Did you ever run away from home? I did…once. For about 30-45 minutes. I was 12 years old and upset with my parents who were having problems of their own. So one day, when they both were running errands, I wrote a note and walked out the door. After walking about 4 blocks I realized: […] Read More...
To let. When we first arrived in Bangladesh and saw these signs, we didn’t see two words, but instead assumed the word was “toilet”. Our reaction was to think, “Wow, lots of public bathrooms with misspellings!” Had we grown up in Bangladesh, England, or any country formerly under British influence, we would have understood that […] Read More...
Last week, as I was editing the Home of Hope children’s photos, I was listening to a song called “For the One”. The song speaks of our Father’s amazing love for each of us and also encourages us to love others like He does–to be a living example of His perfect love “for the one […] Read More...
What does it mean to have a sponsor? First realize that it means to be chosen. We are chosen by God, not because we have faith, but we have faith because we were chosen. As it says in John 15:16 – He chose us; we didn’t choose Him first. Wow, He loved us with knowing […] Read More...
Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, at Amsterdam ’83 said, “If you only see the physical need, you will become a humanitarian. If you only see his mental need, you will become an educator. If you only see his political oppression, you will become a revolutionary or a politician. And if you only see his spiritual need, […] Read More...
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My grandparents homesteading in North Dakota There’s nothing like a trip with your 90½ year old mom, visiting your relatives, talking over the good old days, and rediscovering tombstones of both grandparents’ & great grandparents’ graves to get you thinking about eternity! In July, I had this opportunity and it ended up to be […] Read More...
Bicycles. Most of us remember having one as a child. We learned to ride and having our own bike seemed like a rite of passage from being a toddler to a child. In Bangladesh, it’s a status symbol if you own a bicycle. Most people walk, take rickshaws, or ride buses. Most don’t know how […] Read More...