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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Small actions, big results!
I’ve always been an all or nothing type of person. Growing up, I typically had the mentality, especially in sports, that if I can’t win or excel in something, why do it at all? As I have grown, I have mellowed quite a bit and learned to enjoy the journey. I feel like many people, […]
Every life is an opportunity.
Another loss, another test, another life that went unjustly. Delmer Omar, a young man full of dreams and goals who despite the circumstances always sought to strive, to study and to approach God. I want to pay homage to his life, since Delmer was a young man who despite living among relatives and friends who […]
Stop looking for the finish line… Just run!
Let me start by offering a truth: I’m not a runner. In fact, my knees creak and crack so much that I have embarrassed my dear wife when I sit down in church because people around us look for the origin of the loud crunching sound. Ashley, however does not miss the chance to join […]
Not goodbye, but nos vemos!
Friends and Family, It is with great joy and sadness that I announce my time in Honduras pursuing full time ministry is coming to a close. I am beyond blessed to have been in this unique position to serve God by serving His abandoned and neglected children living in children’s homes, on the street, and in the bordos of […]
Healing Is a Process
I know we have talked so many times how when the Sparrow Academy started, we were not by any means sure of what this meant but we knew that God was preparing us to expand our mission in the kid’s spiritual and educational walks. You have heard all the good stories about the kids’ development […]