03 Apr Daily Miracles
"Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see." - C.S. Lewis Most days, by the time we get the kids to bed around 8 in...
Children’s Home
29 Mar March Madness.
So we’re just coming through that time of year for all us basketball fans right? Born and raised in Kentucky and a graduate of the University of Kentucky myself, this time of year is always full of both excitement and disappointment as a fan of...
27 Feb Grow.
“As a result, we are no longer to be children, … we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ” Ephesians 4:14-15 (NASB) Praise God, there’s a lot of growing going on around here! The children in our house...
17 Jan God Uses Bad Things for Good Things
I know this has been said a lot lately by Sparrow staffers, but wow! We really had an amazing year! Chris and I were just thinking back on last January. We started last year with an empty house. Our home officially opened on January 1st,...
09 Jan Working Together
It is amazing to think that we just completed our first full calendar year (2016) in operation at the Sparrow Children’s Home. It was nearly two years ago (January 31, 2015) that we spent our first night on site here in Santiago, and to see...
21 Nov Getting Out of Our Box
A few weeks ago, we hosted a Thursday night church service at the SMCH property with our local church, Iglesia Bautista Gosen. Our pastor, Melvin, asked Alishia to lead services that evening as we finished up a series on missions. She did a wonderful job that night relaying...
14 Nov A Good, Good Father
I just got back from “Revive” a conference for women missionaries living here in Honduras. We sang a Chris Tomlin song that I really love entitled, “Good, Good Father”. Please read the lyrics below, maybe even click here and let God speak to you through this...
15 Aug The Light of the World
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” - John 8:12 One thing I wasn’t aware of before moving to Honduras is the fact that it's very common that...
18 Jul The Value of Short-Term Missions
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 (NIV) The title of this blog entry seems to spark debate from different folks (most of whom have way more education than...
28 Mar Home Sweet Home?
In just a few days, we will be boarding a plane and heading to the United States for a three week visit with family and friends. It has been over a year since the last time our family spent any amount of time in the...