This week we’re going to just jump right in, ladies. I pray this would be as ground-breaking, earth-shaking as it was and continues to be for me. What a blessing to learn from this modern-day Paul! Can you believe the things he told us? “We have been poisoned in [sharing the Gospel] and we did … [Read more…]
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Jet Lag
Just in case you were wondering, jet lag is for real! I arrived home a week ago today after spending 12 days in Thailand. The time difference is 12 hrs, so right now it’s time for bed there. My body is still trying to get used to being back. I jumped into a full schedule … [Read more…]
Hope in the Darkness
I am writing this from the other side of the world in a place that seems so dark and evil. My eyes have seen things and my ears have heard things that have wrecked me for sure-things that are being done to girls and women who are innocent victims. This is a place where few … [Read more…]
Do You Know Any Heroes Today?
What is a hero? The dictionary defines a hero as “a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.” It’s not everyday you meet one, but I did last weekend. His name was Maurice. I met him under the … [Read more…]
A Word to the Ephesians Found in Haiti
Since, then, we do not have the excuse of ignorance, everything – and I do mean everything – connected with that old life has to go. It’s rotten through and through. Get rid of it. (The May 2013 Long Hollow Haiti Mission Team: Abigail Broderick, Frank Broderick, Garrett Davis, Jim Elliot, Pamela Ferguson, Abigail Gregory, … [Read more…]
Beautifully Redeemed
Part of our 5 year Wrecked plan includes establishing partners to combat sex trafficking. This past week we’ve had a team traveling across the world on a vision trip to see what opportunities might be available for us to partner with. The issue of sex trafficking is one of the things that has gripped my … [Read more…]
Gale Force Winds & the Grace of God: Haiti 2012
“And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:2 On the final evening of our time in Haiti we experienced what would be recognized as an unusual weather event. As we sat in Pastor Dony’s house, which sits upon a bluff … [Read more…]
Missions Mindset
A few weeks ago, my husband and I traveled to North Africa with the Manuel’s and Brian Zimmerman. This week, my mom returned from her second jaunt to Haiti with the Long Hollow Women. Both trips were full of relationships. Both were challenging physically in their own ways. Both were wonderful trips. Both were heavy … [Read more…]
Don’t Say No
How many times have you told someone your story? Sharing mine is a relatively new thing for me to do, considering I was 20 years old before I discovered the freedom and the joy it brings. When I left for Haiti last week with the Long Hollow Women’s team, I wondered what I might give … [Read more…]
Grooming the Heart of a Giver
I will forever remember that call I received from my son’s Sunday School teacher….”Mrs. Davis, I am not sure if you are aware of the fact that your son put a large sum of money in the offering toward the building fund. I just wanted to check and make sure it was really ok for … [Read more…]