For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter. You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. How will I live differently after this experience? I don’t want this week to be over and I just go back to my normal life like it was a one-time event. ...Continue Reading
For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter. You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. The last 12 hours of my last day of GLC were definitely the hardest of the week because I only had one meal for the whole day. I expected it would...Continue Reading
For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter. You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. I’m definitely learning a lot during this GLC week. For example, I’ve learned where the refried bean paste in our local burritos comes from, after making my onion-free black beans. And,...Continue Reading
For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter. You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. Only two more days to go and I think I’m starting to get used to black beans and rice! I did make my second batch without the onions and garlic, only...Continue Reading
By: Rosie Y. For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter. You can also support PILAS by donating online on my fundraising web page. Today I discovered something else I take for granted in my “privilege” (see Day 2’s post) that I didn’t know I had until now – chewing gum! After...Continue Reading
By: Rosie Y. For more information about PILAS and my short-term missions trip, please check out my prayer letter and fundraising web page. Today hit 30-something degrees celsius in Toronto, probably close to 40 with the humidity – walking home from work, I was dying for an ice cream. Or even an iced tea. This is the perfect weather for...Continue Reading
By: Rosie Y. Today’s sermon topic at church was about privilege and entitlement. The speaker explained that one sign of privilege is that you don’t even realize you’re privileged – for example, living in a world where things are mostly designed for right-handed people. That’s great for right-handed people, not so great for left-handed people...Continue Reading
By Rosie Y. I confess that the previous night, I went out for Japanese omakase (tasting menu), an 8-course meal that completely stuffed us. It wasn’t planned that way, but it’s ironic that I would begin my GLC fast with an extravagant dinner of abundant and delicious food. By contrast, here’s what I’ll be eating...Continue Reading
By: Rosie Y. Tomorrow is the first day of my GLC (Guatemalan Life Challenge) week! If you haven’t already heard about this, please check out my prayer letter and my fundraising web page. I’ll be sharing more about this experience, and what led me to undertake this, throughout the week – so stay tuned! Please also...Continue Reading
By: Tony That’s the fear we all seem to have, and not without its reasons. Over a million dollars to build, taking more years than we thought to finish, all happening while we struggle to keep our church going. Our uncertainty is now compounded with our decision to borrow money from our church membership and...Continue Reading
