Dear Friends, In the last 8 months, I have seen many friends die.  Sooner or later we will all have to face the death of a loved one.  Christians meet this reality more than most because we belong to...

Dear Friends in Christ, We recently got new doors for the front and side entrances at the Managua Community Center. They are beautiful and secure the building. They cost over $1000. The building is a source of pride and...

Seven Resolutions for Aging and Dying Well After just turning 60 last month, the Lord reminds me to pray Psalm 90 verse 12, “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Getting...

Dear Friends, While Nicaragua has been known for drugs and gangs as many countries, it has been very uplifting to see what God has been doing in the last number of years. He has been raising up a generation...

  Dear Brother and Sisters in Christ, Jesus says “I will never leave you; surely I am with you always.”  Matthew 28:20. But in our dark times, it can seem like we are alone.  How do we get over...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are thanking the Lord for a marvelous time of ministry in Mexico.   The plans changed somewhat as the pastor of the main church we were partnering with is going through some difficult family and...

Dear Fellow Children of God, Love always contains glimmers and visions of the presence of God. Where love is, God is, for God is love and love is of God. 1 John 4:7, 8 Our human love communicates divine...

  Dear Men and Women of God, I was asked to come to Managua, Nicaragua by Arturo Castro, our Director of Ministry for Nicaragua to dedicate the remodeled and expanded Children’s Center on Saturday August 6th. It was a...

  Dear Friends in Christ, I love to pray for people that more of God’s Presence would be on them, working through them and in them.  Scripture says that “God gives the Spirit without limit”.  John 3:34 We need...

Dear Brothers and Sister in Christ, I think there have been three great Catholic writers in the current senior generation.  Brennan Manning and Henri Nouwen have died now but keep reading them!   The third is Richard Rohr, who is...