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Teen Dance Outreach!
Check out the video of our first dance outreach. A huge thank you to teachers Jordy and Abby!
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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A March of a million blessings
As I sit here with my 5 am cup of coffee overlooking the river at the Bambu base, my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. I feel the...
Apr 3, 20223 min read
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By truck, boat, shoulder, and Godpower
This past week there was a monumental effort made in getting all the extremely heavy materials that we need to build the restrooms at the...
Mar 20, 20221 min read
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Meanwhile..down in the rainforest
Covid, coffee, and construction could sum up the happenings at The Nest these last few weeks. Firstly, the covid caught me off guard and...
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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Bug bites & blessings
The other night in a gesture of intimate empathy Karina asked me to count her bug bites. At 27 bites, I quickly appreciated the depth she...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Changes in latitudes & attitudes
How can I begin to share the changes taking place at my heart level? Learning, seeking, growing, and transforming. When I came down here...
Jan 13, 20223 min read
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Anticipation
Karina and I are only a couple days away from receiving our first missions team at the Bambu base.
Jan 3, 20222 min read
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Tropical reflections
Tomorrow will mark the third week since Karina & I have arrived in Costa Rica. With the beauty, there are rip currents of reality.
Dec 20, 20212 min read
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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...
Dec 12, 20211 min read
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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....
Dec 5, 20211 min read
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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.
Nov 29, 20212 min read
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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....
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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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...
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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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...
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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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...
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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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...
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Aug 10, 20211 min read
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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....
Jun 9, 20211 min read
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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...
May 15, 20213 min read
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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...
Feb 26, 20213 min read
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