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The home behind the old wooden fence…
From Brokenness to Revolution
11 July 2008 Where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 Brokenness What does it mean to be truly free? How can one be broken and at the same time filled with proper confidence? My friend posed this question to me during an intimate time of sharing about the pain…
August 2008 Prayer Letter
I waited patiently for God to help me; then he listened and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out from the bog and the mire, and set my feet on a hard, firm path and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to…
Giving it Away
July 15, 2008 Dear Friends, Last night Brittany and I cooked up our very first banana pepper from our garden. As I plucked the lone pepper from the small plant that has seen more than its fair share of rabbits, I very gladly noted that grain offerings (Leviticus 2) are no longer in vogue. In…
August Prayer Letter
Dear Friends, We are really enjoying our summer season. The weather has been beautiful: hot in the days and cool in the nights. We have begun different activities for the kids. We are doing various discussions on drug abuse and addiction, STD's, and domestic violence and abuse. The kids also chose to participate in various…
A Season of Laying Down Roots
Dear Friends, Two years ago, while I was at home visiting family and friends in Kansas, my home church had a night of prayer and prophesy over my life. They do this almost every time that I am home, and it brings fruit and direction to my life consistently all year long. I…
August 1, 2008
Dear Friends and Family, Even though you are receiving this in August, I am writing this just a little over a week after coming back from Bolivia and Peru. Thank you so much for praying for me and for supporting these travels. Unfortunately, Jose Garcia was not able to travel with me. He has not…
August 2008
August 2008 Dear Friends, As I sit here, sweating a little, a fan is blowing around the humid air, and a gecko just crawled across the wall. Sipping on tea to sooth my cold. I am amazed at where we are. I can't believe that a month ago we were dreaming about what this would…
Beggars Society: July 13, 2008: Service
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April Folkertsma – Jul. 1, 2008
Friends and family: I thought I’d share some things I love about living in Romania: 1. Eating Ciorba (pronounced chorba…a sour soup). 2. Using public transportation (even when the bus jerks and I lose my balance, falling into an old man who falls onto an old woman, all the while I…
Andrew Ulasich – Jul. 1, 2008
Dear friends, I knew when I left for Nepal that I was not just going to enlighten the Nepali people, but that they would likely teach me more than I have to offer them. As I continue learning the language and building relationships with Nepalis, I find them teaching me a great deal already.…