Well, if you know me at all, then you know how very much I love this time of year.  I am the person that watches Christmas movies all year round and thinks it is never too early to decorate.  I…

  As we begin the new fiscal year in my ministry here at REAP Granada and the Nicaragua AIM base, I think I owe my supporters and followers an update.  I know, in fact, that this update is much overdue…

In this season of life I am afforded many great opportunities.  I live in a beautiful colonial city, have the freedom to demonstrate and share the gospel without persecution, am able to pray openly with people that may not feel…

You would think that I would have learned by now that things don’t happen in “my” timing, but that they happen in “God’s” timing.  And given that I am human, and thus have human expectations, things often don’t happen in…

  This morning I got back to running.  It was only 1.5 miles, but it was a run.  The distance will improve with time.  The last time I ran (most would call it a rapid jog in my case) was…

During this past week, our REAP team hosted 95 participants in the AIM Gap Year (D) Parent Vision Trip (PVT).  This is an experience where the parents of the Gap Year (9 month trip to 3 countries for persons aged…

Wow!  One year ago today, I made the move to Nicaragua to serve as a long-term missionary.  What a year it has been!  In some moments I can’t believe that it has already been a year, and in other moments…

It has been 2 months since my last blog post.  Things got busy and I kept meaning to write a blog, and even started a few, but just never got it done. I’m sad to say that it took something…

There is no profound spiritual insight or wisdom in this one, just a little personal examination of where I am in this journey. As many of your already know, I was recently blessed with the opportunity to spend some time…