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Central America 2012 Trip Summary

In August of 2010, we set out to put on a Youth Pastor's retreat for the first time in Nicaragua, in conjunction with the Centros de Fe fellowship in Masatepe, where Victor and Angela Benitez are pastors.  We had worked on it for some months on the lead up, and this was FXMissions first official trip.  We had ten team members from Mexico and the US, plus the guys on the ground.  To know more about this trip, see Field Note Nicaragua. Continue reading “Central America 2012 Trip Summary”

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Nica Trip Spotlight – From Brittani Miller

Brittani and I at her MSU GraduationBrittani Miller writes here to give us a peak into what Jesus had in mind in the recent MorningStar MSU Special Forces Missions trip I helped to lead to Nicaragua.  Thanks for sharing Brittani!  Find out more about MorningStar at www.morningstarministries.org.

My trip to Nicaragua was filled with the most amazing highs and lows I have ever experienced. I describe both my lows and highs as amazing because it was during my lowest times that Jesus showed up with incredible power, covering for my inadequacies with his infinite love and glory. Continue reading “Nica Trip Spotlight – From Brittani Miller”

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Costa Rica Trip Summary – May 2011

How do you describe or detail God's grace in words?

It is an elusive, describing the transcendent.  I will do my best.

First Five Days – Costa Rica

Upon arriving in Costa Rica, I was notified by Jan Millsaps that Greg had missed his connection and would not make it at his expected time of three hours behind me.  It seems that Aeromexico decided to get a new computer / reservations platform at the same time that we were headed to Costa Rica.  This would end up costing us 24 hours before he arrived.  I hung out and waited a good bit, and was also able to catch up with Rafael Varela, a friend who I met when I passed through Costa Rica in 2006.  We sat down to a nice dinner and caught up on what had been happening with both of us over the last few years.  It was a really good visit, and I am thankful he had time to spend. Continue reading “Costa Rica Trip Summary – May 2011”