Tag Archives: missions

i want to be on mission

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

You are on mission if your focus is on others instead of yourself – if you are compelled to share what you have received. You are on mission when trust in God propels you to a place way beyond your … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Boot Camp

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

Boot camp is supposed to be hard. A number of years ago my oldest son, Michael, found out the hard way. He joined the army and ended up at Fort Leonard Wood. The Army let me visit him once while … Continue reading →

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Family Mission Trip

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Your Mission Matters

Every two years our family tries to go on a mission trip. Our most recent one was to the Brazilian Amazon. We flew 1,000 miles up the Amazon River to the city of Manaus. We then hopped on one of … Continue reading →

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Water in a Barrel

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

DSCF0272 on Flickr. came across these in Nuevo Pachacutec north of Lima, Peru. All the water for this community is brought in by trucks. The people pay about 50 cents to fill up one of these barrels. They use this … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 10, 2011 by Your Mission Matters

african saying: empty bellies have no ears

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