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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
Happy Thanksgiving 2011
We had a great Thanksgiving weekend. On Thursday we had Thanksgiving with some other missionary families here in Mexico City. Our kids absolutely LOVE hanging out with their kids. We had a great day, even though the Dolphins lost (again). On Saturday, we had our...
read moreStorytelling
I just read a great article over on the Fuller Youth Institute blog called "The Science of Storytelling and Listening". In the article, Jon Huckins lays out a pretty compelling case for using Storytelling as one of many methods of teaching in youth ministry. He says,...
read moreA Taste of the USA
We got a package in the mail yesterday! Some friends of ours sent some goodies from the USA. Basically it was a big box of chocolate chips, ranch dip packets, and some seasoning for the grill. It may not seem like much to you, but when you're far away from friends and...
read moreBe an Encouragement
The comment you see above was a comment that we received on our Spanish youth ministry website. I haven't been posting there lately because I've been too tired at night to write and busy with the kids or with other things during the day. But it's comments like this...
read moreYouth Ministry Forum
December 3 we'll be having our first ever Youth Ministry Forum at the Mexican Baptist Theological Seminary.
read moreAn Old Friend
When we first came to Mexico, we worked very closely with a pastor who soon became a good friend. His name was Josue Santos. He was one of the people who were inviting us to do youth ministry training in this country. About 6 years ago, he moved to Houston. Today, we...
read moreA long week Apart
[The boys on Sunday ready to get mommy] Last week Janell and Shiloh went to Florida to visit family, leaving me alone with the two boys. It was a fun (and difficult) week, and we were all excited for them to come home last night. Here is a video from the airport last...
read moreKind Words
I skyped into the board meeting of Youth Ministry International in order to give a little report on what is happening in Latin America, and I received such an encouragement from David Adams, the director of the Center for Youth Ministry at Southern Seminary in...
read moreOur Neighborhood
I took this picture from the balcony of our house and gave it a little tilt shift effect. Check out my other tilt shift photos on Flickr.
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