Quite a few people have inquired about our past Ventana students, so in an effort to keep you up to date I thought I’d feature a few every once in a while.  And so it is with great excitement that I announce our first Ventana couple!  Emily from Hemet, CA, and Austin from Portland, OR, got […]

 
Now that we’ve been in one spot for 3 ½ weeks, we’re packing up again to roll south to Mission Springs Christian Camps.  We anticipate being in Santa Cruz once more where we can serve the homeless and be part of a community of marginalized people. 

                                                                                    Abundant Life Church, Oregon
Take one broken toilet, three broken sewer pipes, one broken hot-water-heater, three Ventana guys having disturbing dreams, one sick student to the Ensenada hospital, one Ventana student’s grandpa meeting Jesus, and mix them with 28 people from Arizona who just came to serve.  What do you get to witness?  Opened eyes, […]

 
“Beware of the barrenness of a busy life.”  ~Socrates
I love day planners.  I always have, and I probably always will. 

August 2007
What is it about little boys and hiding? I’ve never officially lost Micah in a store, but there have been many occasions when he has hidden in a clothing rack in front of me. I call his name quietly, assuming he’s right behind me.  Silence.