Thanks Stories: Gifts
God's works in the World one person at a time, especially in 2016.
Neighbor Stories: South Dakota 2016 (Concluding Thoughts in Verse)
How do you sum-up a moment in time? What words do you use to capture your thoughts, your feelings, your emotions. Not an easy task. In...
Neighbor Stories: South Dakota 2016 (Continued)
DAY 5 As predicted, Day 5 started hot and the temperatures only continued to climb throughout the day reaching a high just under 100...
Neighbor Stories: South Dakota 2016 (Continued)
DAY 4 Another beautiful day in South Dakota. We know the hot weather is returning tomorrow, so we are going to really enjoy the final...
Neighbor Stories: South Dakota 2016 (Continued)
DAY 3 Another beautiful day on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation with highs in the mid-80s and lows in the low 60s. After 2 days of...
Neighbor Stories: South Dakota 2016
One of the highlights for everyone working with the SWAMP-IN Team each summer is organizing and sending groups of families and friends to...
Origins Stories: Shoes & Hope
(Be sure to read the prequel, Origins Stories: Guatemala Outreach!, which gives a deeper history of the origins of Shoes & Hope). As...
Origins Stories: Guatemala Outreach!
Mission Trips. It all started with Mission Trips. Back in 2004, I went on my first one. I saw it in the church bulletin and it sounded...
Origins Stories: Poland Day Camp Outreach
The story of the Poland Day Camp Outreach Team began on a Sunday morning in March of 2004. I and my family were sitting in our usual spot...
Origins Stories: SWAMP-IN
Looking back over the last 13 years, since SWAMP-IN was formed, I can come up with many reasons why my family was first drawn to the...
