High School Guatemala Trip
14 high school students, 4 adult leaders, and 2 of our leader’s kids (20 people total) leave for Guatemala tomorrow, April 1 oh…and 36 suitcases…. During our time in Guatemala we will be spending a lot of time with 90 kids in the community of La Communidad. Half of our team will do VBS in a local church during the day and the other half will be part of building a Learning Center for the kids. This Learning Center will be a place that will prepare kids for school and help them stay...
Read MorePeace in the midst of the election in Kenya
This update is long overdue, but we wanted to make you aware of the need for peace for the country of Kenya. During the last presidential election major violence erupted as a result of what was thought to be corruption during the election process. This time it has been handled much more peacefully, but there have been some reports of violence. Here are some specific things you can pray for! Please remember our missionaries Dan and Connie Crum, the Missions of Hope ministry in the Mathare...
Read MorePrakash-isms
One of the great treats of this trip were the many words of wisdom from Prakash who served as our primary host. The following is a collection of our favorites. Don’t rush thru them; spend some time pondering his insights. Then – as Prakash would be quick to add – be diligent to obey anything the Holy Spirit may speak to you thru them. Do what He says (obedience). Say what He does (testimony). Don’t build walls; build relationships Church is not about “come...
Read MoreDelhi Teaching and Visit to Literacy Center
Friday was our opportunity to share teaching with Delhi church leaders. Our topic was “The Living God Is a Missionary God”; you’ll be able to hear Pastor Steve address this topic during week 1 of the Perspectives course which is coming to Connection Pointe beginning in mid-August. Impressively to us, one of the session participants is already engaged in church planting in three Indian States which represents several distinct people groups. Following our teaching session we were blessed to...
Read MoreShane’s Thursday blog
The train ride was an inspirational trip. On one part it shows us how most Indians travel from city to city. On the other end I had the opportunity to see how an Indian man protects his family. Throughout the night a man continued to pull our curtain back and check on his family. He would walk into our area and look around. At one point he stood there silently for over 15 minutes. Since I was unable to sleep, I watched a movie and read until early. Eventually I fell asleep for two...
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