Rinse and Repeat. This morning, we had the opportunity to go with the Pilas students on their service project. The activity was to do a shampoo treatment for lice in one of the villages where they run their youth group. Now, as many of you know, I am not a big fan of...Continue Reading
That we survive. This morning, we had the privilege of visiting with a family whose child is supported by Pilas. Now, a common reaction we’ve been made aware of is the disconnect between the student we see during the day and the home they come from. When we see this student, he presents well...Continue Reading
Sweet spot. Coming into this trip, we didn’t have any illusions that we were going to come in and change the lives of these youth forever. We were very aware of our limitations in Spanish and the lack of time we have here. We knew that even though we were coming to provide Barb...Continue Reading
By: Jeremy N. Living God’s mission. Unlike yesterday, today was a jam-packed day starting at 6 am (although I slept in for the stair climb). We are actually incredibly thankful for how everything went and appreciate the ongoing support and prayers. We tried our hand at Spanish and hopefully we didn’t totally butcher the language....Continue Reading
By: Jeremy N. Rest. Normally, when I travel, I like to jam pack my schedule and make the most out of my time. When I think about going on missions, I must admit, there’s that same expectation underneath but probably even more so. It’s probably fitting then that our first full day here for John...Continue Reading
By: Jeremy N. Just a few quick thoughts while at laying over in Washington. It’s definitely been a whirlwind to get to this point. It’s been a quick 3 months when we all decided to make this trip. Almost every week that we’ve met, we’ve had something to do for the trip, whether it’s...Continue Reading
By: Rosie Y. Janice, Francis and I returned from visiting Barb & Gerry Normand (Los Normands) in Sumpango, Guatemala in September 2015. While we were there we had many great experiences, spending time with the PILAS kids, meeting new kids in the villages, being guest judges at the PILAS students’ school competition, visiting the kids’...Continue Reading
By: John W. The message of doing crazy things at the 2015 English Fall retreat, Inspire, really resonated with me. This takes me back to, possibly, the only two sermons I remember: April 21, 2013 (Pastor Tim) and April 26, 2015 (Norman). To summarize: Pastor Tim called on all the boys about doing missions and...Continue Reading
On the eve of Missions Month here at ET, I find myself thinking about one particular guest speaker: Eric Frans from World Relief. Even though I remember what he spoke about and had us ask ourselves, “what’s your mission?”; it’s the Q+A session that really sticks with me. The question posed to him was about...Continue Reading
By: Bethany L. As part of my summer internship at ETCBC, Pastor Tim encouraged me to read Mark Buchanan’s book Spiritual Rhythm. His book describes one’s spiritual journey through the seasons of the year: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Spring signifies hope and renewal, while summer represents the fullness of the kingdom and an abundance...Continue Reading
