This is one of the best videos I've seen in a long time. It sums up a lot of what I've been thinking and studying lately. It's also very similar to the principles in the book "Radical" by David Platt that

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In less than a month I'll be heading back down to Haiti. This time I'll stay for at least two and a half months. This return to Haiti will be through God's Planet. I wrote about my latest trip through them

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I mentioned in my last blog entry that I went to Haiti this month to help God's Planet gather information for their Christmas project. God's Planet partners with several orphanages in Haiti and one of the big projects each year is

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Earlier this month I spent 9 days in Haiti. This time, I went to Haiti through an organization called God's Planet. Grant and Eva Rimback are from here in Blount County and started this non-profit years ago after his first trip

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Warning: Some parts of this post are graphic, as human trafficking is a real and often horrific issue.Last night I attended an event put on by the Blount County Global Women to raise awareness leading to action in the fight against

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If you're in the Maryville area, come out tomorrow night for a great event to learn more about how you can get involved in the fight against human trafficking. It is from 6pm-8pm at Foothills Church. Doors will open at 5pm

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During my last trip to Haiti, I received terrible news. A good friend of mine, Linda Cooper, passed away. She had been fighting a battle with ovarian cancer, though by looking at her, you would have thought she was strong and

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On Saturday our church packed 300 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child! If you don't know what OCC is, it is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse, a Christian relief and evangelism organization led by Franklin Graham. OCC connects giving hearts here

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It's taken me a while to get this video together, but I finally made it and it's ready for you to watch! I was in Haiti from August 13-September 10 with Samaritan's Purse. I put together some of the videos and

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I wrote a blog entry earlier this month about my granddaddy's condition. It's been a long 14 months after his stroke last August. After he got sick the beginning of October, we were finally able to bring him to Maryville from

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I'm returning to Haiti.If you read my blog a couple weeks ago, I wrote about possibly returning to Namibia. I was hoping to raise some money for a return trip in November. I soon found out that God had other plans.A

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Family of Hope Services recently lost a great member of the team. Ouma Cecilia, simply known as "Ouma" (meaning grandmother in Oshiwombo), passed away on Tuesday. She would have celebrated her 65th birthday next week.Just last week I mentioned Ouma in

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Yesterday marked 10 months since I left Namibia. Not a day goes by that I haven't thought of that beautiful country and the precious relationships I built there. I have photos throughout my house from my time there, including three big

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I’m sitting on the edge of the bed of a man who is imprisoned there. I look into his wrinkled face. He is on oxygen after a long day of traveling. When his eyes are opened, he looks settled yet discontented.

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Tonight I was browsing through one of my friend's photo albums on Facebook. My friend Nat first served in Haiti through Baptist Global Response and now is serving with Samaritan's Purse. He started a photo album called "Haiti one picture at

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A few days ago I received a survey from Samaritan's Purse that they asked me to fill out after my trip with them to Haiti. At the end it gave the option to share a "God story". The story below is

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