October 2024 Newsletter
For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. –2 Corinthians 4:5 The sign on the gate of Loma de Luz states it plainly: “Dios Obra Aqui,” God is at work here. I am reminded of that truth in many ways each day. Although […]
COVID Honduras and Beyond: A Vital and Sensible Public Stance Emerges
Since the curtain opened on Act I: Scene I of the Hand’s Down Winner of this year’s Most Dystopian Play Award: “Covid-19 meets the world of 2020”, we here at Loma de Luz mission hospital in Honduras have tried to stay: 1.) well-informed 2.) proactive 3.) balanced in our preparations and response. Now, looking back over the […]
Quarantine
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in […]
Good Luck, God Bless & Remember to Social Distance: Returning to a Lockdown Country
What follows is a letter describing a very recent re-entry from the US into Honduras. The names may have been changed to protect the innocent, and in fact, in the interest of protecting any and all helpful authorities, you might consider this to be entirely a work of fiction. That individual people were understanding and […]
Showing God’s Grace in Darkened Days
…..but our sufficiency is from God, who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. II Corinthians 3: 5,6 And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with […]
THE END IS ALWAYS NEAR: Taking Calculated Risks in a Risky World
This is Mauricio. Mauricio is 8 years old. Mauricio is taking his first Final Exam at Escuela Bilingue El Camino. And, this is Isaacc. Isaacc is nine. And no, that is not a double typo. The story goes that when Isaacc’s Mom went to the Municipio to get his birth certificate done, the Registry Clerk misspelled […]
Black Swans, Buses, Broken Bones & Bad Ideas
“rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno “ (a rare bird in the lands, and very like a black swan“) […]
“Everything is Politics”
My people are destroyed for lack of discernment*. Hosea 4:6 I make it an intentional rule to avoid discussing the politics of men on […]
The Strangest of Times….
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]
