Tears rolled down his face

San Marcus, Peru October 2007 Tears rolled down his face as he praised Jesus in song…the whole church, all 100 in this tiny room, sang in high pitched voices ringing with an Incan chant….we had come up in the night to bring eyeglasses, testimony, and a puppet show…and they were celebrating our arrival..the pastor’s face [...]

He was tough

Reynosa, Mexico He was tough. They all were!! And they were determined to annoy us! Taking the paint brushes, they were painting paint on themselves, us and everything. This bright blue neon paint, which was for the homes we were building, was now in their hair, on our clothes and being splattered on whatever they [...]

An odd day on the lot

Homeless in Atlanta, March 2008 It was an odd day on this parking lot in Atlanta. The meal had been served earlier than usual…and the 300 or so homeless had already eaten and moved on…only a few were still hanging around as we handed out toiletries and mittens from the trunk of my car. Just [...]

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