He goes before us.
”I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.” Isaiah 45:2 NIV I hope you have heard about all the exciting things going around here at the Sparrow Missions Children’s Home. In case you haven’t, we are SO excited that […]
In humility, God does great things.
This summer in Honduras was beyond what I was even expecting. Throughout the summer God worked on my heart and definitely put me in uncomfortable circumstances to humble me but to also make His name greater. I honestly went down to Honduras thinking that nothing new or different was going to happen compared to the […]
With trust comes peace.
Hey everybody out there reading this on the interweb! My name is Ross Allen and this is my Summer Staff blog post about my time and experiences while in Honduras this summer. I have had many people ask me about my trip to Honduras this summer, questions regarding what I did, what I ate, […]
God calls and confirms.
As I was preparing to go to Honduras this summer, I had no clue why I was going. I went last summer and was on summer staff for two weeks. Why would I go back to do the exact same thing again this year? The easy answer is God called me to go, but I […]
The power of relationships.
I want to start my post by saying that this summer was truly one for the books. Although it had many challenges, I saw the work God is doing in our ministries unfold every day before my eyes. It was incredibly rewarding for me to be a part of something so supernaturally wonderful for the […]
Don’t miss the little miracles.
I’ve never once doubted that our God is an all-powerful God. A God capable of walking on water and calming the storms with a simple wave of his hand. A God that can perform so many miracles beyond compare, miracles beyond what we could ever have imagined. But personally, I feel like I’m always too […]
Peace in the midst of chaos.
Another summer spent in Honduras, the same question asked “How was your summer?” It seems like a simple question but a question that brings up so many thoughts and emotions it’s hard to put in to words. I could talk about how the beginning of the summer a young boy from the Los Bordos community […]
Maybe success is just faithfulness.
Routine can turn the most meaningful things into monotony if we let it. For me, this summer was filled with early mornings, making breakfast by myself for the team before most were awake, praying that we had enough eggs. Lunch breaks for Brooke and I often meant trying to cut semi-thawed chicken, scrubbing the goo […]
The good news of Christ.
I would like to think that one of my spiritual gifts is that of adaptability. I am not easily shaken by new situations, a change of plans, or even a lack thereof. However, I learned this summer that am not invincible to the feelings of chaos and confusion that life tends to bring. In the […]
God, the giver of wisdom
Since the start of the school year at the Sparrow Academy, we have had some kiddos who have really struggled with their studies and have fallen pretty far behind on their school work. Their degree of effort has definitely varied as some of them work hard, others work depending on how they feel, a few […]