Finding the Forgotten Children in Honduras: Part One
My son, Chase, and I have returned to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, this summer for a week of ministering with a team from LaGrange First Church of God. In the next five days, Lord willing, I’ll share a...
View ArticleFinding the Forgotten Children in Honduras: Part Two
Homes fill the hillside in this photograph taken from our bus. We have only three days to reach out to the people living in the countryside outside Tegucigalpa, so today (Monday) we hit the ground...
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Today’s reflection comes from the heart of Madonna Snyder, a pastor at our church and a dear friend. This is her first mission trip to Honduras: Again today we made our way to the school soccer field...
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It is Wednesday afternoon and I should be at Finca Grace, playing games with the boys. But Chase has caught a bug and I feel my place is here, with the son who traveled all these miles to play with...
View ArticleFinding the Forgotten Children in Honduras: Part Five
“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 God has His hands all over this mission to...
View ArticlePrayers for the Forgotten Children of Honduras
Houses clustered on the hillside outside of Tegucigalpa. A cloud sits on the mountain directly before me, hiding it from view. I’ve watched those clouds and mist hover and lift each morning this week...
View ArticleHow ‘Forgotten Children’ Changed My Life
At a writing conference in Michigan last spring, I met a tall young woman with a captivating smile and a beautiful accent. We ran into each other over and over again during the conference (including in...
View ArticleFeet on the Ground, Ministry in our Hearts
inkspots53@hotmail.com Today, the real mission work begins. At least, that’s what one might assume. When we load our bus with bags of supplies for families living in the surrounding communities here in...
View ArticleDivine Appointments: A Story of Redemption in Honduras
inkspots53@hotmail.com There are many borders between northeast Indiana and Monte Redondo, Honduras. State borders, continental borders, national borders. We crossed them all in our journey to and from...
View ArticleDivine Appointments: Gratitude, Pride and Deliverance in Honduras
inkspots53@hotmail.com There is so much one cannot learn about a nation in a brief span of six days. And yet, so much that is known because of a shared Creator. Two thoughts linger from my week serving...
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