Holidays

INVITATION

Holidays, Advent, Thinking About GodJanuary 13, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

They came in slowly at first, the ones we’ve been connecting with all year. Our friends facing addictions and trauma. The dear ones who are scrambling up the slope of healing from exploitation and years of abandonment, when hope slides away like rocks under their feet. The climb is steep and lonely and we’ve been…

COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS

A New Dawn, Advent, Free the Girls, Holidays, Human Trafficking, Advent, Urban MinistryDecember 12, 20222KViews 0Likes 1Comment

The close of the year brings natural moments for reflection. We think about where we’ve come this year, and about where we are going. The photo above was taken on Thanksgiving Day when we gathered together in the Lighthouse Resource Center to share a meal and reflect on all of the things we are thankful…

WHEN DEATH WORKS BACKWARDS

Holidays, Life in El Salvador, Advent, Thinking About GodMarch 25, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

“When a willing victim who has committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards.” -C.S Lewis in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe We are about to begin Holy Week in El Salvador. The week is observed around the…

Survival Kits for the Holidays

Holidays, AdventDecember 21, 2020840Views 0Likes 0Comments

Perhaps the most amazing miracle we have seen in 2020 is unexpected sobriety for our clients. It began in the quarantine shelter that we opened during the strictest phase of El Salvador’s lockdown, and since that time 9 of our clients have had tremendous success in their recovery. Many of them are now facing their…

Together We Give

Fundraising, Holidays, Thinking About GodNovember 30, 2020945Views 0Likes 0Comments

One of the things that has continued to strike me about 2020 is the depth of global suffering. The world has been united in grief, in sickness, in sorrow, and in disappointment. The loss of family members, the closing of businesses, and the cancelling of graduations have been felt in every corner of the world.…

Prayers for Holy Week

Holidays, Natural Disasters, Prayer, Thinking About GodApril 6, 2020941Views 0Likes 0Comments

Can you imagine the roller coaster of emotions that Jesus’ disciples faced on that very first Holy Week? It seemed that all they dreamed would happen was coming true as the week began, but by Friday they were crushed, scared, and running for their lives. They had no idea that after that darkest of hours…