This one will be a quick update, but one of the most exciting ones so far! If you read the blog or social media posts from our August cruise, we shared Rhona with you all. This sweet soul has been on our hearts and minds for the last 4 weeks. We stayed in contact, shared scriptures, prayers, and encouragement through messages the entire time. Last week Izzy and I went back on her ship again to continue the gospel conversations with her, give her some printed resources, and

Just when we think we have this whole idea figured out, God shows up in new and exciting ways. James and I have been slow to really branch out into the ministry opportunities at our favorite theme park becuase of the rules/regulations and occasional hostility there, but this week while there celebrating our daughters birthday, we connected with several ministries already in existence there that are showing some incredibly promising results. Several weeks ago we connected wi

Matthew documents for us one of the final conversations the Disciples had with Jesus before He ascended into heaven to sit with the Father and prepare a place for us (Matthew 28:18-20). In this interaction Jesus gives what is now called the "Great Commission". It is essentially the final command Jesus gives His followers, and it is, in my belief, a necessary act of obedience for any believer. As my daughter once put it, we aren't all called to full time ministry, or foreign

A Friend sent me a video this week that had a line that stopped me in my tracks. The line said "Worship ain't panic with heaven attached". It got me thinking about the biblical ideology of worship compared to our modern concept of it. If we dig into scripture, worship is a lifestyle of praise to the One who created us and saved us, the one who was, is and is to come. However modern christianity has diminished worship to an act of singing some songs before the preaching sta

23 faithful believers dedicated daily time on their vacation to begin each day in fellowship and worship with other believers. This photo is 20 of those faithful saints! What you can't see represented here are the relationships built, the hands lifted in worship, the fervent prayers of the righteous seeking God's will. It was an honor to be surrounded by such wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ all week. A blessing my souls won't soon forget. Over the course of the we

Matthew 28:18-20 is a call to all of us. It's beyond just a scripture verse or a saying on wall art. The Great Commission is a call to direct obedience as a follower of Christ. Over the last 7 days we set sail aboard the MSC Seascape out of Galveston Texas. On this trip we took along 3 of our more advanced youth kids from church that we call the 4:12 group (taken from 1 Timothy 4:12). It was their opportunity to lead worship and bible study on at least 3 days of the cruise