Arrived South, Heading North

“I call to you from the ends of the earth When my heart is without strength Lead me to a rock that is high above me” Psalm 61:2 (HCSV) Arriving in South Africa last night and falling into bed exhausted…yet with my heart racing.  I felt I needed a verse on my heart to calm my mind and settle my spirit.  I read Ps 61.  Verse  2 spoke directly to me – in where I was and...

Memory or Bust

We’ve exhausted the phones, emails, our Zambian and ex-pat contacts at this point.  It’s going to take some hands on in the field work now.  These are goals in this trip that would constitute a win in the order that we see they need to happen; therefore they are the focus prayer requests.  They are simple 3-4 word prayers you can pray throughout the day (1 Thess 5:17): Find Memory.  ...

How are you praying for the President?

I will be the first to say that I did not vote for Obama in the last presidential election. It was due primarily to his views on moral and biblical issues.  I am excited about the Huckabee/Palin ticket in the near future:)  AS for Obama today,  I can fully and completely embrace the diversity of race and other political differences as valued and necessary.   I continue in love and...

When art, creativity and collaboration collide…

I love it when art and creative comes together.  I got this from a good friend, Eric Bryant’s blog who is a Navigator for Mosaic, in LA.  Mosaic doesn’t run from change, innovation and creativity, but embraces it as the a part of God’s creative order.  They state as a core value: Creativity is the natural result of Spirituality.  Genesis 1:1 would support this value. A high...

Reflections from Friday

For those who read this blog and attended Grace Point Church on October 11, 2009, you met one of my dearest and closest friends, Friday Siyambamba, a Zambian church planter.  God enabled Friday, through His divine hand and provision, to come and be with us for a short visit.  My family and I have been able to share the past five days with him through reconnecting, pouring into each other, and...