opportunities – S T R E A M S + T H O R N S

A Slave Set Free

I hopped off the back of the mototaxi and peeked my head in the door of Grace House to surprise her. She hugged me tight and kissed my neck, smiling that wide open smile that I remember from three years ago when I first met her. I hugged her right back and told her howContinue reading “A Slave Set Free”

Opportunities Galore!

So God is opening doors left and right and we are running through them as fast as our feet will carry us! We are sooo very thankful to see Him at work because each time a new opportunity comes up, we just sit back and say, \”Only God could\’ve done that!\” and all the gloryContinue reading “Opportunities Galore!”

Dear God, You Saw That, Right?

Dear God, \”It\’s not fair that you\’re going to help him and not me.\” That\’s the text message I got from the girl I have poured my life into for the past two weeks after she walked away and said by her actions that she didn\’t need us anymore. I guess You saw that, right?Continue reading “Dear God, You Saw That, Right?”

Sharing Jesus… With a Witchdoctor?

While in Brazil, we had many opportunities to build relationships within the tribes. One such opportunity came on a visit to Atalia do Norte, the furthest city us white folk can go without government intervention… or get arrows shot at us. While there, we met up with an Indian family of the Matis tribe. ThisContinue reading “Sharing Jesus… With a Witchdoctor?”

Amazon September 2010

Ok, so I plan to write some really detailed blogs, but I wanted to go ahead and get a general one out because we have so many people asking about our trip! If I could summarize it in one word….. well, it would be impossible to do! It was by far the best trip yetContinue reading “Amazon September 2010”

Trash Into [Eternal] Treasure

Please tell me we aren\’t the only ones with a \”junk\” room! You know what I\’m talking about. That room that\’s sort of a catch-all for all the stuff you have that doesn\’t really have a place but you don\’t want to get rid of it because you \”might use it one day\”. That roomContinue reading “Trash Into [Eternal] Treasure”

WOAH!

I can\’t believe it\’s been so long since I\’ve updated our blog. I guess things get a little hectic when you have a kid, huh? 🙂 Elliott is growing like a weed. It\’s true: kids really do grow up fast! He\’ll be 4 months old this month. He\’s a lot of fun and we areContinue reading “WOAH!”

New Opportunities

Richard Gets Advanced Training:Richard and two of his pilot friends went up to Nashville for a week for some advanced training (multi-engine commercial and instrument add-on). Richard had been trying to sell his motorcycle to pay for the training for several weeks with no luck. Although he wasn\’t able to sell it before the training,Continue reading “New Opportunities”