I apologize for the sudden departure and lack of updates from our trip. As it turns out, on Day 3, we left the San Jose area and ventured towards the Caribbean Coast. The hotel we stayed at lacked internet service. In all honesty, I am thankful for that. It allowed me to sit out in
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tug of war | Costa Rica Day 2
Tears sprang to my eyes as we left today. Add to that a sweet little girl seeing us off. The only one, she stood there, tears down her own eyes, until we could no longer see her. Oh, how I never expected it. Tug of war with my heart strings. There for two days, our
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I can’t wait for you to meet our people! | Costa Rica Day 1
Those were the words Mauri exclaimed as we pulled up to La Carpio. Coming here, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve seen many photos, but, as the saying goes, you can’t really know unless you’ve experienced it. Today, I experienced a small part of the story of what Community of Faith does here in
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God is Good
One October morning, I was sitting in on a meeting. I honestly don’t remember why I was there or what the meeting was about. It hadn’t started yet and we were just sitting around the table talking. A friend had gotten a phone call so we waited. When he got off the phone, he’d said
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without control
It’s been 4 days since I’ve seen my boys. They went off to camp this week with our church. For the very first time they’ve been gone, away from me, without family. I’ve been a nervous wreck. I’m not there for them when they get hurt or when their feelings get hurt. I’m not there
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dear mom
Dear Mom, Have I ever told you thank you? I mean really told you? I know I’ve said it when I call you in frustration with my own children…but i don’t know if I’ve ever let you know how important your mothering has been. In the bible, there is a verse about raising children in
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salt & light
“Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.”Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the
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gifted
I heard it coming around the corner. There’s no confusing it for anything else, the big brown truck. I think the kids can hear it better than an ice cream truck and they seem to always think that the truck is there to deliver something for them. When the truck drove up and stopped in
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waiting on dreams
August 8, 2010 Father, I pray you use me. Show me and guide me to use what you have given me to bring you Glory. I don’t know where my journey is taking me. And to be honest it’s a bit frightening, the unknown. Lord, grow my trust in you, grow my faith in you.