Contentment=live for Him today
“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians […]
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 the evening, I am absolutely dragging. We wake up at […]
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 the game. However, this year, the term “March Madness” […]
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, and we were so anxious for the little ones that […]
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 how God has grown and used this ministry over the […]
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 the words the Spirit had laid on her heart. […]
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 the electricity go at least once a week. And […]
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 me) in articles I have read […]
The Lord of the Harvest
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering […]
Obedience
“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it to to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, […]