What Is Imperative?
Outreach is important…but follow-up is imperative! That’s why we gladly work together each year in Mexico City with Operation Serve International (OSI). During much of the past 20 years, OPEN DOORS has helped to provide team members while OSI has provided the logistics, staff, and experience to make effective outreaches possible. How are the outreaches [...]
Continue Reading →Bucket List Item #137
Our trip to Australia was everything we hoped for and more. Not only did I get to see a wombat, I got to bottle-feed one at a rescue shelter! We were also able to play with some juvenile kangaroos and see other interesting animals. I also hosted a ladies tea while we were there and [...]
Continue Reading →Wild Wombats!
Sheila wants to see a wild wombat. But, our March 6-21 trip to Australia is not about wildlife.
Continue Reading →Now What? (I want to go on a missions trip.)
Now What?
Continue Reading →Numbers Lie
Sometimes, numbers lie. Our team of 9 members served in Argentina last month. In addition to helping with some construction work at the Instituto Biblico Rio de la Plata (IBRP), we also planned to host some Ladies Tea events. Early on, we learned the meaning of the word, “flexibility.” I told the 4 men on [...]
Continue Reading →Not A Lucky Outcome
Don’t be mistaken; this was not just a lucky outcome to an ill-conceived idea.
Continue Reading →No One Was There
Though no one was there, the empty hallway was filled with purpose.
Continue Reading →We Are Not Very Popular
We are not popular. That’s okay with us because Jesus never called us to a contest.
Continue Reading →A Bad Plan
“That may be a bad plan. Do you really think you can raise $100,000 in 40 days?”
Continue Reading →Sheila Sees Things Differently Now
Sheila sees ministry and missions differently now.
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