Haiti One Year Later
01-12-2011 14:42
Today many news networks will focus their attention on Haiti. Most stories will be about why things haven’t been handled faster or if the efforts have been worth the costs. As I reflect on Haiti one year later I choose to focus on the fact that once again Florida Baptists and Southern Baptists have brought [...] [Read More]
Hurricane Earl Update
09-01-2010 15:46
Wednesday 9/1/2010 – Everyone in Florida is breathing a sigh of relief that Earl is missing us. However, he may take a swipe at the Mid-Atlantic coast from NC up to Maine. The latest NHC forecast appears that Earl will stay just enough off of the NC coast to not make a direct hit unless [...] [Read More]
6/14/10 What an incredible day!
06-14-2010 23:29
Monday, June 14, 2010 – What an incredible day in Haiti! We started out by going to the Minister of Civil Defense’s office for a mandatory meeting. It was called because of a problem that developed Friday. The minister decided to go with us to open 5 containers. (He rarely went to that so it [...] [Read More]
Headin Home
04-13-2010 23:24
4/13/10 Tuesday – Well another Haiti trip is almost in the books. It has been a great trip. Saw things slow down before Easter, spent probably the most unusual Easter of my life, (me, Wade Gaylor & Thomas the guard) and then started gearing back up for the April-July push. The Demolition team concept got [...] [Read More]
4/1/2010 Buckets gone viral
04-02-2010 00:05
Thursday, April 01, 2010 – Tonight, I had a little free time at the CMBH house in PAP. The internet was working much faster than normal so I tried to catch up on Facebook. While there, I noticed several posts about the Buckets of Hope and became amazed how the whole bucket thing has gone [...] [Read More]
3/30/10 I’m alright
03-30-2010 21:49
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 – For those of you concerned because I have not posted an OTF page in a long time, as the Caddy Shack song goes, “I’m alright, don’t nobody worry about me.” I simply took a mental break from writing for several weeks. I have been back and forth to Haiti a [...] [Read More]
2/7/10 Losing Focus
02-07-2010 08:52
Sunday, February 07, 2010 – Eugene Peterson’s paraphrase of the Bible called The Message has become one of my favorite ways to read God’s word. The story of Legion in Mark, Chapter 5 is paraphrased in a way that really applies to my past week here in PAP, Haiti. I’ll start after the point Jesus [...] [Read More]
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