Greetings from Lusaka, Zambia. I arrived in Lusaka this afternoon 1430 Lusaka time (3:30 am Seattle time). It is a balmy 82 F. Officers of the Church of Central Africa (CCAP) met me; friends from previous trips. After we caught up on some news from both sides of the Atlantic, my hosts left me to […]
Guatemala City to Chichicastenango
Saturday – Day 2 Guatemala City to Chichicastenango Mathew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and […]
Safe & Sound in Guatemala City
The team has arrived safe and sound in Guatemala City! Yeah!!!!! Both flights were smooth and we arrived with all of our luggage. Gail and Nancy were warmly waiting for us at the airport and brought us to our hotel. At dinner we talked about some basic guidelines and really enjoyed a great meal at […]
How would you like to hear from Ray Charles’ daughter?
Sheila Raye Charles rocked the house! Monday night, the daughter of the legendary singer Ray Charles, had them on the edge of their seats. She spoke and sang at the Purdy Prison as part of our Celebrate Recovery Team. She shared a story of terrible physical and sexual abuse, a twenty year addiction to crack […]
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A Mixture of Nerves, Excitement & Prayers
It is with a mixture of nerves, excitement and much needed prayers that Chapel Hill’s 8th GO Team is leaving for Guatemala tomorrow, Friday, April 12th. The team will leave for the airport at 4:00 a.m. to start a journey that will take them from our comfy little harbor in Washington to a village at the […]
It Was Almost Too Much
I’ve been carrying it around for three days, now. A printout, 23 pages long, single-spaced. A running list of what I asked from you in an e mail last Monday. I asked you to share your deepest experience of loss, and it unleashed a torrent! Death, disease, abortion, desertion, divorce, imprisonment… the words on the […]
Easter Week
Easter egg hunt signs are all over town. Isn’t it delightful to see scores of children spread out all over the parks with their little baskets, excited to find each and every colored egg? Toddlers and young ones alike bending low, looking high, searching until every last one is found. In a garden a group […]
Jekyll or Hyde?
One of my favorite moments on our tours to Israel is when we drive to the top of the Mt. of Olives and let the people out to gasp at the view of old Jerusalem below them. After taking a hundred pictures and the obligatory camel ride, we begin our walk down the steep hillside, […]
What Does This Say About Us?
Dr. Luke wrote the book of Acts to describe the birth and growth of the Christian Church. Early on, in chapter 2, this is his summary comment about the early Christians: “Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. […]
Apparently, it doesn’t matter what you believe!
This last week my friend Stuart McAllister, of Ravi Zacharias Ministries, has been in Gig Harbor for a well-earned mini-sabbatical. I invited Stuart to meet with our leadership team on Tuesday morning, and as he shared with us he mentioned something that I found very disturbing… and too true. Stuart quoted someone who said that […]
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