A few weeks ago, I threw a bachelor’s party for Josiah. It wasn’t a rowdy, rude event, but a time to encourage Josiah and to celebrate with him. David W.—one of the guests at the party (he is also going to be one of Josiah’s groomsmen)—wrote a letter to Josiah for this event. This letter [...]
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July 30, 2008
Greetings from the Dominican Republic!
We finally arrived Tuesday afternoon and have now helped with two VBS’s. There are a lot of children, and it is quite interesting trying to talk to them with my limited Spanish. This morning we helped move a bunch of debris and have started building (with help from some Hatian men) a small wall that [...]
July 27, 2008
Heather’s Departing Highlights
I came across this Bible verse the other day, and it has become my desire for our trip. We leave in a fewhours, so I don’t have time to write more now. Lord willing, I will be able to give an update of sorts when we return.
“For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but [...]
July 26, 2008
Calvin’s Departing Comments
In my personal Bible-study times, I have been reading through a commentary on the gospel according to Matthew. Just the other day I came to Matthew 17, wherein Jesus first heals a demon-possessed child and then later pays the temple tax. Jerry Bridges notes that at first glance the healing of the demon possessed boy [...]
July 26, 2008
Nathan’s Departing Notes
The apostle Peter shows us some very important things in his second New Testament epistle; He says:
“…make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities [...]
