[youtube:http://youtu.be/Pfm3aRkcb_I] Isaiah 55:10-13 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Whenever I have planted a garden, I am very careful about prepping the soil, adding in fresh soil, compost and other things that will help retain moisture and provide nutrients for the seeds I am about to plant. Then I till all that together and make nice … [Read more…]
Audio Link Genesis 1:1–5, Genesis 1:26-2:4a 2 Corinthians 13:11–13 Matthew 28:16–20 I have not done this before but today, I want you to pull out pens or pencils and write something on your bulletins. Write it in a place that you can see, so you can take this with you, maybe even tape it to … [Read more…]
I was able to attend service back at my home church last weekend. This was very exciting for our family. The surroundings just exhilarated us. The hair on my arms began to stand up and I got a tingle inside of me. I just knew the Spirit was there and active. Then when the songs … [Read more…]
Audio Link Acts 2:14a Acts 2:36–41 Psalm 116:1–4 Psalm 116:12–19 1Peter 1:17–23 John 20:19–31 I have secrets and do not care to share them. I have had secrets that I dare not share at the time. Some secrets we have may be related to self-perception. Some related to others perception of us. Some are grounded … [Read more…]
Today is our last day of mission opportunities. We again have breakfast and devotions before we leave. Today we will be heading to the Beacon Day Center. The center provides hot meals, private showers and lavatory facilities, laundry services and case management to Houston’s underserved and homeless population. Upon our arrival, Andy and I are assigned … [Read more…]
Today we head off to saving smiles again. This is great, as we enter the building, people begin to great us, and they all remember us from a couple of days ago. This is like visiting with old friends. We are told that we will be doing the same jobs that we had previously, which … [Read more…]
Welcome to day 4 of the Houston mission trip. I am so glad that you will be joining us today. Today we start off with a devotion and breakfast. After that we have some real exciting stuff planned. Make sure you make two sack lunches today and put on some good walking shoes. We will … [Read more…]
I failed to mention this in the previous posts. Each day we start off with devotion to set the tone for the day. I lead the devotions and I do not have a laid out pattern for what will be read in the morning. I have just been letting the Spirit guide and guide it … [Read more…]
Today’s post will be a collection of thoughts of the students participating in the mission trip. I will do my best to provide context to their thoughts where needed. I will use their own words but where clarification might be needed, I will do this with the use of [ brackets]. During our mission of … [Read more…]
We rise to another early day, just like our travel days towards Houston. Now we rise to the soundings of a rooster, yes a rooster, here in Houston. Well, some of us hear the rooster, while others can to sleep through just about anything. It had rained overnight and the air is now damp along … [Read more…]