Wednesday, July 14We took off from Reagan National for Miami at about 6am, then made a quick transfer there to our flight to Port-au-Prince. Surprisingly, it was a big plane and it was full. Many of the people on the flight were with Church groups (Evangelical Church groups), clearly identifiable by their T-shirts. As we […]
We are back from Haiti and sorting out all of our experiences. I will post an account of what happened to us day by day. It was an amazing and life changing trip, but I am not sure yet what we learned or what our next steps are. The experience is too fresh and too […]
Greetings from Les Bons Samaritains school in Haiti. It’s been an amazing three days, and it will be extremely difficult to sum up our experiences in just a few words. The weather has been hot with rain in the afternoons. Traveling from church to church is extremely difficult due to extreme erosion and lack of […]
Today we travel to Haiti to see how our church can serve God and the people of Haiti. Please continue to pray for our efforts.
This is an interesting time for our growing missions/service program. On Wednesday, Brain Crook (our new Mission Director) and I meet with the Director of Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Bill McCarthy. Bill is also a Nativity parishoner. We shared with him the conviction we have formed about mission/service, namely that we […]
The other day I got hit over the head. Here’s what happened. I was sitting in my living room and part of the ceiling fell down. I wasn’t hurt, and it wasn’t really a surprise. A leaky roof had been repaired a while back, but the damage to the ceiling had gone unaddressed. I just […]
Some more thoughts on our congregation and the positive signs of health and strength and maturity that I am witnessing. Here are five more: #6 Service This spring more people than ever stepped forward to get involved in “First Serve” (our program for people who want to get into a ministry). We have a strong […]
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I was thinking today about how healthy and mature our congregation is becoming. I know, I know, that sounds self-congratulatory and prideful. But I think on Father’s Day its OK to be a little proud of the family. No kidding, this is the most mature and healthy Church community I have ever been part of […]
Today we come to the end of our current message series, which is also the final series of our 2009-2010 season. It was a great year of learning and growth for me and hopefully for the church as well. Drive was the perfect kick off to the year, because it provided a clear, simple […]
Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here. Jesus replied: “You give them something to eat.” Luke 9.12-13 Luke’s 9th chapter describes an amazing scene, […]
