History, Real Life, and Faith
We felt and tried to share God’s grace every day. Baking heat, no moving air. We had to put up dark curtains over the “windows” in this cinder block school with a metal roof so Jon can read the auto-refractor. School children out of class hang on to what windows are uncovered, chattering at what they see. A line outside…
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We lived in a treehouse in Nicaragua, at a lovely spot called Sabalos Lodge on the Rio San Juan. With a half-dozen thatch roofed huts strung along the river, it felt just like living in a treehouse. Simple, humble and rustic, but utterly fun as well. I had no idea what I was in for when the boat glided up…
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I can’t imagine giving birth in a jungle. Picture yourself, however, as the typical girl in the Rio San Juan area of Nicaragua. You finish school, probably around fourteen, and live in a small village– perhaps one like Las Colinas (the hills) or the prosaically named Kilometer 20. You meet a nice guy, probably don’t get married, and find yourself…
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Christian missionary work has always been based on sharing the good news that Jesus Christ died in order that men and women might be free from the guilt of their sins and able to live with God forever. The original Christians who witnessed Christ’s life, death and resurrection eventually sallied forth from Jerusalem to tell the world what they had…
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Knowing me, some friends were surprised to hear I was headed to the jungles of Nicaragua. Who could blame them? While it’s true I’m a seven-year veteran of the Cub Scouts, the mother of three Eagle Scouts and I once spent 9.5 straight weeks camping (hey, it was Europe), I’m not known for my fondness for hot weather, insects or…
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The Rio San Juan area of Nicaragua is such a poor area that health care opportunities are far flung or often unavailable. One of the reasons our church, along with the Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary Club and other partners with San Juan Rio Relief, have returned for five years to run eye glass clinics is there is no optometric help in…
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