Oskar Schindler and Harriet Tubman, and even Hollywood tells their stories in moving films like Schindler’s List and Hotel Rwanda. Sometimes we just have to discover the stories that we are in danger of losing, stories that don’t always make the news. Sure, it’s to build [...]
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I call it Monster
On April 27, 2011 while visiting Bekah’s family in Tampa, we watched the state of Alabama get hit by the worst outbreak of tornadoes in 80 years. Category F4′s hit several small towns and an F5 ravaged the northwest portion of the state. In reference to the tornadoes, some people we quoted saying, “I call it Monster”.
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¡Bien, gracias a Dios!
As I enter the market in Granada, I am immediately invaded with the culture. Fresh fruit is everywhere among a plethora of plastic goods, underwear and hair gel. A woman fans raw meat that is sitting out on a wooden table ready to be sold. In the market, personal space is a myth. It’s especially [...]
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I watched a documentary yesterday named “Furious Love” that was recommended by a friend. It’s is the story of one man’s journey into some of the darkest spiritual climates on earth to test the limits of God’s love. It is a haunting movie and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it today. [Image [...]
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It’s 5:30am and Bekah is out of town. I strap on my running shoes and head out before the sun fills Granada with heat. I run down my normal route – Calle Santa Lucia to the lake. It’s unusually cool as I approach the pier. I look up and there is a man dressed in [...]
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In case you haven’t followed the story of Juan and the process that he has been through, check out these posts before reading this: Juan’s Legs Juan and His Yankee Friends We checked Juan into the hospital last week so that they could go ahead and do some new blood tests (the original ones they [...]
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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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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 [...]
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