“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” – Jim Elliot “God isn’t looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him” – Hudson Taylor “I will not believe that thou hast tasted of the honey of the gospel if thou can eat […]

My Dad was born in the 1920s.  He was a Depression era farmer, high school drop out, WWII veteran, drill sergeant, abandoned by his mother, tough guy, 25 year survivor of a triple bypass.  That all paints a picture that fits him perfectly and at the same time misses the mark by a mile. Part […]

Twelve years ago Maddy came into our lives.  In a foreshadowing of her serious way she entered the world as if she had a purpose.  Two and a half hours of labor was all she desired.   As if to prepare us for the fact that she was not going to be the kind of […]

So, here we sit, only two weeks until we leave Costa Rica and fly to Honduras.  It is so odd.  For over three years we have been planning for the day we step foot on Honduras soil and start our ministry work.  That day is June 25th.  Everything behind us has prepared us for that […]