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Category Archives: Dominican Republic
For the love of university students and young adults
I believe in them! For a long time I have recognized that young adults and university students have a passion for their world. While involved in classroom speaking I have consistently told students three things: 1. This generation is probably … Continue reading
Don’t Quit
Don’t give up! Come with me to the strong current and lively waves of the English Channel, August 8, 1950. Florence Chadwick swam the English Channel in 13 hours and 20 minutes breaking the then-current world record held by American … Continue reading
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We choose transformation
Transformation is a difficult concept. It is hard to quantify transformation. Whether you pastor a church in the United States, lead a non-profit organization or live some place internationally transformation is the result of a long range plan that brings … Continue reading
Moment in missions and ethics
A moment in missions and ethics. It really does matter. I was with a major relief team in Haiti after the big earthquake. We started from a border city called Jimani, Dominican Republic. At the border we encountered a three-mile … Continue reading
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Purpose has been to be people of influence
It has been 18 months since we first rented the apartment in Santiago. The purpose has been to be people of influence with a two fold strategy. One, we wanted to do all we could to influence the starting of … Continue reading
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Mercy can re-write their lives
In the course of several months I have read three biographies/memoirs. George Bush (Decision Points), Karl Rowe (Courage and Consequence), and Donald Rumsfeld (Known and Unknown). All three were at the White House at the same time. All three experienced … Continue reading
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Clean water is huge
In his book, The Principle of the Path, , Andy Stanley, writes “Direction…not intention…determines our destination.” We all need a clear pathway. More than one year ago a pathway, a clear-cut direction was created for the Barnabas Project in Cien … Continue reading
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Waiting for a “distant” hope while in the dark-Clean Water!
Nobel Peace Prize writer Garcia Marquez wrote in detail about the plight of the poor in Central and South America. He describes poor people as waiting for a letter that would never come, sitting in the dark talking of “distant” … Continue reading
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Support Tom and Nancy
Support Tom and Nancy. There, I said it! Up to this point I have never used our names in asking for financial support. Barnabas Task has been promoted. Who wants to promote self? We sure don’t! At the same time, … Continue reading
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