An Exciting Meeting? Yes!

Meetings are not normally something most people would consider to be fun and even exciting. Generally, I avoid meetings as often as possible; preferring to be out working and preaching instead. But th...

The National Missionary Convention

After a week on the road, I have just returned from the National Missionary Convention. It was one great week but it was also a long and tiring week with fifteen hundred miles of driving with stays in...

Kidnapped? No, Just A Computer Crash

Concerned by the lack of entries in my blog? Many had called or written, concerned by my prolonged silence. A lack of an email response only increased that concern. But as always, God has been watchin...

One Hectic and Happy Week

This past week I traveled to Villavicencio and worked with the school and the church there. They had been asking me to come down as my work in teaching church leaders had kept me here in Bogotá. ...

La Quinceañera and Running Red Lights

Last Saturday night, after the leadership training session at the Lucero Church, instead of making a beeline for home, we all headed to a nearby rented hall. One of the girls in the church was having...

Leadership Training in a High Risk Outpost

This week I have been leading a leadership training seminar at the Lucero Church in southern Bogotá. This church has grown to more than 120 members in the last three years and all of the people are...

Visa Renewed, Praise God!

After a little more than three weeks, I received my renewed permanent resident visa here in Colombia. It had taken a significant amount of my time as I rushed from one office to another only to stand...

Prayin’ For Paperwork

Paperwork is a part of life here in Colombia. For many years now, significant amounts of my time have been and are occupied by securing some license, paper, or permit. Many times the paperwork has ab...

Making Three Churches and One Little Girl Happy

During the time that Ken Gardner was here for his seminars on using puppets in ministry, he also offered to help in any other way he could. I took advantage of that offer and decided to purchase supp...

Puppets For Preaching

This week, I made a trip over the mountains and down to Villavicencio. It had been quite a while since my last trip and there was much to do. But along with my normal work with the school, on this tri...