We are back from Honduras! Our team survived the long trip and bus rides to and from Tegucigalpa. (There was a plane crash at the airport in Tegucigalpa in May and since then the airport has been closed to commercial airlines. As a result, we had to fly in and out of San Pedro Sula and take a 6 hour bus ride into Tegucigalpa.) We joined a team from Des Moine, Iowa (Gloria Dei Lutheran Church). There was a total of 27 of us who worked the brigades and another 12 who worked at the ranch. …[read more]

Tomorrow morning (June 21st) at 6:05 a.m., 6 people from our church will board a plan and head to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We have a brief layover in Houston, TX where we will join 30 other people from a Lutheran Church in Idaho. The 6 people from our church are Kevin Riggs, Fred Adams, Randy Monroe, Allison Monroe, Wendy Paszek, and Kellie Boucher. Below is our travel schedule so you can pray for us. …[read more]

My friend, Denny Denson, lost his battle to Cancer this past week, but he has won his final victory. Now he is completely and finally healed. I praise God for the hope we have in Him and for the joy we can experience even in painful situations. Pastor Denny grew up on the south side of Chicago, and spent his youth and young adult hood as a leader in the Black Panthers. Jesus Christ completely changed his life. This former Black Panther spent much of his ministry doing racial reconciliation. …[read more]