A Birthday Party for Christ!
This week thanks to the generous donations from our supporters to help buy Christmas gifts for the Nest children and from Do Good...
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- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
First day of work
James, Karina, (and cat Muffin) have made it safely down to Costa Rica! They have moved into some temporary housing while they settle in....
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- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
Pulling the Rip Cord
As Karina and I jump into the open air of faith to serve those to whom we’ve been called, we know we are where God wants us to be.
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- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Detaching
As Karina and I prepare for our move to Costa Rica we’ve experienced ourselves trying to crawl out of the sticky web of all our stuff....
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- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
The house the jungle built
Well, there it is. A real big house in the jungle. The main common house where the Nest ministry will begin to invite the women and...
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- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Bambu base bunk beds
Hey! Who doesn’t like stringing a bunch of B words together eh? In this case it’s Bambu Base Bunk Beds. It’s true, the Bambu base is...
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- Sep 21, 2021
- 1 min
The green jungle bus
She might not look like much, but she’s our first little bus. With a strong diesel in her belly, we happily anticipate the service of...
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- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Planting baby trees in an ancient forest
Imagine you are a little baby sapling fruit tree, planted in a forest of giants. How intimidating right? What heights to aspire to as you...
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- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
A beautiful work of art.
I quickly knew when Janet and I visited a foster home in Limón Costa Rica made of concrete walls and iron bars on the windows, that God...
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- Jun 9, 2021
- 1 min
An unexpected gift
Hello family! As some of you know, I was about to stop the work/construction of the Nest soon, because we were running out of funds....
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- May 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Nest Under Construction
I’m going to tell you a little story. In this story, I’ll be using some expressive analogy so please allow some artistic license if you...
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- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
Laying the groundwork
As we prepare to climb onboard our outbound plane and lift off the ground I wanted to share some departing thoughts. Our short visit this...
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- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Human beans
The very first brush strokes on the canvas of a freshly approaching day are the desperate tones of the rooster crow. Like an inpatient...
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- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Back in the flow
It’s true, I was down and out when I arrived here as my last post reflected, but even in the shadows of reality there is contrast to...
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- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Hot and bothered
Through a series of small but stressful incidents we have finally arrived at the bamboo base. First off is the reality that we are...
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- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Fixer Upper
Hello everyone! We have great news to share and a small need to fill. I got the green light to go back to the mission field (I actually...
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- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
2020 Comes to a Close
When Covid-19 hit in March 2020, the first 3 days of news and lockdown, I went into shock, I was in frizzing mode, (I had flashbacks of...
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- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
Hope for the Holidays
The Nest team has been supplying monthly food donations to 12 large families since the pandemic began.
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- Jul 7, 2020
- 2 min
God. The keeper of my soul.
What peace comes over my soul as God refreshes and renews my mind in His promise that He is the great provider.
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- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Grace finds beauty in everything
To be sure there’s a lot of “noise “ but in it all, there can be found a beautifully sweet melody for a heart that leans towards God's grace
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