There is really nothing about sewing men’s dress pants that used to be fun for me. Honestly, I dreaded waist bands, cried over a few zipper installations, and welt pockets?! Really?! That was then. For three weeks I have awakened excited to dive into the next task. Determination is contagious. Hope is contagious. Love is […]
I Used To Do This Every Day, Right?!!
A week has already gone by since I arrived to Haiti. I had intended to write about the week, take time to reflect as I shared with you. Before doing that I wanted to help Natashel with laundry this morning. Our teachable moments were interrupted by Patchouko’s wife, who had a horrible headache today. Of […]
At Just The Right Time – Always
He had me at the Preface. Don’t you love books like that?! I had read Craig Greenfield’s book “The Urban Halo”, in which he tells the story of he and his family living in the slums of Cambodia. Read that again, please. LIVING in the slums of Cambodia. Not SERVING in, not MINISTERING in, but […]
Give Whatever It Takes
In Matthew 18:12 Jesus gives a parable about “The 99”. Would not a shepherd leave 99 sheep and give whatever it takes to find and return to the flock the one that went astray? Have you ever done life with someone that lives like that? Have you ever lived like that yourself? Giving whatever it […]
Don’t Stop at a Few Good Times
Preparing for Kelsey & Nick’s wedding while also preparing for our journey to life in Haiti has brought our family together with great intention. Good times. Evidence of God’s work in our kids and in their lives. I am currently preparing pictures to take with us for our home in Haiti. Be still my heart! […]
Forty Two Days
Forty-two days remain until our transition to life in Haiti begins. I would like to be open with you. I would like to take you on this journey with us in a sort of “raw” manner for the good and the bad. Choosing where to begin in the midst of this thought salad I have […]
“I Encourage You To Do It”
“Be patient, and when your opportunity comes, I encourage you to do it,” said Ofanise. We were enjoying an afternoon together with the Accolade for Saving Lives (ASL) program moms. Oflanise and 4 other moms had just completed their second week of sewing training and she wanted to share about her experience and encourage the […]
Mountain of Mercy
We at CLIMB think often of how God chose us to be his vessels. What have we done that could possibly merit such a privilege? Nothing! I was recently settling on that wonder for a moment longer than usual. I sat humbled in the knowledge that the same Jesus that was beaten, spit upon, hated, […]
Life as an Adventure
You have read my analogy of walking the plank before. We set out with absolutely nothing when CLIMB was established, and we continue to operate on God’s grace at less than 50% funding each month. What we have learned is that most often God asks us to move forward before he provides the means or […]
We Owe It All To Grace
Thank you, New World Son, for “Learning To Be The Light”. If you aren’t familiar with this song, I strongly encourage you to listen. Three of us completed a week of work to prepare for the next eight weeks with a team at Accolade for Saving Lives and Tous Ensemble. It was a flurry of […]