Blog Journal

It is hard to believe my days and nights in the Middle East are almost up and 28 short days have come and gone. Each moment spent has been filled with exotic food and aromas, the meaningful work of plumbing, building and settling my family into a new domicile, as well as many new experiences…
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Bridges can take a long time to build. Take, for instance the case of building a bridge on a river or a waterway; it is no easy task. Before construction can begin, many factors must be taken into consideration such as site location and access, the terrain or water the bridge will span which no…
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It’s been awhile since there was a post…. You may have been wondering, why isn’t there a story YET? Living in the Middle East, you grow accustom to a different type of life than what we are used to and to what we expect. Here we learn to live a ‘life without’ bacon, ham, vanilla…
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I want to tell you a story. It is one that I feel very compelled to share, but have been reluctant to do so for fear that it will be misinterpreted… but of late, I there is an urgency to it, so I am going to waylay my fears and dive in. Recently several friends…
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It’s been almost two weeks since I left my comfort zone to travel to a Muslim country. And I suppose, some would say this country is one of the ‘least of these’ in that it is still trying to creep into the post industrial age while trying to creep away from the Arab spring. And…
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In the Torah, God proclaimed that every 50th year it was to be the year of Jubilee, a year of reconciliation and restoration. “A trumpet was blown, and throughout the whole land a proclamation was made that extended liberty to slaves, a remission of debts, and the restoration of possessions to their original families” (Leviticus…
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Last night I met “Massoud”. He is the fellow that Joseph and Dianna have spoken about and the man who took it upon himself to provide protection and assistance for Dianna while Joseph was away a few weeks ago. Massoud came over for dinner. He wanted to meet me and said he would “take charge…
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This is the year of joy! It is a jubilee year… a year of Gods favor! Such a bold statement…If you search your heart, you will know that what I am saying is true. My spouse left this week for a month to visit family and do ministry in the Middle East. I had planned…
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This is the year of the Lord. It is the year of His favor… a year of jubilee. It is a time for great rejoicing (Isaiah 61). God says, “In the time of favor I will answer you. In the day of salvation I will help you. I will protect you. I will appoint you…
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Goodbyes are important to us. We want goodbyes to be perfect. Oh, we as humans have such great expectations about how goodbying should go. But if we look hard at the phenomena of goodbying or a good goodbye, the best goodbyes are not expressed in words, but in silence. In silence we can express a…
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