Today was our second full day in La Limonada with Lemonade International. We continue to talk about how we don’t have categories in our brain for what we are experiencing. I feel completely in the middle of a fog and I don’t know what’s on the other side. It’s a good fog though. You might call it a God-fog. I’m into making up words so that works for me. I have no clue where this trip will lead and I’m not really trying to figure it out. I think I’ll let God do his thing… There is one practical way you can help with a very specific need: Today I learned that the teachers are in danger of not being paid this month. Of course,...Read More →
Archive for June, 2010
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June 23, 2010
La Limonada – Day 2
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June 22, 2010
La Limonada – Day 1
Today was our first day in La Limonada. The picture above is from the top of the ravine where we visited with a family who had lost their home in the recent storms. They are now living in a communal shelter where they share a 9ft. by 4ft. space with three other families. I’ve seen poverty in my day. I’ve been to Africa twice and have seen desperate conditions there. But, this is different for some reason. I’ve never seen anything like this and I don’t have a category to place today’s experience. We talked tonight about what we “offer” and came to realize we can’t offer much more than our presence and maybe a hug. We can’t fix this. But we can be present...Read More →
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June 21, 2010
Lemonade International
Last fall I was at The Idea Camp conference in Washington D.C. While I was there I learned that there was some guy representing an organization from Guatemala called Lemonade International. Since our second son is adopted from there, and we had a desire to serve that country, I sought him out as quickly as possible. Little did I know that Bill Cummings and I would hit it off so well. Fast forward 8 months later and here I am sitting in the Lemonade House in Guatemala City. Tomorrow we will meet the people who live in the community of La Limonada. We have a long week ahead of us and we’re not totally sure what God is going to do with us and those...Read More →
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June 5, 2010
Cole’s Golf Swing
I haven’t really taught Cole how to swing a club. He’s basically taught himself from watching the pro’s on TV.
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June 3, 2010
Short Survey on Missional in Suburbia
I’ve stated another blog, resource catalog website that will be focusing on the challenges and opportunities about being missional in suburbia. It’s a joint venture with a friend of mine and I’m excited about. This isn’t going to be a your typical blog but really it will be a place we categorize and collect thoughts, quotes and resources. We’d love to have you participate in the dialog. But even more importantly we’d love to hear your thoughts on the topic. Could you take 5 minutes to fill out our short survey on being missional in suburbia? If so, you can do so here: http://missionalinsuburbia.com/survey
