The following was originally posted in 2013, two weeks before a young friend died of cancer. Heaven gained another young woman this past weekend, when a missionary family here in Nicaragua lost their daughter in a freak accident. God used the situation to remind me of His challenge last fall and that it is still […]
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Loving Through the Pain
I’ve been participating in an online Bible study through IF:Equip, and we’ve been studying the gospel of John for the past few months. These past few sections of the text have caused me to reconsider that first Easter morning. Check out this particular part: After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of […]
Rights Revealed
Because we weren’t legal residents of Nicaragua until recently, we spent the first 16-months here on 90-day tourist visas. We were allowed to request an additional 90-day extension, but only once in a six-month period (and it wasn’t guaranteed to be granted). So, there were several days when we ventured to the immigration office to […]
The Cost
A couple of events in recent months have caused us to be mindful of the risks we face every day. When we are enjoying our backyard banana trees, or our frontyard swimming pool, it’s easy to ignore the “dangers” lurking in the cries for help around us. And then we hear another story that reminds […]