From Left - Rodrigo, Teresa, Joni, Claudio, Jackson, Luis, Bernardo The most wonderful aspect of my recent trip to Portugal was the people. Starting with my team of John Kelso, Scott Wilkins and Jackson Crate; I could not have picked a better group of men to go on a mission trip with. Each one has … Continue reading New Friends!
Missions
What a Wonderful Name
What a Wonderful Name It Is! Sunday morning was just beautiful. Hardly a cloud in the sky with temperature somewhere around 65 degrees with little humidity. Just a picture perfect kind of day. If all days were like this one, I may never return home. I was looking forward to attending Hillsong Lisboa. I always … Continue reading What a Wonderful Name
New Day, New Country
As our team boarded our first flight of what would be a 20 hour journey to Lisbon, Portugal, we did so as strangers. John was our common denominator along with the fact that we had all answered the call to serve in coaching American Football to the incredible children of Portugal. Most of our time … Continue reading New Day, New Country
Here’s to New Chapters
The hope is that my visit last week to Lisbon, Portugal will become a marker in my life that I am able to reflect back on as a changing point in my life. We all have those moments in life that take place and at the time, seem life changing and we intend to change … Continue reading Here’s to New Chapters
Life Lesson 2 – Serving continued
I ended the last post saying that Love was another component to serving others. I have not always had a desire to serve others. Actually, for most of my life, my desire was to see how I could get others to serve me. Ok, that was a little sobering to actually type out but being … Continue reading Life Lesson 2 – Serving continued
Setting the Scene – 11/7
Arriving at night time in Cape Town really helped to not get keyed up for the week ahead. Being dark and all, it was hard to see anything versus arriving in the day time and having the opportunity to see all the sights, watching people living life. I think it would have kicked the adrenaline … Continue reading Setting the Scene – 11/7
Peaceful, Easy Feeling – 11/5
The following was written on the plane ride home from Paris to Atlanta. Monday was a hard day with trying to get last minute details worked out for my time away while anxiously awaiting 3 pm to arrive so we could leave for the airport. I spent a lot of the morning listening to MercyMe … Continue reading Peaceful, Easy Feeling – 11/5
South Africa Mission 11-4-12
I am so excited, as I have recently learned that I will have the opportunity to take part in a mission trip, in which we are partnering with Hope Africa Collective. Myself along with four others will be traveling to Cape Town, South Africa on November 5th to take part in the work being done … Continue reading South Africa Mission 11-4-12
A Study of Joseph – History Repeated
Joseph becomes the main character of Genesis beginning in Chapter 37:2 - This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them. At this … Continue reading A Study of Joseph – History Repeated
reflections on Haiti
I have been thinking about Haiti over the last couple of days and with our 2nd team coming home tomorrow, I thought it would be a good idea to capture my thoughts on my recent trip.I know heading down there I was nervously excited as this was the 1st mission trip I had ever been on. … Continue reading reflections on Haiti
Thoughts of Life 