A call to prayer…

I was awakened this morning again to the Islamic call to prayer.   I have traveled to enough countries in the 10/40 window that it doesn’t alarm or frighten me like it did at first.   It is a daily reminder to the mission we live.  It simply is a statement of awareness that I am not in “Kansas anymore.”  While on this vision and prayer adventure trip, we have been exposed to...

Joplin Recovery and Compassion stories

I want to share a daily report that came from Caleb G. our on the field Project Coordinator.  The work they are doing is touching lives and showing compassion.  After the team met and prayed this morning at 6:30, they left Grace Point and head an hour and half north to Joplin where over 125 people have died and 200 plus people are still missing.  This is Caleb’s report.  There will be...

Pray for real for our cousin

A friend of mine created a great reminder from photo’s he took during a resent trip to SE Asia together.  Let us pray fervently and for real for our “cousins.” http://www.vimeo.com/16190822

My New Hero

“Lizi” (not her real name) is likely someone you will never meet and I may never meet again this side of heaven. The details of who, what, when, where and how can impede on the safety of everyone.  Please forgive me for the code language and haziness in the details. I wouldn’t have ever met Lizi had it not been for my friends in country. The conversation started when Lizi, my friends, and...

Duty or Delight

I arrived on the island of Java in the Asian sea yesterday. Indonesia is an island nation made of 6,000 inhabited islands. “Indonesia” itself means “Tanah Air Kita” – Our Land and Water.  I have been here less than 24 hours, of which most of my time here I have slept.  I arrived yesterday afternoon, met fellow colleagues from the States and international personnel for...