James, Karina, (and cat Muffin) have made it safely down to Costa Rica! They have moved into some temporary housing while they settle in....

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.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

The very first brush strokes on the canvas of a freshly approaching day are the desperate tones of the rooster crow. Like an inpatient...

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...

Through a series of small but stressful incidents we have finally arrived at the bamboo base. First off is the reality that we are...

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...

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...

The Nest team has been supplying monthly food donations to 12 large families since the pandemic began.

What peace comes over my soul as God refreshes and renews my mind in His promise that He is the great provider.

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

Karina and I live on our little 32’ sailboat in the protective shelter of the inland waters of San Fransisco Bay. We both have experience...