'Justice Will Roll Down' #WVinDR
Why DR?
Yesterday, we met our Dominican Republic sponsor child, Juan. Seriously, could you not just eat him up? World Vision threw a huge child sponsorship party, where we met our sponsor kids and many of yours too! They had the kids singing songs, performing a theatrical performance and had a big cake – the kids favorite. [...]
Slum temptations
This is a picture of the slum in Santo Domingo. The slum. Look at it. Smell it. Feel it. Can you taste it? What would YOU do if you’d been born here? In the slum? In the Santo Domingo slum? What would you do? Would you stay? Would you runaway? Would you have a choice [...]
Out of the mouth of a ten-year-old…
Two of the World Vision Dominican Republic bloggers brought their kids with them… Andrea brought T, her 10-year old son. Like a lot of 10-year-old boys, T doesn’t say much. But behind that quiet exterior is a little guy who’s soaking in all that he is seeing in the Dominican Republic… This afternoon, Andrea posted [...]
A BLOG POST: Wanna see God? (if you like this post, please share…)
Wanna see God? Plant life into dirt after it’s been reborn into soil. Wanna smell God? Chase hope around a goat pen, and when you catch it, refuse to let go when it shits on your clothes. Wanna doubt God? Get off the bus and go stand in front of an HIV-positive mother of five [...]
Jesus Pictures of the Day (Please share the good news!)
Consider receiving one such child in Jesus’s name today.
A million little reasons… #WVinDR
Upon arriving at Dominican Republic’s airport, Claudia, a local World Vision representative met us at the airport. Like the World Vision employees I met when I visited Uganda in January, Claudia instantly impresses me. She carries with her a presence that radiates with passion and professionalism. During the 30-minute drive from airport to the hotel, [...]
God's version of a Sour Patch Kid? #WVinDR
Trying new things… in the DR. More soon… :)
As I leave for the Dominican Republic, this is the song playing in my head… #WVinDR
Pray that we see. Pray that we become responsible. Can’t wait to share this experience with you.
faith hope & amor
I leave tomorrow for Dominican Republic. The other bloggers will join me on Monday. Please check out the blogs of the five women who will be sharing this journey with me…Click on their picture to check out their blogs! Amanda Jessica (<-my beautiful wife!) Andrea Briana Jill Throughout next week, please be sure to check [...]
My sober friend (if you like this post, please share!)
I went to the gym yesterday afternoon. I saw Carl (<-changed). Carl is one of my “gym friends,” which means I’m only friends with him because we go to the same gym. Carl’s a sixty-year-old retired business man who plays tennis five days a week. He’s considered one of the “good ole boys” at the [...]
I want to be first. I want to be last.
I want to be first. I WANT TO BE FIRST! I’m human after all. And American. “First” is a part of our culture. It’s in education, sports, career choices, and sometimes in church. But I want to be last, too. Because I’m a Christian. And I’m supposed to want to be last. Jesus said that, [...]
A BLOG POST: As a child, I wasn't…
As a child… …I wasn’t born in poverty, though I did have to wear hand-me-down clothes once in a while. Not because I needed to, but because my father was cheap. As a child… …I wasn’t lacking clean water or food, though my mom refused to buy me Kool-Aid because it contained too much sugar. [...]
