It seems strange to consider the memory of the 9-11 attacks when you are an American living away from home in a country that is foreign to you. Yet, that is what I am doing today. So much has changed in the world since that horrible day. The world sympathized with the US for a…
Excuse me? Just what are you updating? Well, let me tell you… I was recently asked to assist in updating the main ministry website of the Roma Cluster. The website is called “Roma Ministries” and highlights the overall outreach effort by our personnel in Europe. The site has pictures of our personnel with short bios…
As you examine the bowl in the photo, you will notice a chip broken out of the rim. This is my “cereal bowl” and the chip is a product of a small accident in it’s frequent usage. Each time I go to fetch it for another use, it just glares at me. It is no…
Yes indeed! Just when I though that nothing would surprise this old man here in Brno, I was once again… surprised by something I stumbled upon this afternoon. I was walking for a bit on my way back from our Friday Bible Study on Cejl Street and as I approached the main station area where…
I have already mentioned our new fuzzy friend on facebook but I should introduce her on our ministry site too. You will see our little Maltese puppy in the photograph. Her name is Sassy and as of this writing, she is about 2 months old. It is a long story but basically, Dawn has had…
Yesterday, Dawn and I had an opportunity to do something nice for a small group of deaf young people from here in Brno. One of our Roma lady friends had asked Joe a while back if we (our organization) could help send some of the deaf kids to a Christian camp in Cerna Hora (Black…
As I sit here in Brno, Czech Republic, I have a lot of things to give God thanks for as I take a little inventory of my 51 years in this life. There is no way to do justice to what He has done for me but if you will indulge me, I’d like to…
Last Friday as Dawn and I traveled back from Jelsava to Brno, we made a stop in Lucenec, Slovakia to meet some new ministry friends. As we visited, we were invited to have lunch with a small team of US folks. As we ate and visited, one young lady stood out to me and we…
Learning a new language is challenging for sure but it is certainly a needed and necessary part of the life of an international missionary. Dawn and I are in the early stages of learning Czech language survival skills. So, I thought I would post a little blog article about this interesting and unique language. When…