tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91013678804090313982024-03-21T20:43:32.232-07:00 D.A.Piper WESTERN SEMINARY JOURNEY Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-53572576269625550872022-12-06T20:30:00.001-08:002022-12-06T20:30:04.620-08:00Life Update<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">This was written to the people of Grace Community Church in Gresham Oregon where I've recently come on staff. I see God's hand everywhere and I'm thankful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px;">-----------</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px;">Greetings Grace,</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">My name is David Piper and I love Jesus.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In 2014 I married my best friend and Air Force vet, Lauren Elizabeth. In our first year of marriage, I got brain cancer (my timing isn’t always that great), but by God’s grace, I’ve been cancer free since 2016. We’re currently expecting our first baby this February, and we couldn’t be more excited.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I grew up as a kid in the Bay Area, California, but would call Sequim, Washington home since 1997. Billy Graham led my father to the Lord in 1964; 20 years later my father led my mother to Jesus before dating and marrying her. I accepted Christ into my heart when I was 2 and was an evangelist at 3. It wasn’t until I was (nearly) 22 though that I fully surrendered my life to the Lord in Chimaltenango, Guatemala while serving people with disabilities. I preached my first sermon a week later to drug addicts and prostitutes on the streets of Honduras and the rest is history.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Prior to getting married in 2014, I studied theology in Auckland and have been in pastoral ministry since 2008. I’m currently a student at Western Seminary where I met your beloved Gerry Breshears. If you didn’t know this, Gerry is your biggest fan and talks about you all the time. <i>All the time</i>. If his wallet was big enough to store all your pictures, he would.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I was first introduced to this loving community of believers through Gerry in 2020 when he set me up to interview Rhonda Patrick for a class I was taking. In that project, I wrote about how it would be neat to attempt to do some of what she did, <i>somewhere</i>, <i>someday</i>. Little did I know that that’s what God had in mind for <i>right here</i> and <i>right now</i>.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Today, my wife and I look forward to getting to know you and hearing your story. God is doing something in Gresham, and we’re excited to join you in this adventure.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">His,</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">David and Lauren Piper<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-41199298475630852342022-04-30T21:45:00.001-07:002022-04-30T21:45:16.330-07:00Mike Piper Memorial Trip Video<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="417" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z1p3_nrkrlE" width="502" youtube-src-id="z1p3_nrkrlE"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-58462399212623013712022-04-28T17:22:00.001-07:002022-04-28T17:22:22.039-07:00Day Six<p> Sick as a dog today. Slept all day Tuesday, felt great on Wednesday - ate something terrible that night, and now I’m hurting again. Bright yellow. Started some antibiotics - hoping to rally by tomorrow morning for the flight home. Here are a few shots from today before I fell asleep in our van in the beautiful city of Antigua -</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmi7aHUiLDc6d99nnngJzKgz9Hu8f_MmX436d2BuL_lPY85WXVuFhrOBmK3MAL5t2dyf1X3ptO9B6n99y4I9FJY_cESNwGvCWKRSbm9p0pM_5YKvoOs3mCrWT06Vx3tIAfterZXR05BKLUekj_yHqiKDVwa7Wdc4IJhGdPE8fNAEVAXxaGjnnXwmE/s4032/2E7EE590-0CB2-4ED3-AD73-707E290E13A9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmi7aHUiLDc6d99nnngJzKgz9Hu8f_MmX436d2BuL_lPY85WXVuFhrOBmK3MAL5t2dyf1X3ptO9B6n99y4I9FJY_cESNwGvCWKRSbm9p0pM_5YKvoOs3mCrWT06Vx3tIAfterZXR05BKLUekj_yHqiKDVwa7Wdc4IJhGdPE8fNAEVAXxaGjnnXwmE/s320/2E7EE590-0CB2-4ED3-AD73-707E290E13A9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Hotel in Chimaltenango </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We finished the house in a record 4 hours and the whole team is back to (nearly) healthy. It was truly a great day.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDAdZeLrLwnVRu7QXp0RfQOoNwc92N-QsfCyKR4hReD_aXD39eKmGHZ47QzoCOo8J0jvnezyOqv9kpkoIGSl_5SHEYL2QkjLKObS9sLWkA3dh7TlF997qozdWn-sWtw1WQhgO63JYisLCW_OHc3qKE8q-NkEHbQ6mtKS2d08z-DzJeH3iiAJ1ImYN/s4032/E7527DFE-4EA7-4B26-B0B7-62F79136CAD8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDAdZeLrLwnVRu7QXp0RfQOoNwc92N-QsfCyKR4hReD_aXD39eKmGHZ47QzoCOo8J0jvnezyOqv9kpkoIGSl_5SHEYL2QkjLKObS9sLWkA3dh7TlF997qozdWn-sWtw1WQhgO63JYisLCW_OHc3qKE8q-NkEHbQ6mtKS2d08z-DzJeH3iiAJ1ImYN/s320/E7527DFE-4EA7-4B26-B0B7-62F79136CAD8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With no shade in sight, this could have been a brutal day if it wasn’t for the wind</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEGHkSU_I6LfHI4syRCzNFy2CigIKi02xqBPhQtdBqTAEPQfA9Xay3Y3v9cRqd2067HpvyTodusUrILOBSgongeAMEcxM1W-AW1V2JpQGsdx80XyzthdoLR3lIrz9YQoxAIYZl6nFKaBlgJCjUDUUR7OEvSog1eGnkycaVg_o7warS63Dro-77WbC/s4032/A9E211FB-8CC8-494D-A77F-7CBF81A0FEF1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEGHkSU_I6LfHI4syRCzNFy2CigIKi02xqBPhQtdBqTAEPQfA9Xay3Y3v9cRqd2067HpvyTodusUrILOBSgongeAMEcxM1W-AW1V2JpQGsdx80XyzthdoLR3lIrz9YQoxAIYZl6nFKaBlgJCjUDUUR7OEvSog1eGnkycaVg_o7warS63Dro-77WbC/s320/A9E211FB-8CC8-494D-A77F-7CBF81A0FEF1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Getting set up </div><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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After a slow start because of a protest (due to rising cost of living) blocking the road, the team was able to arrive to their third build site.</p><p>Myself and another teammate had a pretty rough night due to stomach issues, and were compelled to stay back today. Please ask God for a good nights rest and healthy Wednesday. </p><p>All of these photos are courtesy of David Rivers and Micah Iriye. The team was able to utilize Glenda’s four sons in helping build the house for added joy.</p><p>It’s hard to believe, but tomorrow we will build our 4th and final house and complete our major projects here in Chiquimulilla.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oSyBiFlto52uo2JTZ3SMDW_hYCIaZGU1NrlTMmtsDGPrSarsnmRC5hvYr2VDZy6y9hLNFHsKh4kIcLud7CH75MFAadsbI5UrfC_4Xvsd-tnZh4IXQV86GLwYsiX_Udop8d-BXp7Hj_eThQHXFP2CKtMKr4plxtatIkJeMMT7-sHn11Q10_GUyQRP/s2049/814158EB-7160-445D-9A78-6C3582734F9B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oSyBiFlto52uo2JTZ3SMDW_hYCIaZGU1NrlTMmtsDGPrSarsnmRC5hvYr2VDZy6y9hLNFHsKh4kIcLud7CH75MFAadsbI5UrfC_4Xvsd-tnZh4IXQV86GLwYsiX_Udop8d-BXp7Hj_eThQHXFP2CKtMKr4plxtatIkJeMMT7-sHn11Q10_GUyQRP/s320/814158EB-7160-445D-9A78-6C3582734F9B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-89145461183375925882022-04-25T15:24:00.001-07:002022-04-25T15:24:36.538-07:00Day Three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0rX460x0tmyEXfiytwnINdcK0fLKqFl3gQMXs5o1qUcRHh8I0HxSJ2aBjNOb1mkQ_ldOuJupjG8J9C8z4Ou-6nIOgYuVOTTDfh3MeTJS0E3rm0nnZycJqH4FbWhJA8yJQ-99yL3_PtWIfPezXvBW0S7oOyuZyVOyA91Iat2toedmhd3ypXkPY09h/s4032/0BC1543C-7D3E-4640-AB1B-9791FB30F2BC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0rX460x0tmyEXfiytwnINdcK0fLKqFl3gQMXs5o1qUcRHh8I0HxSJ2aBjNOb1mkQ_ldOuJupjG8J9C8z4Ou-6nIOgYuVOTTDfh3MeTJS0E3rm0nnZycJqH4FbWhJA8yJQ-99yL3_PtWIfPezXvBW0S7oOyuZyVOyA91Iat2toedmhd3ypXkPY09h/s320/0BC1543C-7D3E-4640-AB1B-9791FB30F2BC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">Today we broke into teams once more and built another house in the town as well as visited homes and heard peoples stories in the remote Chiquimulillian countryside.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Each of the four families we visited today had experienced significant gains and losses. One particular father noted that he wasn’t sure about God as it didn’t seem like he was there for them. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Trite Christian platitudes really don’t cut it in the back-of-beyond-countryside, in the face of real suffering. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Ben had us read John 16:33 as he unpacked hope for today in the hope beyond this world in Christ. This isn’t to excuse not building for a better today, but doing so in light of the coming eternity with Jesus. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Each family got a month supply of food and their first Bible. Having a tear filled Abuela pray a blessing over you is completely humbling. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Please continue to pray for the health of our team. Three guys came down with heat exhaustion while building, and light, heat related stomachaches abound. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Todays home build took place down a tiny alley way off of this tiny road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPr5gZZwXcGnx76zpFiiyGVWsuEn4qvGvBDOXZd11bxHhmsZLkio9rnc9GLYCW5FT3b2eM5JyBTzXKlBrrrbZG-HzInxP8PY633kJLOAKCxGqAcxar2nCRCEiffFd3lMVkGbXNDcMAaKI5iEpr1tihfTWCsFNKekSfstSABszKLfYIuke2re4ZFtX/s2635/0AA32AAD-6979-46DB-8B5B-2CFE68DA912F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="2635" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPr5gZZwXcGnx76zpFiiyGVWsuEn4qvGvBDOXZd11bxHhmsZLkio9rnc9GLYCW5FT3b2eM5JyBTzXKlBrrrbZG-HzInxP8PY633kJLOAKCxGqAcxar2nCRCEiffFd3lMVkGbXNDcMAaKI5iEpr1tihfTWCsFNKekSfstSABszKLfYIuke2re4ZFtX/s320/0AA32AAD-6979-46DB-8B5B-2CFE68DA912F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“Lord, please kill the things [bugs] that want to kill us… ok, dig in guys.” - Ben</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIFPzwXUIja1qBDgL74s9FfSErU3Db8OSV57ykhW4D4XIDV3wPZB7DlAleTNsNdjyHTPtTAvDlhSOX9MXl6xvitkrlZTC0m2Tu6va9hPZiKmj7cW_y_boB8topfyJzFNPz5I_rYXf3JM9ij0DFZfCuhzpSyF0yheUOLOgSsxwmhsYGV2ILbrQkX-K/s4032/7E055ED3-70F3-481C-8BE3-7A932239FB0A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIFPzwXUIja1qBDgL74s9FfSErU3Db8OSV57ykhW4D4XIDV3wPZB7DlAleTNsNdjyHTPtTAvDlhSOX9MXl6xvitkrlZTC0m2Tu6va9hPZiKmj7cW_y_boB8topfyJzFNPz5I_rYXf3JM9ij0DFZfCuhzpSyF0yheUOLOgSsxwmhsYGV2ILbrQkX-K/s320/7E055ED3-70F3-481C-8BE3-7A932239FB0A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More humidity than you can poke a stick at</div><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-44332525666614533482022-04-24T16:55:00.003-07:002022-05-02T13:38:39.466-07:00Day Two<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ73rHSg9z8y8SRzZTJWTHhBlEUlyNJDIk6gWVNu5OMOb37bUf4og9kqzdrpAuTORiu0380z__-xf5v0JYw-v1l3z05XXBH-eak0YsnOBzw0y5vHC4Gqu--OfuMpKYjbz8dwrViD0LrLtFwMlkI6K87RjmTfvBBJyhBnymwN3ZLChgmDWVISu1aLm/s4032/F48E16A9-4A63-4C8B-90ED-3D83A8810E77.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ73rHSg9z8y8SRzZTJWTHhBlEUlyNJDIk6gWVNu5OMOb37bUf4og9kqzdrpAuTORiu0380z__-xf5v0JYw-v1l3z05XXBH-eak0YsnOBzw0y5vHC4Gqu--OfuMpKYjbz8dwrViD0LrLtFwMlkI6K87RjmTfvBBJyhBnymwN3ZLChgmDWVISu1aLm/s320/F48E16A9-4A63-4C8B-90ED-3D83A8810E77.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Today was one of the more special days of my life. After another beautiful Guatemalan breakfast, we set out to build Margarita’s home, the house my father provided for her. As it was her daughter Lesly’s birthday on Friday, we sang Happy Birthday and gave her Lindt chocolates on arrival. I also gave her the (Guatemalan flag blue) teddy bear that was given to me on the day of my birth as something stirred within me a week ago to do so. Her face lit up.<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">In the afternoon when we brought her an ornate cake from the city, her mother wept. She shared with me that after their father died, she wasn’t able to provide a Birthday for her daughter. In turn, I was able to just make it behind the new house to weep. </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The setting and mountainous backdrop were incredible. It didn’t rain on us, thank you for praying.</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Later in the afternoon there was a big commotion. Mitchell came over to alert us that there were a number of vehicles containing men with guns coming towards us. My heart dropped a little. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Shortly thereafter it dawned on me that it must be the mayor that donated the land, and I, thank God, was correct. I was able to tell him my fathers story of donating this house before he died in January and pray a blessing over him and the family with Pastor Mitchell. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Truly an incredible day that none of us will forget. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The last thing my father ever did is now done. The work is complete. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z1p3_nrkrlE" width="480" youtube-src-id="z1p3_nrkrlE"></iframe></div><br /><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Surveying the site</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMT-MAoZlDjHJ_iwCQ4U2juspHGiop1JmHtEBtNCyeNS4lUTuRsa4XRtbDh4VCMWIIm8jgRNL2mkAXvksJlFJIDvMv-Ot5USp-9BGBRLTViz9R_PorgRNGnzpbhGPftaP-DNzel-FIqn0VMkzNnR8P94Oj863ZDWZMtPOQH6w2Dq0LD4eMEXVF1ROl/s4032/A56023CC-2118-4C6C-ACB4-A98A9EFA5109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMT-MAoZlDjHJ_iwCQ4U2juspHGiop1JmHtEBtNCyeNS4lUTuRsa4XRtbDh4VCMWIIm8jgRNL2mkAXvksJlFJIDvMv-Ot5USp-9BGBRLTViz9R_PorgRNGnzpbhGPftaP-DNzel-FIqn0VMkzNnR8P94Oj863ZDWZMtPOQH6w2Dq0LD4eMEXVF1ROl/s320/A56023CC-2118-4C6C-ACB4-A98A9EFA5109.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First wall going up</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpxJDXkbW4N0Dlb9fScJDtJBmqZSGSuMQ6IBPhcdwjLIwzCNgzyKdMX66xrPGx1F1fP-OfNO-5whNfO3kRXubyd1vCHcyVmnV7wjGempbKZFqhQDpPcPQbIm_Sc-_dy7opzGxlOW8E-Pf_UnQZPner4jiST8bwWN-rFCTCLY11YZWqkOVDovhc5-J/s4032/FA297C71-7913-4ADD-9DBE-C7BD46D9131C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpxJDXkbW4N0Dlb9fScJDtJBmqZSGSuMQ6IBPhcdwjLIwzCNgzyKdMX66xrPGx1F1fP-OfNO-5whNfO3kRXubyd1vCHcyVmnV7wjGempbKZFqhQDpPcPQbIm_Sc-_dy7opzGxlOW8E-Pf_UnQZPner4jiST8bwWN-rFCTCLY11YZWqkOVDovhc5-J/s320/FA297C71-7913-4ADD-9DBE-C7BD46D9131C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two walls</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjYTBsHunVOdFVlwfTETFEX3OPBj8-OlQFfXagBy3PamdhSgPrcr7954HV8XMWOr61voqPwaZlKf7iIizmRsg0JhKgh5U-oDFsuEWXa2YURzLEMK1k6fbD2dipFILrdwsSg7eg0QI56yNQH3M-UgkQkltC-Ag9hnH2zOCTzgMZUb80nTOpZ_QeTXl/s4032/36F5B0F0-642D-435D-AF28-B0BF8C8EA44B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjYTBsHunVOdFVlwfTETFEX3OPBj8-OlQFfXagBy3PamdhSgPrcr7954HV8XMWOr61voqPwaZlKf7iIizmRsg0JhKgh5U-oDFsuEWXa2YURzLEMK1k6fbD2dipFILrdwsSg7eg0QI56yNQH3M-UgkQkltC-Ag9hnH2zOCTzgMZUb80nTOpZ_QeTXl/s320/36F5B0F0-642D-435D-AF28-B0BF8C8EA44B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bunk bed done, house nearly there</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“Dear Lord don’t let it rain before we close the roof in Jesus name”</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioviWhbJ2M3HgXzyqZn2QxfL9ISKhETRlJOg_xpY7V_cuPK8PHLGy3gq9yYJ9i8cewYb8PZ6n-lMHsyrfxn3TDz0Bu663zVurj35Hx4S1-8h5_Hcv2Ru6NrXz0pPVCApgbJgcpmEsAb_GlB1XAQGU7Y3WIe_JrLQgdOP5iFLuwi2WGzlnn2rgY54yq/s4032/EDF8727F-12EA-4E3B-BBDA-A36CB66AD2F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioviWhbJ2M3HgXzyqZn2QxfL9ISKhETRlJOg_xpY7V_cuPK8PHLGy3gq9yYJ9i8cewYb8PZ6n-lMHsyrfxn3TDz0Bu663zVurj35Hx4S1-8h5_Hcv2Ru6NrXz0pPVCApgbJgcpmEsAb_GlB1XAQGU7Y3WIe_JrLQgdOP5iFLuwi2WGzlnn2rgY54yq/s320/EDF8727F-12EA-4E3B-BBDA-A36CB66AD2F1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go time</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbdbBDUTXVwW7Ab2g8ZE56VOZiA6HOLi7lTY2XUjhfhdZ7kh9hcwAOGERi7lS04WAL1KpipWSCv8QMcE3ZMiWuDP6M0f8PpB3rbbqwWoNtGKTSnPbs8ZFPYrHJWj3pVsu2_W-SlDhUJupnp93LPt4_H8_Luc_7ZcKoa-RRXKqTN5fCJWq7uX6tASp/s4032/53F5D985-B38D-45F6-BF16-50D69CBD166D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbdbBDUTXVwW7Ab2g8ZE56VOZiA6HOLi7lTY2XUjhfhdZ7kh9hcwAOGERi7lS04WAL1KpipWSCv8QMcE3ZMiWuDP6M0f8PpB3rbbqwWoNtGKTSnPbs8ZFPYrHJWj3pVsu2_W-SlDhUJupnp93LPt4_H8_Luc_7ZcKoa-RRXKqTN5fCJWq7uX6tASp/s320/53F5D985-B38D-45F6-BF16-50D69CBD166D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made it (literally and figuratively)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrju215ZTRrBxbUCVbSGyxG-_zZ19E-nizgHuLcU4Zn98QlYwaVQEKgeJ2JBt9Ev_Ivj6SpKznLEXLsyHbCjpXslih1ZtEOaMHUDX2KPTO0CZAxlkX4Wbx8BP5FcU5x-h2nPu_Qz6b80_eaDWp2cYrKxXq16moRsv0uLnnjHAb_Vu2CJTrTUO0gS5/s4032/9DE73FA4-1F17-4826-86BD-21F923F4356A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrju215ZTRrBxbUCVbSGyxG-_zZ19E-nizgHuLcU4Zn98QlYwaVQEKgeJ2JBt9Ev_Ivj6SpKznLEXLsyHbCjpXslih1ZtEOaMHUDX2KPTO0CZAxlkX4Wbx8BP5FcU5x-h2nPu_Qz6b80_eaDWp2cYrKxXq16moRsv0uLnnjHAb_Vu2CJTrTUO0gS5/s320/9DE73FA4-1F17-4826-86BD-21F923F4356A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No caption needed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHV2-vWu9IO4voT2e4qeHVrho1vYGt6_4XtcHPUyos-YvE1P04nSMZJ1kPKmdqWZTnQ393xAmTDSAZ-HVk0Nwan1RWJcNVQxQdlXS0WXkqsGnC3QoES4BGP98H6unfmDnDVtOCR_OecYPxg8MsHqnUozTv_1NhJl9k0CX6RaNO9UFDN2ck1iL6nP_/s4032/3640F1E7-9DDE-4526-9E89-969212051D30.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHV2-vWu9IO4voT2e4qeHVrho1vYGt6_4XtcHPUyos-YvE1P04nSMZJ1kPKmdqWZTnQ393xAmTDSAZ-HVk0Nwan1RWJcNVQxQdlXS0WXkqsGnC3QoES4BGP98H6unfmDnDVtOCR_OecYPxg8MsHqnUozTv_1NhJl9k0CX6RaNO9UFDN2ck1iL6nP_/s320/3640F1E7-9DDE-4526-9E89-969212051D30.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way out the whole family received new clothes from Pastor David and Micah </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-83397573406823327532022-04-23T15:23:00.000-07:002022-04-23T15:23:32.059-07:00Day One<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;">After sleeping five hours in the capital, we got up and distributed 50 wheelchairs in the countryside. Chiquimulilla is approximately 2.5 hours from Guatemala City and the people are amazing. Our team is healthy and in good spirits despite the 92 degree weather with nearly 70 percent humidity. Lots of laughter and love among old friends.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Tomorrow begins our four day, home building marathon in what could be the wettest week I’ve experienced in the country. Please ask the Lord to sustain our hands (and backs) as we build in less than ideal conditions. </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoJbenqxG41mCH0x450oBqgj-u7E7UV1vDN7mmTuDynxzChxIXEImUBJglDGMzbJ2xcBppDt7Wiy4NHHTmZx4iFZvurSTIDERgWnCYGX3gjKdTYu_-D8Q6DZ3x_Lky8eRDOKJWiCBVLu_K9hALZSIJT7TLEGH-n5sfOjgU16DIMP1kbV4Nz3vOSdE/s4032/50CE966E-98A4-4CA6-A984-C55AF89A30A4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoJbenqxG41mCH0x450oBqgj-u7E7UV1vDN7mmTuDynxzChxIXEImUBJglDGMzbJ2xcBppDt7Wiy4NHHTmZx4iFZvurSTIDERgWnCYGX3gjKdTYu_-D8Q6DZ3x_Lky8eRDOKJWiCBVLu_K9hALZSIJT7TLEGH-n5sfOjgU16DIMP1kbV4Nz3vOSdE/s320/50CE966E-98A4-4CA6-A984-C55AF89A30A4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mitchell and Silas bringing that father/son mobility team</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxXoI9qnEBfyBnboUtzbzWkYf0Meysl3TeFMtDYNbsB4DdD1Y48ShCFYRVHngiFDnygupyACcPcYABim8K8uZfollYM9lf5-IsM-InFOHdoTeuUMf4-xuCUDWTYJzyIJvpJpDuQhhuf6I5lpZBJutJiaMVI7IeMef7GhfDItoounJvS6WAKrvEfe_/s4032/136F0DB4-A46B-4C44-AC99-7D4C71A2AE38.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxXoI9qnEBfyBnboUtzbzWkYf0Meysl3TeFMtDYNbsB4DdD1Y48ShCFYRVHngiFDnygupyACcPcYABim8K8uZfollYM9lf5-IsM-InFOHdoTeuUMf4-xuCUDWTYJzyIJvpJpDuQhhuf6I5lpZBJutJiaMVI7IeMef7GhfDItoounJvS6WAKrvEfe_/s320/136F0DB4-A46B-4C44-AC99-7D4C71A2AE38.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">David and Ayden serving with heart </p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmrDcOUJ6L1eTvN0ZTgGAz5wKzalw7BpYo8aimo0O_ZZcG5G6ube8CfVtAnTZdQ_XOhx1laaBHOa2xVoTC-aK5SYu_4bo5CyrNwFIMZ8T6X1beVNI6Pikj2sVxSv-h-IoO6ApR1isRH4NQbud6cOMNbw1iM9yWILB6EOok3apvCY6qkA2lpXojlcO/s4032/FAA0C4CF-87F5-41FE-B579-05B95C2B8B70.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmrDcOUJ6L1eTvN0ZTgGAz5wKzalw7BpYo8aimo0O_ZZcG5G6ube8CfVtAnTZdQ_XOhx1laaBHOa2xVoTC-aK5SYu_4bo5CyrNwFIMZ8T6X1beVNI6Pikj2sVxSv-h-IoO6ApR1isRH4NQbud6cOMNbw1iM9yWILB6EOok3apvCY6qkA2lpXojlcO/s320/FAA0C4CF-87F5-41FE-B579-05B95C2B8B70.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Sharing pure joy with Ben Mooney</p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWE7AXeylgfU7fjzgR-elWQHJ45khQ9M2gukyCqdn7K-HITRtkn4zvy9TjV-17GW9Ga3n1-3deF2k-Ym4LQNGGF2daSDDajcym7ui6xh0g8MJPbcNs2h9KZQTXhHuunxA9wBgWOhIkeypk9jBufbli5zArC8LujgL2Hv1ssqetKWCqdzIe_hY1I3K/s3669/9138A2D8-D46E-4D20-942B-B7D22B4DE988.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3669" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWE7AXeylgfU7fjzgR-elWQHJ45khQ9M2gukyCqdn7K-HITRtkn4zvy9TjV-17GW9Ga3n1-3deF2k-Ym4LQNGGF2daSDDajcym7ui6xh0g8MJPbcNs2h9KZQTXhHuunxA9wBgWOhIkeypk9jBufbli5zArC8LujgL2Hv1ssqetKWCqdzIe_hY1I3K/s320/9138A2D8-D46E-4D20-942B-B7D22B4DE988.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Chiquimulilla - say that ten times fast</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJSTL2ufphqvLKW8RCJa7cJ8X9ju84BteEhVeIl44ZsCl--YNDk1AhlAWxKPVqc5YRrSudz8p3i1T3B45BDkvdsIHv2A9INnCGcfM3UcDZOHBcASmcW0ynVE8sNgn02T2p9sj-ndAM9Wuy54TyjAiocOUdmaBApL-LvdusiKtvwB4tSKlg3TmQvze/s2882/C1D9EF1F-F99B-4B95-B399-301E8E9C637D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="2882" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJSTL2ufphqvLKW8RCJa7cJ8X9ju84BteEhVeIl44ZsCl--YNDk1AhlAWxKPVqc5YRrSudz8p3i1T3B45BDkvdsIHv2A9INnCGcfM3UcDZOHBcASmcW0ynVE8sNgn02T2p9sj-ndAM9Wuy54TyjAiocOUdmaBApL-LvdusiKtvwB4tSKlg3TmQvze/s320/C1D9EF1F-F99B-4B95-B399-301E8E9C637D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"> Some of the days incredible distribution team</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-55406382255786828642022-04-08T20:33:00.009-07:002022-04-13T13:53:29.329-07:00Meet the Mothers<p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 21.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><b></b></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>From April 22nd-29th a team of 9 men from 6 churches will build these four Guatemalan women below their own houses.</span> </span>These men will also distribute 50 wheelchairs to the disabled, share 20 months worth of food across 20 families and give out 90 Bibles. Without your support, none of this would have been possible. </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>PS</b> Sorry in advance for the all caps lock below. I didn’t format it like this, but might have something to do with it being sent from Guatemala. </span></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-QFLMHs3cVQxOE2sT4ZIm9fMnQPWdIkxNi4iI0Nkt-uBnmlaK0hqYvzvT8BRKSMtYILaq6qGvWJWuhJObU_Bcr9jCymEm24nW9_CUYJikq6NxccYRkIGMIrJbnk3B22n1A8FfjMi4gh6p14Tre4YMW6kNz2zivFN9HdO7iMhxnE4FwMefacGinvXY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1046" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-QFLMHs3cVQxOE2sT4ZIm9fMnQPWdIkxNi4iI0Nkt-uBnmlaK0hqYvzvT8BRKSMtYILaq6qGvWJWuhJObU_Bcr9jCymEm24nW9_CUYJikq6NxccYRkIGMIrJbnk3B22n1A8FfjMi4gh6p14Tre4YMW6kNz2zivFN9HdO7iMhxnE4FwMefacGinvXY=w400-h300" width="400" /></a><span><br /><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Home #1 Margarita Chuga Jiménez</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span><span> </span>Margarita Chuga is 40 years old and was born on April 12, 1982. She only studied until sixth grade and lives in Corona de Conocastes, Chiquimulilla. She has been a widow for seven months, after her husband died when he fell off of the third level of a construction site where he worked as a mason and guardian. Margarita works as a housekeeper earning $21 a week. She has three children:</span></div><div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span><br />·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Lesly Toscano was born April 21, 2011. She will be 11 years old and currently is studying sixth grade.<br />·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Kimberly was born January 14, 2015, is 7, and in first grade. She has spina bifida, but is still able to walk, although with some difficulty.<br />·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Julián is 2 years old and was born on September 19, 2019.<br />They family does not have their own house and have been staying on a piece of land that belongs to Margarita’s mother. However, the local mayor has given them a piece of land, and Margarita has already signed a contract with the local mayor and lawyer for the land she received as donation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span> <br /><span> </span>Currently, they are living in a home completely made of scrap metal and a dirt floor, and it doesn’t have water, drainage, or electricity. The beds they currently have are in very poor condition.<br />Extra needs for consideration:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>1 wash station<br />·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>1 bathroom<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQQgj6j8-ry34fLwWrDJIZJnY-tZeYhWK1pc54FB8Jt25kUkfHhTn8nKu0l2PnsgmZmGOazFQK4W6gRW4CJefJxmb_v4YBIBwmiUUXQ2JhMcdz57WYnLYayjaA8DexVK7QRrAwvRPUlQw8vjzjgmAES7sJYKcyq5i2h2cYhhPoanD_ks3DAWI1H1Kd" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="594" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQQgj6j8-ry34fLwWrDJIZJnY-tZeYhWK1pc54FB8Jt25kUkfHhTn8nKu0l2PnsgmZmGOazFQK4W6gRW4CJefJxmb_v4YBIBwmiUUXQ2JhMcdz57WYnLYayjaA8DexVK7QRrAwvRPUlQw8vjzjgmAES7sJYKcyq5i2h2cYhhPoanD_ks3DAWI1H1Kd=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HOME #2 </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Glenda Lili Peréz</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Glenda Pérez is 38 years old and was born on July 17, 1983. She lives in Aldea Astillero Chiquimulilla.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>Seven years ago, her husband abandoned the family and since then she has been solely responsible for her children. Glenda only studied until second grade and at the moment she is working at a tortilla shop, earning $4 per day. She has four sons:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Cristian José Gonzales (11) was born on May 16, 2010. He is studying sixth grade.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Carlos Ernesto Gonzales (9) was born on October 10, 2012, and studies fourth grade.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Luis Alberto Gonzales (7) was born on July 8, 2014. He is studying second grade.<br />·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Emmanuel Luis Gonzales (7) was born on July 8, 2014. He is also studying second grade.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>Glenda’s monthly income is very low and due to the family’s expenses of food, utilities, and education, there have been times that they can’t cover all their needs, so the children’s grandmother sometimes helps them with food.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span> <br /><span> </span>The family lives on land inherited from Glenda’s mother. Currently, the house is built from scrap metal and plywood, and a dirt floor. It has electricity, water, and a wash station. The family has 4 beds, but two are in very bad conditions.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>Extra need for consideration:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br /></span>1 Bathroom<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxCw2rewpDF_uEFh4ZpO-svwQ8PVdwk2Vnb5iOto7vFaegQn_dir9kPepsbqw7LY6v3HFsvFGJybe4oU3auPA6GZhgusrzd4p6x_ouEUZKqO-F8qWQCrm3sVjpd_hOHs3UA4AYAMieayo2e3CHR3OOWK0lok16i-TPSEAtIUkP0XPNa_-bzL1o523L" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="818" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxCw2rewpDF_uEFh4ZpO-svwQ8PVdwk2Vnb5iOto7vFaegQn_dir9kPepsbqw7LY6v3HFsvFGJybe4oU3auPA6GZhgusrzd4p6x_ouEUZKqO-F8qWQCrm3sVjpd_hOHs3UA4AYAMieayo2e3CHR3OOWK0lok16i-TPSEAtIUkP0XPNa_-bzL1o523L=w400-h300" width="400" /></a><br /></span></h2><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Home #3</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Ana de Jesús de la Cruz García</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>Ana de Jesús (73) is married to Álvaro López (73). They live in Barrio Berlín, Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa. Ana works by selling tortillas at the local market, where she makes $4 a day. Her husband works in the fields when there is work, but he mainly takes care of their grandchildren who need special care. The grandchildren are:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Elder Gabriel (21) is a young man who suffers from health problems, but the family does not know his diagnosis.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Luis Alberto Francisco López who suffers from epilepsy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Due to the physical condition of both young men, their mother abandoned them and left them in the care of her husband, who was Álvaro's son and passed away several years ago. It is for this reason that Álvaro and Ana decided to take care of their grandchildren.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Currently, Ana, Álvaro, and their two grandsons share a house with 3 other families, and it is made of mud bricks, wood, and scrap metal. The land has electricity, water, drainage, bathroom, and a wash station.</div><span class="Apple-converted-space"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>For years, the couple has worked hard to be able to have a decent life and also to support their grandchildren. However, their income is low, which has made it difficult to build a better home. It is for this reason that we are requesting the construction of a home for this family with a bunk bed and a wood stove so they can have better living conditions, since their desire is to have their own place where to stay safe and comfortable. The land where BMI will build the house belongs to Álvaro.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioJf86pjmmMlwT13OdFEfo3JVJdE9fvo6GA36UTduYFyIPQzwDI0aIWIDOQFHtlLirx-LQkpqzs_ZzK0eqa5UHRUpVEZFa0AxWBv4-CgF2h6eZZ92_KtZ7H2hUkv4BkBQb6s0hrvZGWhjl5dGxGcufBhG28UJ475ubPmv5tYE9Jp40LFrLhFMreN2o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="656" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioJf86pjmmMlwT13OdFEfo3JVJdE9fvo6GA36UTduYFyIPQzwDI0aIWIDOQFHtlLirx-LQkpqzs_ZzK0eqa5UHRUpVEZFa0AxWBv4-CgF2h6eZZ92_KtZ7H2hUkv4BkBQb6s0hrvZGWhjl5dGxGcufBhG28UJ475ubPmv5tYE9Jp40LFrLhFMreN2o=w400-h299" width="400" /></a></span></h2><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b>Home #4 María del Carmen López de la Cruz</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Maria del Carmen is 49 years old and was born on October 14, 1973. She lives in Brisas San Pablo, Chiquimulilla, Santa Rosa. She has been separated from her husband for 13 years now due to infidelity and irresponsibility with his commitments as a father. Currently, she works as a housekeeper earning $3.5 daily, and the children’s father occasionally supports them financially to cover some school and food expenses.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> Maria’s children are:</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Carmelo López (27) was born on November 26, 1994. He works at Energuate where his monthly income is $85.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>María José (19) is studying a career in computing.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>César Misael (16) studies a career in computing and also works in a butcher shop, where he receives $43 a month.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 48px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Daniel (14) studies eighth grade and occasionally works for a carpenter.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px 48px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">·<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Gerson David (12) studies fifth grade.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>At the moment, Maria and her children live in her mother’s house which is built from scrap metal and wood. However, they were able to purchase a piece of property where Bethel will build their new house.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Maria and her children have learned to move forward despite the difficulties they have faced. Thank God, the children are studying and some of them are working to cover their school expenses. It is for this reason we are requesting the construction of a home with a bunk bed and a wood stove so they can have a better home.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Extra needs:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">1 bathroom</span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span>1 wash station</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU--oF1isGuxxaUJNR-jsX4Wq9zoqr8MKwK-vADfGF7rV7Ha1lyHHBsTdzVOXoA0HcTto_jK8U5YzWDfGtiUCkRLvHmHdJPYg8dn3Zdu27hqynT0bYyiXXwpSX0x3VeGksq0WcLiBJlStcqc_6iLu5V6oQ1QUtZHALrJaoyH9TztZ3v49WnKG3PReY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU--oF1isGuxxaUJNR-jsX4Wq9zoqr8MKwK-vADfGF7rV7Ha1lyHHBsTdzVOXoA0HcTto_jK8U5YzWDfGtiUCkRLvHmHdJPYg8dn3Zdu27hqynT0bYyiXXwpSX0x3VeGksq0WcLiBJlStcqc_6iLu5V6oQ1QUtZHALrJaoyH9TztZ3v49WnKG3PReY=w332-h400" width="332" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10.7px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-70375953874815561932022-01-25T12:23:00.014-08:002022-03-31T20:23:57.262-07:00The Wealthiest Man in Town<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx_aCidIVe72f3PuGZLlAlJHMQy1Qi67xxfp_vy3wRrV3PZ_y1xY8Bgs3DntThUWT65PfP5ANMNR10FBJMg0Aq2P6Apd2TdEwQIuO2ib1nqfweNeDaBugpaE_6a0VVaMKReoqHs7pBKQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx_aCidIVe72f3PuGZLlAlJHMQy1Qi67xxfp_vy3wRrV3PZ_y1xY8Bgs3DntThUWT65PfP5ANMNR10FBJMg0Aq2P6Apd2TdEwQIuO2ib1nqfweNeDaBugpaE_6a0VVaMKReoqHs7pBKQ/w400-h300/F47B0EDB-1616-44A6-B62B-F6292503CB70_1_105_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Above: Pastor David & David House Build Trip w/ Bethel Ministries International July, 2021</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><span> </span>Financially, my dad was never a wealthy man. Like George Bailey from ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ though, he was “the richest man in town,” relationally. Right before dad died, he donated a complete house with bunk beds and stove to a family in Guatemala through Bethel Ministries International. He knew what it was like to grow up in a single mom household and he was so excited to give a home to a single mom in Central America. He’d never want me to tell you that as it might throw off some of his “rewards in heaven,” but I’m not too worried about that anymore. Being that he’s already in heaven, he’s all set, so I freely share what he did. I also share that I have the incredible opportunity to build this house dad donated with my own hands... <i>and so much more. </i><p></p><p><span> </span>On April 22nd-29th a team from Calvary Chapel Sequim (and others like myself from around the country) will build 4 houses, distribute wheelchairs for over 50 people as well as food and Bibles to as many individual families as we can. </p><p><span> </span>Each complete house including stove and bunk bed cost <b>$3700</b>. Each wheelchair, <b>$170</b>, and month+ supply of food for a family with Bible, <b>$50</b>. Would you consider donating one of these items or part of one of these items for the ‘Mike Piper Memorial Trip’ by clicking the link <a href="http://bit.ly/pipermemorial">HERE</a> or below? Total material cost for this trip will be approximately <b>$24,905</b>. Whatever you donate towards, I will take a picture of the person who receives it so you can see them and cherish what you gave towards. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bit.ly/pipermemorial">Donate to Mike Piper Memorial House Build Trip</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">3/31/22 Update - We've Raised $24,119 of our $31,130 goal. <b>$7,011 Remains</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcusriZ1jZ_7q2M9klGlfpvKWaam9cJhWYoyLGWJCk6P1tA_C_T0oiQ4TeHDAB37s48kVBcWrX-zTn3_ToXlAwM0k4PAD_Q8kcO_xr6ba-RKfdC2KyqbXuqjEj9gSSZGTTuuMRMBOIXDgqkdzycBHRZHv2QIdZ8j-xsJGs6lN96SlEiK7ZCmIHs1tz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcusriZ1jZ_7q2M9klGlfpvKWaam9cJhWYoyLGWJCk6P1tA_C_T0oiQ4TeHDAB37s48kVBcWrX-zTn3_ToXlAwM0k4PAD_Q8kcO_xr6ba-RKfdC2KyqbXuqjEj9gSSZGTTuuMRMBOIXDgqkdzycBHRZHv2QIdZ8j-xsJGs6lN96SlEiK7ZCmIHs1tz=w531-h640" width="531" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-91195657198415071242022-01-13T17:41:00.000-08:002022-01-13T17:41:04.982-08:00My Dad (Part 2)<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiPIm1wMGwOByiqT9sO_i4iwNQxgt6ghZBPapjIrbi7q6v1NaLmMfZqwZHs1OkXzPj9CEgEM7ftCQdVvtAmBZkVhDIKqYrmyOAkvRt-o2AelxkFO4-ttZC8TQdu5Q2qm1o8lsQWPeoTw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="3367" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiPIm1wMGwOByiqT9sO_i4iwNQxgt6ghZBPapjIrbi7q6v1NaLmMfZqwZHs1OkXzPj9CEgEM7ftCQdVvtAmBZkVhDIKqYrmyOAkvRt-o2AelxkFO4-ttZC8TQdu5Q2qm1o8lsQWPeoTw/" width="294" /></a></div><br />From the moment I was born my dad was always bigger and stronger than me. I would jokingly say that I was (literally) half the man my father was... because I was. He was big bodied with a big voice, personality, and heart. I could tell if my dad was on shift at his Costco-side-hustle within feet of walking in the front entrance without seeing him. At a young age his mother would tell him “Michael, out of all the people in this building, your voice is the only one I hear. You need to quiet down.” He was larger than life and wanted to make sure everyone was enjoying themselves. He loved to tell stories and jokes - often the same ones repeatedly. He also lacked what you would call a filter, would overshare, and was honest to a fault; this reminds me of Hebrews 11:34 when it says “…whose weakness was turned to strength,” and was a lot of his rustic charm. You never had to guess how dad was feeling. He loved driving his old Lincoln Towncars (just like his dad use to drive) to California for comedy work as well as to visit friends and family. Without fail, each of the many Lincoln’s he bought were always “better” (and cheaper!) than the last with various internal/external aesthetic flaws. He was quick to throw burgers on the grill if you said you were remotely hungry and was always ready to listen to folks who were hurting. He brought introverts out of their shells and could get even the quietist people comfortably talking. He was always hospitable and generous with his time, talents and treasures. He could also say some cringy things and mostly get away with it as he was 100%, unblinkingly, genuine. He liked everyone he met. As president of DeAnza High School and voted most popular, he would often recount the names of his former (and current) friends and the fact that he was still praying for them after all these years. He wanted every person in school to know Jesus then and now. Around 1964 he accepted Jesus into his heart through Billy Graham on TV. His father wasn’t really around, so in a very real way God became the Father figure he had missed. Dad was always bigger and stronger than me until I saw him in the hospital struggling to breathe without a machine. Then came the painful realization that he would never leave that hospital room. I find myself crying at random times. I miss my larger than life dad. I know where he is now, but I also know where he isn’t, and that’s right here with us. I think it was a line from ‘Remember the Titans’ where a guy said, “Superman can’t die,” after his friend was in a nearly life ending car accident. My Superman died the other day though. I miss my dad, our bigger than life Mike Piper.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mVT8yjd1aA3y3fqZa9n134g1Ymlyv0oW9OroLMALpvs8pmyGydv0OjLnexbNHxTv_ufiBqdxp6X9kBcxxxWwCXbilty0ccAcart6Lebof-cz4H258oPyucdY5V3zwL2mhDFzTG2w41U/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="3926" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mVT8yjd1aA3y3fqZa9n134g1Ymlyv0oW9OroLMALpvs8pmyGydv0OjLnexbNHxTv_ufiBqdxp6X9kBcxxxWwCXbilty0ccAcart6Lebof-cz4H258oPyucdY5V3zwL2mhDFzTG2w41U/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO8eEl5PUrhkQvBIEVYURjKnivalCbhQaiYLHt7TT9649qprE297YwXFSub8cEDugG8A_lnZ7_XXK-OErP8lpiWRf44VN9c4Y_h9NKUr_FDrGkCqCLr4M3yjvwOpF2EfahIUeEpbX0vA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO8eEl5PUrhkQvBIEVYURjKnivalCbhQaiYLHt7TT9649qprE297YwXFSub8cEDugG8A_lnZ7_XXK-OErP8lpiWRf44VN9c4Y_h9NKUr_FDrGkCqCLr4M3yjvwOpF2EfahIUeEpbX0vA/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-75934768517429679372022-01-12T17:42:00.001-08:002022-01-12T17:42:18.772-08:00My Dad (Part 1)<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My dad went to be with Jesus yesterday at 5:37pm after battling Covid for a few weeks. He was surrounded by family and profoundly loved by all. </span></span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="ba2ct" data-offset-key="2o4qh-0-0" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2o4qh-0-0" style="animation-name: none !important; direction: ltr; position: relative; transition-property: none !important;"><span data-offset-key="2o4qh-0-0" style="animation-name: none !important; transition-property: none !important;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUztGFEBnhG-gB6ynC2WEJmJW6s4ndOtzcd6gP8VgFAlINCldaTShyphenhyphenec970LBzSFdpV1GTqIn2kGHFhx8OXt3yvnhjLsKdjT8fv-qOURwyQVwk25gLmf8iUBmj7SnsgKjLW3lZ09YYE4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3419" data-original-width="2434" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUztGFEBnhG-gB6ynC2WEJmJW6s4ndOtzcd6gP8VgFAlINCldaTShyphenhyphenec970LBzSFdpV1GTqIn2kGHFhx8OXt3yvnhjLsKdjT8fv-qOURwyQVwk25gLmf8iUBmj7SnsgKjLW3lZ09YYE4/" width="171" /></a></div><br />On Saturday the 8th I was able to visit him in the hospital as his ordained minister. We said all we wanted to each other for an hour and it was a beautiful time. Even in this current moment of grieving I recognize that it’s a sacred gift to be able to be with a loved one when they pass. So many don’t have that opportunity and I’m thankful I was able to close my fathers eyes with my own hand Gen. 46:4. The Saturday before he passed, he asked me to talk about something else other than his health etc. He asked me what I was learning in seminary. I shared with him that what’s been gripping my heart recently is the gospel experienced by Jesus from the Father in Matthew 3. Before Jesus had begun any of his earthly ministry, overcoming temptation in the desert, healing, preaching, performing miracles and ultimately going to the cross for the sins of the world… the Father pronounced his love on the son saying, “this is my son in whom I’m well pleased.” My dad then looked at me and said, “I never told you this before, but I use to tell you as a baby, “you’re my boy in whom I’m well pleased.” I know I’m not God, but I loved you because you were mine.” For me, this was one of the most profound moments I ever had with my dad. To know you’re loved before you’ve ever done anything is huge. To live from the Heavenly Fathers love is everything. We can’t earn what’s already been pronounced over us. I’m so thankful for the loving life of my dad.</span></span></div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-48431175762292276142021-11-22T22:28:00.000-08:002021-11-22T22:28:36.526-08:00Trinity & We: How God’s Relationship Shapes Ours<p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Why Trinity? Why Hospitality?</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">I would propose that when the majority of good-Bible-believing-Christians hear the word “God,” they don’t also hear <i>‘Trinity’</i> in all its glorious unity, distinction and mystery. I would also assert the Christian “God” we conceive isn’t as vast or glorious in our fallen evangelical minds as he is in reality. Eastern Orthodox believers would say the Triune God is in a continual, <i>perichoretic</i> dance. While potentially blasphemous to a Baptist’s ears, this picture presents us with a bigger imaginative story, and bigger love within the imminent Trinity than we might have first conceived. Ultimately, I believe our small view of God impacts the way we view the gospel, ourselves, others, God’s mission and Biblical hospitality. While the explicit focus of this project will be slanted towards a deeper understanding of Christian hospitality, we will also explore the broader impacts of a more robust trinitarian theology in our lives. While the Greek word for hospitality <i>‘philoxenia’</i> (φιλοξενία), connotating a “generous and gracious treatment of guests,” only shows up seven times in the New Testament, its heartbeat spans both testaments.<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[1]</sup></span> Simply put, the heart of hospitality is <i>relationship</i>, and ultimately the hospitality of God is Him giving us himself. Within Himself, God is the perfect community that perfectly models sacrificial and servant hearted love.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">In Rosaria Butterfields profound book, <i>‘The Gospel Comes with a Housekey’, </i>she recounts the profoundly simple way she was brought into the Kingdom as a former lesbian feminist through regular dinners at a pastor’s house. For Butterfield, “hospitality is the ground zero of the Christian faith,” and I heartily agree.<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[2]</sup></span> Over a kitchen table filled with food, a person’s guard is softened as they experience a tangible filling of love. Some of my favorite times in life were when I, as a college student myself, had 25-40 people over for dinner on a Saturday night after a church service. The night represented a weekly open invite to anyone who desired to come. From nerds to jocks, a variety of people showed up (even international students) and everyone was welcome.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">In the context of widespread persecution, the author of Heb. 13:2 reminds a fledgling church community to not stop showing hospitality. I believe now, maybe more than ever, hospitality is critical for those Christians living in the United States. Hospitality is more than just cooking, it’s a decision towards relational openness and vulnerability. In my church context I currently oversee the Greeting Team ministry and I’m always looking for ways to encourage my team’s willingness to serve, and I believe table fellowship could be the way forward. One day in the future I hope to return to some level of pastoral ministry in the church and I see hospitality as a primary way of community engagement. For now, my wife and I have witnessed firsthand the power of sharing food with neighbors and what this does for deeper conversations. In this project I hope to walk away with deeper hospitality convictions and application for Portland in 2021. In this project we will make observations of God within himself (in what theologians call the immanent trinity), God’s hospitality towards us and our hospitality towards others.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Hospitality and Service Within the Trinity<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h8bxQFaz5Lrfea2GbmTFm_Fj5Fmbmnzc0HiatK3Imj0oDhIe8eNmFHlVb01utHrCoDpbqRWdW6ETFOjTum0Ht1ox9yYzXTLYxCIIYb9cwxCTn26ZahNuKyd12dIt0iFA8NvYdSMccKQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1250" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h8bxQFaz5Lrfea2GbmTFm_Fj5Fmbmnzc0HiatK3Imj0oDhIe8eNmFHlVb01utHrCoDpbqRWdW6ETFOjTum0Ht1ox9yYzXTLYxCIIYb9cwxCTn26ZahNuKyd12dIt0iFA8NvYdSMccKQ/w400-h362/Screen+Shot+2021-11-22+at+10.25.53+PM.png" width="400" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b> </b></p><p class="p4" style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="color: black;"><b><sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></sup></b></span><span class="s3" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[3]</sup></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>“God is Trinity primarily for himself and only secondarily for us.”</i><span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[4]</sup></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">God exists in three distinct persons, yet there is only one God. Father, Son and Spirit being unique within themselves are in unending, triumphant relationship with each other. Each member seeks to serve without the need to first be served. Reeves writes that “The Triune God is the love behind all love, the life behind all life, the music behind all music, the beauty behind all beauty and the joy behind all joy.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[5]</sup></span> Unlike pagan ANE gods, the God as revealed in the Bible is intrinsically love within himself. If there was no time, no universe, no creation, it would be of no matter. He would be loved. He wouldn’t be alone. Fred Sanders states that “Imagining God without the world is one way to highlight the freedom of God in creating.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[6]</sup></span> God is fully complete within his own divine community of love. This is a most foundational truth for the Christian to grasp. As God is free of need, He can pursue others without need or agenda. In this Trinitarian community, all God ever needed is found within himself, freeing Him up from seeking affirmation somewhere outside of himself (Ps. 115:3). Humans often talk about ‘finding themselves’ to be made whole, when the God of the Bible is intrinsically ‘whole’. While we can mentally misplace or forget God’s particular provision to us over our lifetime, God the Holy Spirit searches <i>and finds</i> the deep things of God in perfect unity with his desires (1. Cor 2:10).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We can only know something of the ‘imminent’ life of God because he has chosen to reveal himself to us ‘economically’. Wayne Grudem writes that, “The only distinctions between the members of the Trinity are in the ways they relate to each other and to the creation.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[7]</sup></span> We know from John 1:1 that the incarnate Son was with God before the foundation of the world in intimate relation with God the Father. Like a good Father, God glorified the Son with his very self in relationship to him (17:5). God the Father was loving God the Son with a perfect love (17:24) while sharing his glory with him (17:22). “The relationships of the Trinity are relationships of love. They are marked by devotion to the others.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[8]</sup></span> Jesus affirmed that all he had was the Fathers and all the Father had was the Sons (17:10). Before creation, God, in his own presence, felt “an overwhelming sense of joy, fulfillment and pleasure,” as he served himself (Ps. 16:11).<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[9]</sup></span> Prior to God creating humanity, God the Spirit was hovering over the darkness (Gen. 1:2), possibly imagining what could be as He Hovered over the deep void. The Father is spoken of in scripture as the ‘sender’ of the Son who in turn does all the Father commands him to do (John 14:31). “God the father is preeminently the one who plans and ordains and initiates the course of history and the events that take place.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[10]</sup></span> All things have been graciously handed over to the Son from the Father while both are vibrantly living (Matt. 11:27). The son accomplishes what the Father had ordained.<i> </i>“We could say, for instance, that in the case of God, the happy land of the eternal Trinity is God's actual home, while the economy of salvation is his home away from home or the home he makes hospitably among his creatures. We could even call the imminent Trinity God’s family of origin.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[11]</sup></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> At the onset of Jesus’ ministry we see a most profound and beautifully relational Trinitarian moment in the words of Matt. 3:16–17: “And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” We here see a Trinitarian type of <i>gospel</i>. Before Jesus ever <i>accomplished</i> <i>anything</i> in his earthly ministry, he was loved by God the Father and empowered by God the Spirit. His identity was secure in who He was, not what He did. “When we hear Father, Son, and Holy Spirit bear witness to each other in this manner, we are overhearing the doctrine of the Trinity from three privileged insiders, and learning about nothing less than the inner life of God.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[12]</sup></span> Out of extravagant love, God speaks relational truth over his Son, the Son is obediently baptized and the Holy Spirit descends to empower him for earthly mission. “Here at one moment we have three members of the Trinity performing three distinct activities,” each sought to serve the other out of love.<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[13]</sup></span> In a similar vein, while we were still sinners, before we had done anything remotely worthwhile, the Triune God loved us (Romans 5:8). Being loved, frees you to love others freely in the context of Christian service as we have witnessed within the Trinity (1 John 4:10). In Phil. 2:6-11 we’re told that Jesus’ ministry modeled servant-hearted hospitality and humility, and this leads us into our next section as God prepares a table for us (Psalm 23:5).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i> </i></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Trinitarian Hospitality Towards Us</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b> </b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>“The gospel is that God is God for us, that he gives himself to be our salvation.”</i><span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[14]</sup></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> </p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">In Genesis 18 a most curious interaction occurs between Abraham and the LORD (<i>YHWH</i>). As the singular YHWH approached his tent in the heat of the day, Abraham saw <i>three</i> men. In light of scripture, we can conclude that this was no mirage Abraham was encountering, or early onset of heat stroke, but an encounter with the Triune God. Abraham humbles himself in v.2 addressing the three with the singular title ‘<i>Adonai’, </i>before beckoning them to stay for rest and refreshment. In v.5 the three say in unison, “do as you have said.” Abraham then personally prepares dinner (while having over 300 men under his leadership) and presents the feast to his guests who then enquire about his wife. In v.10 the hosting ‘tables’ are turned, so to speak, as YHWH states that a child will be born in a year. The hospitality has shifted from Abraham to YHWH who takes charge of this afternoon scene. While inviting laughter from the aged Sarah who overheard the words of the LORD in v. 12, it nevertheless became true. The LORD would graciously provide for their deepest felt needs and hurts. As YHWH moved down the road towards Sodom, our picture of hospitality is expanded. Biblical hospitality doesn’t just mean provision of food but also protective shelter and covering. In Gen: 19:8, Lot offers protection to his angelic visitors by welcoming them out of the square and (horrifically) offering the substitution of his daughters for the lives of his guests. Like Abraham’s encounter, the ‘tables’ of hospitality are turned in v. 10 as the angels forcefully pull Lot into his <i>own</i> house and then provide the former host a safe exit for him and his family by blinding the mob v.11.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;"> </p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">Throughout the OT, the Triune God is a God who is deeply concerned for the hurting and broken. Lack of hospitality from other nations angered the Lord and Israel wasn’t to be like them or repeat their mistakes (Deut. 23:3-4). When He spoke to Moses on Sinai, he advocated for the gracious treatment of orphans, widows, and sojourners. Long before the days of Safeway and Target, hospitality was a matter of life and death. Traveling across the desert and being refused hospitality (both food and shelter) could lead to your inevitable demise. YHWH presented hospitality in connection to the memory of their gross mistreatment in Egypt (Exod. 23:9). God hospitably led the Israelites out of Egypt before requiring anything of them; now he would expect them to follow suit loving the foreigner among them even if that foreigner couldn’t benefit them in any way (Lev. 19:33-34). For longer staying Israelite guests, they were invited to join the Hebrew rhythms of life and submit to their laws. God makes hospitable provisions for the poor, exhorting the landowner not to glean their fields all the way to the edges; in this way food would be available to the most vulnerable and susceptible to starvation (Lev. 23:22). For the Israelite who overlooked those most in need of hospitable grace, God would bring about justice on behalf of the poor (Deut. 10:18).</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;"> </p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">In the New Testament God presented us the supreme gift of relational hospitality with the gift of another miraculous child; Jesus. There could be no greater gift from the Trinitarian God than his very self. Jesus presents himself in continuity with the great shepherds of old, Abraham and Moses who provided for their people. Luke 19:1-9 presents an incredible interaction with a spiritually broken man named Zacchaeus. Jesus boldly invites himself over to his house where he’s simultaneously the guest and host, providing something far more lasting than a side dish; salvation. In John 10:27-29 Jesus says, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.<span class="s4" style="font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup> </sup></span>I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.” He hospitably provides them with truth worth following and eternal protection from death. This isn’t merely from the Son’s initiative but on behalf of the Father as well. In John 14:2-3 he compares the offer of divine hospitality to eternal lodging in a room which is part of his Father’s house. He will one day guide them to this safe haven so his people can be intimately invited into eternal lodgings (Psalm 16: 9-11). In John 17 Jesus prays for the safety of his disciples in his absence. While he was physically with them, he was able to protect those who were His, and keep them safe. In 17:15 his hospitable prayer includes asking for their protection in this lifetime from the evil one during his absence. The God we serve is not one who pledges to remove danger and hardship from our path but to lead us through it as a shepherd would a helpless sheep in a dark valley. As Jesus time of physically being on earth was coming to a close, he had no plan of leaving his own to their own devices as orphans (John 14:18). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> In John 14 Jesus exhorts his disciples to show their love to him by keeping his commands. This wouldn’t be done in relational isolation from the 3<span class="s4" style="font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>rd</sup></span> person of the Trinity though. “The Holy Spirit applies the accomplishments of the Son to those who are united to the Son by faith.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[15]</sup></span> Jesus asked God the Father to send God the Spirit, the forever helper to enable the believer to be brought into the generous life of God. “A gospel that rearranges the components of your life but does not put you personally in the presence of God is too small,” God desired nothing less for us than entering His very life.<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[16]</sup></span> In this way the Father who sent the Son, asked for the Spirit to be sent. Each and every Trinitarian member had their part to play on inviting God’s people into their very own life. Jesus says it’s actually better for him to go away so that the Advocate can come, convicting the world of sin, judging the ‘prince of this world’ and guiding the believer in truth (16:7-11; 13). “Finally, when the Holy Spirit comes to believers, he comes as the Spirit who comes from the Father and the Son (John 15:26). Through his presence, the Father and the Son dwell in believers (14:23).”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[17]</sup></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Paul writes in Eph. 2:18 that through God the Son we have relational access through God the Spirit to God the Father. Beyond mere invitation into the house of God, we’re invited to share in the very life of the Trinitarian family with God as our Father (Gal. 4:6). The Spirit of the Son is now in the hearts of all who believe, enabling us to cry out “Abba” to our true Dad. Paul also writes in 1<span class="s4" style="font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>st</sup></span> Cor. 8:6 that creation was from the Father through the Son, they wanted a creation that could experience their love. With Jesus incarnation, he taught about how true hospitality goes beyond the borders of your team and tribe (Luke 10:25-37) and to give to those who couldn’t repay you (Luke 14:12-14). This is a radical reframing and shaping motivation for both then and now which leads us to our final section</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Our Hospitality Towards Others</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>“God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All that we were made to be comes from knowing that. Our need for relationships, the importance of serving others, what it means to be sexual beings - all come into true light when seen in relation to our Trinitarian God.”</i><span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[18]</sup></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b> </b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> In Matt. 28:19 the resurrected Christ says to “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” essentially inviting lost children into relationship with God the Father. But why would there ever be lost children? Sanders writes “By graciously giving his creatures the room to exist, the triune God allows them the freedom to turn away without himself being the author of evil.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[19]</sup></span> This is where God’s adopted children shine forth. The heart of hospitality is relationship, and as God has sought relationship with all humanity, his children are uniquely positioned to invite those who are not yet His, into their Fathers house. As I stated earlier, many good-Bible-believing-Christians don’t automatically think ‘Trinity’ when they hear ‘God’. Sanders helps ground salvation into Trinitarian ways of thinking as full gospel adoption means encountering the Trinity. He helpfully reframes the Christians way of thinking about salvation in relational terms and Trinitarian community: “Getting saved = being adopted as sons by encountering the gospel Trinity. Knowing Jesus personally = the Spirit joining believers to the life of Jesus. Devotional Bible reading = hearing the Father's Word in the Spirit. Conversational prayer = the logic of meditation; prayer in the name of Jesus.”<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[20]</sup></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;"> </p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;">Out of all the incomplete Godhead analogies, Trinitarian hospitality might be best represented by a healthy marriage and family.<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[21]</sup></span> Husband and wife as covenant <i>image</i> bearers provide a fuller <i>picture</i> of Trinitarian relationship. In the beginning of a human relationship, a man and woman enter into a marriage relationship that says, ‘I will be with you until the end, til death do we part.’ From this profound covenantal love, a child enters in as a product of this sacred union. This marriage union wasn’t dependent on the child; the marriage was a complete and loving union prior to the child. Without this love between the man and the woman, the newborn baby wouldn’t exist. Through the completeness of the parents love a child is invited into something much bigger than themselves, a family. In a similar vein, we as adopted children of the Trinity desire to invite those into something bigger than themselves; something they were made for but never aware of. Out of the overflow of our hearts, our mouths speak (Luke 6:45; Psalm 23:5). I believe scripture would present those who have been forgiven much as loving much as well (Luke 7:47). When you know you’re loved by the Triune Father God of the universe, you’re freed to truly pour out hospitable love towards others (Matt. 6:19-21; 1 John 4:19). Allberry notes that in the West, greatness is measure by how many people are serving you, but Jesus used a different benchmark: “The son of man came to serve and not be served,” (Mark 10:45).<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[22]</sup></span> For Jesus, greatness was measured by how many we served, not how many serve us. We’ve been wired for relationships and happiness is most profoundly felt when shared whereas suffering is compounded in isolation.<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[23]</sup></span> Hospitality means entering the others story at the point of their brokenness and hurt.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 48px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> When the church community was first inaugurated in Acts 2 by the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, this community dedicated itself to the apostles teaching and to the regular breaking of bread. Since day one, table fellowship has been a critical element of the gospels proclamation and is an aspect that needs to be reinvigorated in the American Church. Days after Rosaria Butterfields home was broken into and all her earthly possessions were stolen, her and her husband had the neighborhood over for a meal as they sifted through the wreckage of their battered home.<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[24]</sup></span> Hospitality goes beyond sharing openness when skies are blue, but is an embodied way of life (Heb. 13:2). All throughout the NT Christians are encouraged to show hospitality to all people (Rom. 12:13; 1 Peter 4:9) while being warned about extending hospitality to intentionally unrepentant believers (1 Cor. 5:11).<span class="s1" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 10.7px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[25]</sup></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b> </b>In Rev. 3:20 we see that divine salvific hospitality is open to all and couched within the setting of a meal; “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” From scripture we see that the Bible begins and ends with a meal. In Gen. 3, humans shared a small snack with the serpent; in Revelation 19:7-10 there will be a feast in heaven with King Jesus. We regularly anticipate this feast through the communion our Lord inaugurated on the night he was betrayed (Luke 22:14-22).</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>Practical Outworking for Ministry</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> In the last 18 months since moving to Portland, my wife and I have sought to live hospitable, generous lives by hosting travelers, students and our church community over for meals and/or lodging. We have both been the recipients of God’s (and humans) gracious hospitality towards us, and this is something that is deeply important to us. I was captivated by Rosaria’s conversion story which centered around her invitation into the life of a Christian family through table fellowship and gospel rhythms. While we aren’t officially in any pastoral roles at a church, we don’t miss opportunities to pastor and love those around us. Our hearts desire is to give folks a brief snapshot of heaven when they enter our home and lives. I’ve discovered over my life that gathering groups of people over meals or activities is the catalyst for relationships. One day when we re-enter ministry, I would systematically host families in leadership positions over at our home for a meal, modeling for them a potential way of serving others. If given the opportunity to teach, I would use each of the three sections: ‘Hospitality and Service Within the Trinity’,<b> ‘</b>Trinitarian Hospitality Towards Us’ and ‘Our Hospitality Towards Others’, as the basis of a month-long series to unpack the foundations of hospitality. One of the biggest issues I see today among people surrounds <i>loneliness</i> which causes a slew damage. What if we as a body, loved by God, were prepared to radically invite and love others into something bigger than themselves? I believe this act would have long ranging Gospel implications.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[1]</sup></span> Wilson, D. K. (2016). <a href="https://ref.ly/logosres/lbd?hw=Hospitality&off=1325"><span class="s3">Hospitality</span></a>. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), <i>The Lexham Bible Dictionary</i>. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[2]</sup></span> Rosaria Butterfield, <i>The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World</i> (Wheaton: Crossway, 2018).</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[3]</sup></span> Kyle Donn’s creative visual rendition of Gerry Breshears lecture notes from 11/12/21</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[4]</sup></span> Fred Sanders, <i>The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything</i>, 2nd edition. (Wheaton: Crossway, 2017), 83. Italics mine.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[5]</sup></span> Michael Reeves, <i>Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith</i>, Illustrated edition. (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012), 62.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[6]</sup></span> Sanders, <i>The Deep Things of God</i>, 64.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[7]</sup></span> Wayne Grudem, <i>Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine</i> (Leicester, England : Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan Academic, 1994), 250.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[8]</sup></span> Sam Allberry, <i>Connected: Living in the Light of the Trinity</i> (Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P & R Publishing, 2013), 88.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[9]</sup></span> “What Was God Doing before He Created the Universe?,” <i>GotQuestions.Org</i>, accessed November 18, 2021, https://www.gotquestions.org/God-doing.html.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[10]</sup></span> Vern S. Poythress, <i>The Mystery of the Trinity: A Trinitarian Approach to the Attributes of God</i> (Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P & R Publishing, 2020), 94.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[11]</sup></span> Sanders, <i>The Deep Things of God</i>, 132.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[12]</sup></span> Ibid., 81.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[13]</sup></span> Grudem, <i>Systematic Theology</i>, 230.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[14]</sup></span> Sanders, <i>The Deep Things of God</i>, 125. Italics Mine.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[15]</sup></span> Sanders, <i>The Deep Things of God</i>, 125.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[16]</sup></span> Ibid., 106.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[17]</sup></span> Poythress, <i>The Mystery of the Trinity</i>, 97.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[18]</sup></span> Allberry, <i>Connected</i>, 96.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[19]</sup></span> Reeves, <i>Delighting in the Trinity</i>, 58.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[20]</sup></span> Sanders, <i>The Deep Things of God</i>, 59.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[21]</sup></span> Grudem, <i>Systematic Theology</i>, 241.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[22]</sup></span> Allberry, <i>Connected</i>, 85.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[23]</sup></span> Ibid., 81.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[24]</sup></span> Butterfield, <i>The Gospel Comes with a House Key</i>.</p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s5" style="color: #0000e9; font-size: 8.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;"><sup>[25]</sup></span> Wilson, D. K. (2016). <a href="https://ref.ly/logosres/lbd?hw=Hospitality&off=1325"><span class="s3">Hospitality</span></a>. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 13.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), <i>The Lexham Bible Dictionary</i>. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>References</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Allberry, Sam. <i>Connected: Living in the Light of the Trinity</i>. Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P & R Publishing, 2013.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Butterfield, Rosaria. <i>The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World</i>. Wheaton: Crossway, 2018.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Grudem, Wayne. <i>Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine</i>. Leicester, England : Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan Academic, 1994.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Poythress, Vern S. <i>The Mystery of the Trinity: A Trinitarian Approach to the Attributes of God</i>. </p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Phillipsburg, New Jersey: P & R Publishing, 2020.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Reeves, Michael. <i>Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith</i>. Illustrated edition. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sanders, Fred. <i>The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything</i>. 2nd edition. Wheaton: Crossway, 2017.</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“What Was God Doing before He Created the Universe?” <i>GotQuestions.Org</i>. Accessed November 18, 2021. https://www.gotquestions.org/God-doing.html.</p><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Wilson, D. K. (2016). <a href="https://ref.ly/logosres/lbd?hw=Hospitality&off=1325"><span class="s3">Hospitality</span></a>. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), <i>The Lexham Bible Dictionary</i>. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.</p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-70207018608959426512021-10-05T10:08:00.002-07:002021-11-16T14:20:07.968-08:00Kingdom of God in the Old and New Testament <p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaTQ7jZRaGq9r-5Gnp8QkKtwWgZmwOCLuXJQ7WW6cHOA2sYmuBw7BPAB8-haYdTxwLqcYTU56eJzxm-qNLQgWbye4HyGRqhu21npU5GWxunQZgMHCefeprIHnd9uGruM6YPJDB5zzXDs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaTQ7jZRaGq9r-5Gnp8QkKtwWgZmwOCLuXJQ7WW6cHOA2sYmuBw7BPAB8-haYdTxwLqcYTU56eJzxm-qNLQgWbye4HyGRqhu21npU5GWxunQZgMHCefeprIHnd9uGruM6YPJDB5zzXDs/w400-h225/KOG.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Introduction<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I always struggled to understand what ‘The Kingdom’ was growing up in the church. It sounded so abstract, medieval and ethereal to my young western ears. As an American it can be hard to grasp the idea of kings and a kingdom. Our nation was founded on a Declaration of Independence from an earthly kingdom. We were to be a nation dependent under God with autonomy from all others. I feel this desire for American autonomy has bled into our relationship with the creator as well. In American Christianity we’re use to singing songs like “I am a friend of God,” which is a correct theological truth that might get over-emphasized in certain circles over the terrifying, “our God is a consuming fire” of Heb. 12:29. We want a god who shows up on our prayerful cue to rescue us (and our human kingdoms) when we need him forgetting Ps. 115:3 that says “our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.” Scripture tells us to seek his Kingdom first, and everything else like clothes and shelter will be added unto us if we’re going after God with everything.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">So, What is the Kingdom?</span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The NT uses Kingdom of God (KOG) and Kingdom of Heaven (KOH) interchangeably. One is based in a Hebrew context, the other Greek. While scholars have widely debated the exact meaning of the Kingdom, this doesn’t mean its understanding is out of our reach. Preparing for this paper, I read two useful definitions about the Kingdom; 1) the 30,000-foot approach of George Eldon Ladd, “The Kingdom of God is basically the rule of God. It is God’s reign, the divine sovereignty in action;” and 2) the 5,000-foot approach of Patrick Schreiner “The kingdom is the King’s power over the King’s people in the King’s place.” These are concise and personally helpful, but still a little abstract for me as a pastor of people who’ve probably never picked up a theology book.</span></p><p class="p6" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the Old Testament ‘Kingdom’ is used 215 times, 103 of which show up as <span class="s1" style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">מַמְלָכָה</span> (<i>mamlakah</i>), most notably used in Exod. 19:6, Deut. 17:18 and 2<span class="s2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>nd</sup></span> Samuel 5:12; 7:12-16. In the New Testament, βασιλεία <i>(basileia)</i> is used 162 times most notably in Matthew and Luke before decreasing in the Pauline writings. If our Lord and Savior’s <i>good news</i> had everything to do with the Kingdom, why does it <i>seemingly</i> disappear in later NT writings? In this summary project I will briefly survey Kingdom origins in Jesus’ Bible before briefly unpacking the ‘Kingdom for today’ in the NT gospels. The focus will then shift to Acts, Paul as well as ‘the Kingdom for tomorrow’ in Revelation.</span></p><p class="p6" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Kingdom Beginnings in the Old Testament</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“The Biblical idea of the Kingdom of God is deeply rooted in the Old Testament…”</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The word Kingdom first shows up in the Gen. 10:10 table of nations in reference to a member of Noah’s line. It later shows up in Exod. 19:6 in a big way highlighting the unique ministry Israel was to hold among the nations to the world. When Adam and Eve forfeited their rights to reign, rule and subdue creation as King and Queen under God in the mountaintop garden (Gen. 1:26-28), the kingdom was corrupted. After Noah’s fall, which begins on a mountain, it’s not until Abraham’s family enters the scene in 11:27 that Kingdom hopes began to be revived. These hopes were seemingly dampened when the family was enslaved (Exod. 1) but YHWH was still shaping his kingdom people.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Law</span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The seed of Abraham was preserved through captivity and led out of Egypt by Moses. When all had looked dark, hopes for God’s kingdom were revived. Moses received the law from God on a mountain in which the people were given their heavenly assignment to be a Kingdom of Priests (Exod. 19:6). “God was constructing a community, nation, through which he would reign, and his people would govern with him, bringing order to a disordered world.” The Torah was to be the lifeblood to this people, nourishing their godward roots. Ultimately, the people fail so the sacrificial system foreshadowed in Gen. is instituted in Lev. Deut.17:18-20 talks about an ideal King who would one day reign. Better kingdom days were on the horizon.</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Prophets</span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As Israel transitioned into the Land promised to them, they were able to live in the space given to them for communion with God. They were to be a light to the nations but ended up desiring to look like them (2<span class="s2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>nd</sup></span> Sam. 8:20). Their desire for a king wasn’t wrong but the heart behind it was. Samuel who was the last Judge and first prophet, anoints the first King of Israel. The first king Saul is a small fiasco, but God establishes a kingdom covenant through David’s line in 2<span class="s2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>nd</sup></span> Sam. 7. In Samuel’s prophetic writing, the future eternal kingdom of a King who would reign forever is established. Once more, exile threatened this kingdom. Isaiah writes of a coming king in the line of David (Isa. 1-39). This ruler would be a light to the nations (ch. 9) through whom the nations would be healed (ch. 53). This Spirit-anointed ruler from God will announce good news to the poor, heal, and announce freedom to the captives (Isa. 61:1-3). “The kingdom God brings is through power and a person, and for a place.” Through a symphony of voices the prophets announced that the kingdom would come through God fulfilling his covenantal promises. A better day was coming still.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Writings<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So what would life in God’s Kingdom look like? “Through proverbs, songs, laments, stories, and more history,” these writings painted a picture of what things could be like when God’s wisdom was implemented at large under a good king. When Torah wisdom is implemented, people experience garden-like-flourishing and shalom. Acquiring knowledge by fearing the Lord leads to the <i>‘good life’</i> and blessing. The good king (and coming King) will be obedient to Torah and this is what success will look like. Success doesn’t mean suffering avoidance, but those who are ‘successful’ will remain steadfast in praising the Lord through suffering. “Both Esther and Daniel have pulled back the curtain of history to show that in the midst of exile, Yahweh is still preserving his people. His kingdom will be victorious in due time.” Part of the coming Israelite struggle with Jesus, and his upside-down Kingdom, came from an outwardly victorious and conquering messiah in Daniel 10. They had no idea his kingdom exaltation would come from being lifted up on a Roman torture device. Rather than killing his (their) enemies, he gets killed.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Kingdom is at Hand</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Within the NT understanding of <i>Kingdom</i> there includes elements of present and future dimensions; <i>this age</i> and the <i>age to come</i>. It’s the announcement of what God in Christ has done and will do. On a soteriological level, the reign of Christ means the eventual destruction of all hostile powers when he returns in the Second Coming; the last enemy of which is death (1 Cor. 15:26). The incarnation of Jesus and his inaugurated Kingdom landed behind enemy lines in contested territory. More than just abstract ideas of a spiritual realm, Jesus’ kingdom is invading the kingdom of Satan in physical ways in historic time and space as good news is announced to those who need it most. Matthew presents the King’s <i>place</i>, Mark presents the King’s <i>power</i>, Luke the King’s <i>people</i> and John, kingdom <i>life</i>. We will now explore the <i>present</i> nature of the Kingdom as it’s developed in the gospels, Acts and Paul.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gospels<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After 400 years of prophetic silence, a lone voice cried out in the wilderness. No longer was the kingdom merely foretold. No, the command in Matt. 3:2 was to “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” John the Baptist heralded a critically important evangelistic message for both his day and now. Like Christ’s teaching on the mustard seed (Matt. 13:31), the Kingdom had small, fragile beginnings like Jesus did coming as a pitiful infant born in a dump. John’s message paved the way for Jesus’ ministry, a message in which Jesus would amplify after his period of testing in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1-11). The last OT prophet would later become the first Christian martyr after his time in prison. While John was arrested, Jesus preaching ministry began fulfilling the words of Isaiah in 9:2 that “…the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light…” Jesus began boldly proclaiming the KOH.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p6" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">‘The kingdom’ terminology wasn’t unfamiliar language, having been used in the OT with the most mentions in Daniel. The kingdom that Jesus was proclaiming wasn’t anything like what the Israelites were expecting though. In Matt. 5, Jesus’ kingdom proclamation the: poor, distraught, meek, hungry for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers and persecuted were called <i>blessed</i>. In a later gospel, Luke would focus on these marginalized and broken people as they were the ones Jesus came for (Luke 4:18); Good Samaritans and forgiven sinners like Zacchaeus were welcome at the Kings table in the King’s Kingdom. Matthew’s “you have heard it said…” statements go well beyond the demands of the 613 Mosaic laws. Jesus teaches kingdom centered prayers (Matt. 6:10) and pursuit above everything else (6:33). The Kingdom was absolutely central to Jesus’ life and ministry and right out of the gate the New Testament authors declare him the King in the Davidic line; simply put, <i>He</i> <i>was the kingdom</i>. He fulfilled the way that everyone since Adam had barely tried to do, but failed. Matthew highlights the immediacy of the Kingdom and all its requirements in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus paints a picture of what it looks like for the KOH to subdue and order the space around it the way the first man, Adam, should have brought heavenly order to his surroundings. Jesus was the ‘stronger’ man in Matt. 12:29 who confronts Israel (and humanities) <i>true enemy,</i> and binds him. Israel thought Rome was keeping them from earthly Kingdom glory when Jesus expands the script of their brains. His binding of the ‘strong man’ to establish his Kingdom was done in a counterintuitive way. Mark highlights Jesus’ power through profound <i>suffering and service</i>. Jesus proclaimed himself “The Son of Man” from Dan. 7 to showcase his kingly authority to forgive and heal. Jesus remains in complete control, knowing he will be betrayed by a person close to him (14:18). It’s in his last breath that Mark records the centurion’s response to Jesus sacrificial death (15:39). This “Son of Man” is in complete control over the fate of <i>his</i> Kingdom. “The authority of the King has been established through the most shocking means: a bloody cross and an empty tomb.” It’s counterintuitively through death and dying to self that our eternal life is found (John 3:16). For Christians, in light of all this, <i>living </i>the Kingdom can be initially summarized by stating that we must <i>embody it</i> in our daily lives and practices by dying to ourselves like Jesus did. Without the Holy Spirit, and a Kingdom community around us, this is impossible.</span></p><p class="p6" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Embodied Community of the Kingdom</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Acts</span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The mustard-seed-Kingdom-movement exploded. Acts picks up the thread where Luke’s gospel left off; Jesus commanded his disciples to preach repentance to all nations as witnesses of himself (Luke 24:47). While explicit Kingdom language decreases, it’s centrality doesn’t. The Kingdom is only specifically mentioned eight times in Acts, but in critical places. <i>The book begins and ends with KOG language</i>. Right out of the gate Acts 1 introduces us to the resurrected Jesus who keeps teaching his disciples about the KOG for 40 days (1:3). Even up to the Ascension there is confusion surrounding what the KOG is, as his disciples were still looking for a physical and glorious restoration of the earthly kingdom to Israel (1:6). Their expectation was that “God's Kingdom would change the political order and displace all human rule and authority (Isa. 2:1-4),” in a way that happened immediately; but this wouldn’t be the case. God had other plans and purposes for his Kingdom of priests. In chapter 28, the book closes with Paul preaching from morning to night proclaiming the KOG (v. 23; 31). This Kingdom <i>inclusio</i> is no accident, skillfully reinforcing the kingdom focus and intent by its author. The 11-plus-1-disciples had been trained to <i>build for this kingdom</i>. As the church, they themselves weren’t the KOG. Men can’t actually build it themselves but they can preach it and proclaim it; on the other side men can either accept it or reject it with their lives.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In Acts 2, the promised Holy Spirit is poured out and Peter preaches a kingdom-centric sermon that is critical for our understanding of the gospel of the Kingdom. Gerry Breshears states that the gospel itself is simply the news that the Kingdom of God is here through what God has done in Jesus. Breshear’s summary of Peter’s sermon can be outlined as such; Incarnation: Jesus is Emmanuel, Lord and Messiah; Crucifixion: Jesus was crucified and died by the Fathers plan; Resurrection: Peter states that Jesus was raised from the dead; Exaltation: He was exalted over the hostile powers; the Holy Spirit is poured out on those who believe. Acts 2 provides the revelation of what God did to firmly establish his Kingdom. Our necessary response of conviction, confession, repentance, baptism, trust and faith must follow if we are to enter the kingdom. This preaching of the Kingdom didn’t go without suffering, in fact it was suffering that made it expand. In Acts 4, Peter (including the believers) pray for greater boldness as they quote Psalm 2 about the nations raging against the kingdom of King Jesus. Herod, Pilate, gentiles and even fellow Israelites had missed the boat on what God had predestined to do through Christ (4:23-28). This contested area would lead to the Kingdoms advancement through the power of the Holy Spirit and the gospel proclamation of a new king. It’s no mistake when Herod dies in Acts 12 showing that God was over human affairs and human kingdoms. In Acts 7, Stephens Christ-like suffering and forgiveness of his assailants was probably echoing in Paul’s subconscious when Jesus’ kingdom enveloped Paul’s life. Prior to his conversion, the great persecution against Christians led to the expansion of the gospel. There’s a clear connection between Christian suffering and Kingdom spread. Jesus told his disciples to expect it (John 16:33), and the paradigmatic model of Jesus life should lead his followers in every age to expect it. In Acts we see the superiority of Christ’s kingdom spread through suffering. As Ladd states, “the kingdom is now here with persuasion…” This compelling <i>persuasion</i> was modeled in believer’s selfless lives and broken, poured out bodies. As the transformed Saul sat in prison awaiting the trial that would lead to his death, he boldly proclaimed the KOG from morning to night, unhindered for two years (28:23; 30-31).</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul and the Kingdom<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we have seen from Acts, the KOG is far from being a peripheral issue following the Gospels. For Paul, the KOG is clearly central even though the phrase itself is only mentioned eight times in Pauline literature. <i>The KOG is what undergirds all his writings.</i> The epistles are never divorced from the KOG but are in fact Kingdom manifestos to specific churches and people. Each is to be viewed as a masterful gospel-application-response, deeply imbued with Paul’s all-encompassing Kingdom thoughts. For Paul, “the Kingdom of God is something which straddles the dimensions of time, being both present and future.” Christ is clearly the beautiful King that Paul can’t get enough of. In Phil. 2:6-11 the King emptied himself, taking the role of an unselfish, humble servant, obedient to the point of death. J.A. Motyer notes that this “mind of Christ” language could mean to “take what is best, greatest and most desirable to oneself, and abandon it, freely, in the interests of a more cherished purpose.” The cross was his exaltation and God’s Kingdom the more cherished purpose. Through his death and resurrection, he was crowned King over the world. His life was the cruciform pattern for all future kingdom people who would build for the Kings kingdom. Generally, within Pauline literature he differentiates this ‘present age’ with the ‘age to come’ by using the KOG for the <i>future</i> consummation in the <i>parousia</i>, while using the ‘Kingdom of Christ’ (Col. 1:13) language to talk about what King Jesus is doing in the present today. In Col. 1:15-23 the King is the dominant, unrivaled boss over all beings who set us free from the opposing kingdom of darkness (v. 13). It was for this reason that Paul was compelled to give his life out and suffer for the King on the behalf of other Kingdom followers (v. 24). Paul commandeers language reserved for <i>fragile</i> earthly emperors and kings to show the absolute superiority of Christ through gospel service. For Paul, Jesus was the unmatched king over the entire earth, who, because he set us free from darkness, is worthy of our total reverence and allegiance. “Christ the King is the center of Paul's theology; preaching him is the means of forming the Kingdom people.” Earlier we talked about Kingdom being the King’s power, over the King’s people in the King’s place. For Paul, to enter this Kingdom meant to pursue all the things the King pursued. Now that the King is physically away, the Spirit allows his people to live his Kingdom mission. In Romans 1:3 Jesus is talked about as the descendent of David who reigns through resurrection (1:4) whose Kingdom, unlike David’s, was completely just. Through a profession of repentance and faith in this King (Rom. 10:9), believers will have access and entry into this Kingdom. “The righteousness required for entrance into the future realm of God's Kingdom is the righteousness with which results from God's reign in our lives [today].” Paul encourages all the churches that he’s planted to live rightly, and in unity under God’s rule as slaves to righteousness (Rom. 6:15-16). This is how the Christian will be built up and the Kingdom built for.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Kingdom Tomorrow</span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Revelation is a book which spans the present age, and the age to come. With Jesus, life, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension the last days were inaugurated (Heb. 1:2). The world as it is now, and the world to come, have overlapped and we live in the space between the times. “In this age there is death; in the Kingdom of God, eternal life. In this age, the righteous and the wicked are mixed together; in the Kingdom of God all wickedness and sin will be destroyed.” Revelation climaxes when the Kingdom goal, which began in Genesis, is fulfilled. A great transference of power occurs as “the Kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.” These two Kingdoms have been at war since the beginning. At the very heart of the book in 12:10 John states, “…Now the salvation and the power and the Kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down…” The serpent’s downfall is sealed, and the Christs’ reign is here. Kingdom victory is achieved, and the dragon is crushed by the sacrificial death of the Lamb. Reminiscent of Matt. 18:6, the representative kingdom of this age (Babylon) is drowned by a millstone. The city which caused so many to stumble is destroyed. “The kingdom concept in revelation is not just about the power of God, but the power of God displayed for the sake of his people to establish them in their new home.” The Kingdom in Revelation shows the unsurpassed power of the King to protect his people, in his place, by righteously judging all those who would oppress his children. The Kingdom of Priests (Rev. 1:6; 5:10) has a permanent place with its King. In Revelation 21 the ultimate Kingdom goal is achieved, and everything is put right.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Significant Takeaways and Application to Ministry</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It seems today that everyone wants to identify with powerful, compelling political leaders of earthly kingdoms. Regardless of where a person lands politically, they want their mouthpiece to level the opposing force; even many Christians desire this. In a real way, I feel like we’ve lost sight of our ultimate home and ultimate rest when Christ returns to make things right in Rev. 21. The <i>persuasion </i>of the Kingdom should compel people who witness our lives to desire our King. Our Kingdom power experience comes through gospel proclamation, suffering and service. As a community we need to remind our people that the Kingdom hasn’t come all the way yet and that while we get to enjoy many of the aspects, we shouldn’t seek it today in a physical place. Our purpose isn’t to be comfortable but to follow our King.</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>When Jesus talked to the woman at the well in John 4, he didn’t reference a correct physical place but a correct <i>spiritual posture</i> of the ideal worshipper. The disciples were very confused about what kind of kingdom to expect until persecution came; first it was social, then physical. It seems evident to me in ways I’ve not seen before that persecution and mission go hand in hand. Service to King Jesus will inevitably lead us to challenging locations. George Ladd said it so well when he critiqued the modern Christian sentiment of (paraphrased), “oh, life is such a burden because of x,y,z… <i>but that’s my cross to bear</i>.” He states, “The cross is not a burden, the cross is a place of death. When you take up your cross, you are ready to die.” Being a pastor is about applying loving-pastoral-pressure to our people to prepare them for a good death, one that honors the King. We don’t know when our life journey on earth will end, so <i>finishing well</i> means <i>living well today</i>. Our individual kingdoms need to be daily put to death. Dying a <i>good death</i> means living a <i>good life </i>in humble service to the King. When we approach life with this mindset, it prepares us for the deepest joys and disappointments we will encounter. Everything we are and face is for King Jesus.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For a long while, I’ve understood that a central theme to the Bible is redemption. I never fully saw how kingdom was too. One of my main takeaways is that the Bible presents God as a King – not father, not friend, but King. How massive this shift is! We’re adopted children of the King, our Father the King who must be followed wherever he leads us. After Jesus did battle with Satan in the wilderness, he was then able to minister effectively and proclaim the KOG. Christian spiritual formation is similar as we follow our King into places we’d rather not go. Ultimately, it’s a death sentence which leads to life. If living for the kingdom is the goal, a cruciform life is the means. The Kingdom cannot be understood apart from the cross. In conclusion, my largest takeaways are the complete Biblical scope of the Kingdom (even in Acts and Paul!), the persuasion it brings, the good death it entails, and how this necessitates our complete submission to King Jesus.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">References</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bruce, F. F. <i>The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians</i>. 2nd Revised ed. edition. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 1984.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elwell, Walter A., ed. <i>Evangelical Dictionary of Theology</i>. 2 edition. Grand Rapids, Mich.<span class="s1" style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Carlisle, Cumbria, U.K: Baker Academic, 2001.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hawthorne, Gerald F., Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel G. Reid, eds. <i>Dictionary of Paul and His Letters</i>. 1st Printing edition. Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Academic, 1993.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i></i><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ladd, George Eldon. <i>Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God</i>. Later Printing. edition. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 1990.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Motyer, J. Alec. <i>The Message of Philippians</i>. Revised edition. Downers Grove, Ill.; Leicester, England: IVP Academic, 2020.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Schreiner, Patrick, Dane C. Ortlund, and Miles V. Van Pelt. <i>The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross</i>. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2018.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Food Trucks in Babylon: What Is the Gospel? Part 2 on Apple Podcasts.” <i>Apple Podcasts</i>. Accessed July 5, 2021. https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-is-the-gospel-part-2/id1492414895?i=1000474197404.</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-19148161581524877602021-09-20T19:42:00.000-07:002021-09-20T19:42:17.117-07:00Norvell Jetter 9/20/21<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>It's with deep sadness I share that a man I've known my entire life (baby sat me) passed away today. I'm so thankful we got to see him and the family just a year ago in Georgia when we took them out to dinner for Natalie's 60th - we were then blessed with a private concert when they sang for us. What a joy it was to have known him and what a gift it was to have seen him one last time after a 20+ year hiatus.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjih0yNZHtJvdQib7kNwfMvcsaEfXOgJLzuUdc7GRjy5360e06yWTGN9-XIf692VTJpgN3O7n0owPHRhnYq1KUDiajK02F0adNwVz8ej8-ntXy7rNUXHJWmqMBmw1dSXLhjsoZr9SyAgc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="955" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjih0yNZHtJvdQib7kNwfMvcsaEfXOgJLzuUdc7GRjy5360e06yWTGN9-XIf692VTJpgN3O7n0owPHRhnYq1KUDiajK02F0adNwVz8ej8-ntXy7rNUXHJWmqMBmw1dSXLhjsoZr9SyAgc/w400-h268/June+1st+1997.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1997 at DCC</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-eBQVZ2R-KNik6q5cgJq72VAHmSSywMo2216HvthO7oX_d5TupZEpoJqUxQmp0829_1rgcYKHwbKo_pojLUOtKSXLyv5FAMzpHbyv3IIKkxXBLvGJ6FkYaOfX9GRvqStFbHhTY4MfoA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-eBQVZ2R-KNik6q5cgJq72VAHmSSywMo2216HvthO7oX_d5TupZEpoJqUxQmp0829_1rgcYKHwbKo_pojLUOtKSXLyv5FAMzpHbyv3IIKkxXBLvGJ6FkYaOfX9GRvqStFbHhTY4MfoA/w400-h300/Norvell+Last+Photo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>2020 in Atlanta</b></div><br /> <p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-39128786392983617302021-09-05T06:00:00.001-07:002021-09-05T06:00:00.191-07:00Entering Year Two<p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>Following Guatemala, it was a fight-to-the-end-finish for my first year of seminary. I can hardly believe we’ve been in Portland for just over a year now when it feels like we just left Sequim yesterday. We were blessed to be able to spend the better part of August in Washington seeing friends and family as well as celebrating our 7<span class="s1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><sup>th</sup></span> anniversary on 7/25 (or were we celebrating Lauren's Birthday from 7/26?) a tad bit late on San Juan Island.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>A completely unexpected development has occurred in my schooling. Instead of going two years full time and graduating, I’ll be going for three. In this way I will be able to graduate with my cohort class of twenty with an advanced degree. Fall semester (classes start 9/10) will mark my last full-time semester of study before doing the next year-and-half, part-time. Honestly, this shift was strange and unexpected, but Lauren and I prayed, and it felt right.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> </span>Come January 2021, Lauren and I will be looking to return to full time ministry work… somewhere. The need in Portland is great and we will see where we land. Would you say a prayer for us today asking God for clarity? At this point, the people and place of Portland feel like home – but our apartment lease is up in February which is really interesting timing considering this wasn’t the original plan. Exciting times.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85BMGAm22L8e8q0Y9u2roXezS903YXP6dwvGx1NANBpcmEKS5IRmfj4yEkIEKXi_IiKMq2srg61yZWkGcBpukn0vsLQ-mie2com8us6RWfGH8A05xzztw1mDyd7TlTUaOdauM2TZp1V0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85BMGAm22L8e8q0Y9u2roXezS903YXP6dwvGx1NANBpcmEKS5IRmfj4yEkIEKXi_IiKMq2srg61yZWkGcBpukn0vsLQ-mie2com8us6RWfGH8A05xzztw1mDyd7TlTUaOdauM2TZp1V0/w400-h300/IMG_0819.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">San Juan Island</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgfol4-3j1j8pkoJEc0xviQgFvEBsypkX_Nn6e-k9wbWs_tWA3pchelS-3VIaMu2DaOISs9CMPiVNqP6jUf0FHPHydIVnkx0IrXZKZJoTvVHWcs8uorRcdo3z2GFWPQ-jkQAErT78uZU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgfol4-3j1j8pkoJEc0xviQgFvEBsypkX_Nn6e-k9wbWs_tWA3pchelS-3VIaMu2DaOISs9CMPiVNqP6jUf0FHPHydIVnkx0IrXZKZJoTvVHWcs8uorRcdo3z2GFWPQ-jkQAErT78uZU/w400-h300/IMG_0856.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Island Sunset</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWzK0_6qK-AWt-EdmkGktUlxVdoMd2HRqWzuOtfYkr6oBV1ZOJXPF4O6tl7TOL7dXO1O1C99hvbR2x1-108xdhdqMSYzKHSFFMdJQrjMBmhdJVPVCPBJjfhsz3kCAMpUq8D2MNh4sbmQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWzK0_6qK-AWt-EdmkGktUlxVdoMd2HRqWzuOtfYkr6oBV1ZOJXPF4O6tl7TOL7dXO1O1C99hvbR2x1-108xdhdqMSYzKHSFFMdJQrjMBmhdJVPVCPBJjfhsz3kCAMpUq8D2MNh4sbmQ/w300-h400/IMG_0684.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />Mom bought Pac-Man. Had to show my nephew Titus the ways...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiJWN8yWJ5fuNh5ATSzYc_pWSk4gQ6wgw09K4sMe97DpEoo8FM7JKVyrKq7PX-43LDFms_fPvBHErOP4elTfFMXH_dM8L0F5bYTVYz0jQ4N8AO3EFyKGnvweuIAb9-kYGWJ7wU3pJ8kw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiJWN8yWJ5fuNh5ATSzYc_pWSk4gQ6wgw09K4sMe97DpEoo8FM7JKVyrKq7PX-43LDFms_fPvBHErOP4elTfFMXH_dM8L0F5bYTVYz0jQ4N8AO3EFyKGnvweuIAb9-kYGWJ7wU3pJ8kw/w300-h400/IMG_0681.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />Cuddles with niece Lucy are the best</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmJ57tKmr8HA9L5Ha9x0Lu3yLjFbieRAG6UI8HAK3Bsu56gF6qbxDkOyrXTB90XwFORDzCobdaqpg8lUbkkz56k7Jja45DAscVorpy0Vo-1kvPuaOkclTKlhbP-npyDdW7K_DEOcHUPs/w400-h300/IMG_0928.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Their first Seahawks game ever was 30-0 over the Chargers. We told them this was normal :)</div><br /> </div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-78910153285927330672021-09-01T10:33:00.006-07:002021-09-01T10:33:33.325-07:00Post Guatemala Trip Interview w/ DCC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="379" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wDWnEuP0-nI" width="456" youtube-src-id="wDWnEuP0-nI"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-42621337495924311742021-08-06T20:42:00.004-07:002021-08-11T11:30:29.691-07:00Year One Done<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On Wednesday evening I submitted my final assignment, marking the first year of seminary done and ushering in a month long summer break. The lead up to the finish was full on. I don't recommend leaving to Guatemala for a week in the middle of a short semester. I had six assignments waiting for me when I got home and I'm thankful to say it all came together. Lauren and I barely celebrated our 7th anniversary and her 31st birthday as it came in the middle of this storm. Speaking of anniversaries, we just hit one year in Portland (July 21st) and that's pretty wild. What a trip it's been. Lord willing we will be in Sequim/PA from August 18th-29th if all goes as planned. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdXxsI8axCUTdDt2RKoXfC4vMjSXRoWDi71P7ZsjsGSeBL0Y2dQMBlEqG-ap2LeFnwGnUSa8anm7xm3N69I8jNaLe_alZ9z9wjiuD9GV2tkC9-pJRsta_8oH8miEy8cMsX03vsQV0m20/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdXxsI8axCUTdDt2RKoXfC4vMjSXRoWDi71P7ZsjsGSeBL0Y2dQMBlEqG-ap2LeFnwGnUSa8anm7xm3N69I8jNaLe_alZ9z9wjiuD9GV2tkC9-pJRsta_8oH8miEy8cMsX03vsQV0m20/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOmWYXjLEW53kTwe4yZFQHc1E4SIcLwYiupAMq9U7eydkwZY9awOybEpzZGV_CvwXiplynPwxxm9SnBWMrqr2EYpuYlwhyphenhyphenUu2eYSC55iKuzoMkwIbKhkE8Rsndi05-AV7bGhjevjscPU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOmWYXjLEW53kTwe4yZFQHc1E4SIcLwYiupAMq9U7eydkwZY9awOybEpzZGV_CvwXiplynPwxxm9SnBWMrqr2EYpuYlwhyphenhyphenUu2eYSC55iKuzoMkwIbKhkE8Rsndi05-AV7bGhjevjscPU/w400-h300/CA20FACD-BB8B-4D95-BCAA-8CA4497AB2C0_1_105_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The last cohort class of the year, and the last one with Guy Gray. What year it's been. (We're missing a handful of guys in this pic)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdXxsI8axCUTdDt2RKoXfC4vMjSXRoWDi71P7ZsjsGSeBL0Y2dQMBlEqG-ap2LeFnwGnUSa8anm7xm3N69I8jNaLe_alZ9z9wjiuD9GV2tkC9-pJRsta_8oH8miEy8cMsX03vsQV0m20/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdXxsI8axCUTdDt2RKoXfC4vMjSXRoWDi71P7ZsjsGSeBL0Y2dQMBlEqG-ap2LeFnwGnUSa8anm7xm3N69I8jNaLe_alZ9z9wjiuD9GV2tkC9-pJRsta_8oH8miEy8cMsX03vsQV0m20/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="3121" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdXxsI8axCUTdDt2RKoXfC4vMjSXRoWDi71P7ZsjsGSeBL0Y2dQMBlEqG-ap2LeFnwGnUSa8anm7xm3N69I8jNaLe_alZ9z9wjiuD9GV2tkC9-pJRsta_8oH8miEy8cMsX03vsQV0m20/w400-h129/Dual+Screen+Zeke.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ezekiel, with Tim Mackie was the single best exegetical class I've ever taken</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Each of these people has a name and story. They're holding up the number of their file that represents their name and story. Sadly, we only see them holding a number. Again, thank you so much for sharing your physical resources.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZZk6et6Mb7tdpZUghmCXECLBUj8LmH7rqzl8FdGG2_p_oiKXfhGPjmCn5RzC8TYwb6rvxUX5nc350AlOzKXaaE9bMmFSVgbDaZtTx2QnpabAGdjuUb6QtXafdOtIAFCOasDHI9bz-JA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZZk6et6Mb7tdpZUghmCXECLBUj8LmH7rqzl8FdGG2_p_oiKXfhGPjmCn5RzC8TYwb6rvxUX5nc350AlOzKXaaE9bMmFSVgbDaZtTx2QnpabAGdjuUb6QtXafdOtIAFCOasDHI9bz-JA/w300-h400/IMG_0392.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>#1<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCejYjUFezhHSBG36FXtB2IVGAtM2kE6A8DDYOk5dxaT66RcOcdDqycA9d0AwcKn8hryihvHOm2IL_B-HDGKBvrJ4WPlzouJwy9l0EKnP98eqUFxarVJJNKpkgjmiWX0SB4ysoBQGfxZk/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O8SbbgSGmT-LhyphenhyphenpYoaelP2zdAWyaqZAIa_OcmSDdAyskM6LV2s44bkjhm1JTgFSUpO37FaD3uIfOjyFDvOJT4myEGliE5ox7M3Gyacd7xQXpi2dspTyRWuzAAyVh4NZUyw-Vz1j7y2o/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4O8SbbgSGmT-LhyphenhyphenpYoaelP2zdAWyaqZAIa_OcmSDdAyskM6LV2s44bkjhm1JTgFSUpO37FaD3uIfOjyFDvOJT4myEGliE5ox7M3Gyacd7xQXpi2dspTyRWuzAAyVh4NZUyw-Vz1j7y2o/w300-h400/HomeAfter.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />It's going to take me a month to mentally unpack all that happened from late (10pm) Saturday July 10th when we landed to early (4am) July 16th when we left Chimaltenango to Guatemala City for our flight out at 8:20am. Each day exploded with impact. The three of us gringo guys who attended were given a Guatemalan hat in a formal ceremony on behalf of the city government in Jicaro, Guatemala. Honestly, it doesn't look like much but holds so much value in meaning. When I look at the hat it reminds me of the nearly 60 people who received mobility that day as well as the 10 who accepted Jesus as savior. It reminds me of a week of work that left my body exhausted and heart full. It reminds me of the four families we visited to bring food and clothing to as well as the two houses we built for single mothers. It reminds me that my body, possessions and life aren't my own, but that I was bought for a price (1 Cor. 6:19-20). I want to say thank you from my heart to each and every person who donated. You all raised the $13,000 to make this happen in just a month. Thank you to every person who like and shared on social media. May God bless you and your family.Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-77133524615565888802021-07-15T20:00:00.012-07:002021-07-17T12:22:48.072-07:00Day Five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PrMccFpN8ne-979ZDAAtk6XC9JC6WFNXgJtkAC7YOhgU2NKWMUamtj2RY-H4q0S4Fnb0vJlMLl2Y6dBIH3Gl4sv2uKvrvno_j-UUYVWHceLyscri0pSOVpPG1RtDTQkyUZ4MBYQ8GN4/s2048/0B0721AC-685B-4206-95B6-9882DC5A5FDC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PrMccFpN8ne-979ZDAAtk6XC9JC6WFNXgJtkAC7YOhgU2NKWMUamtj2RY-H4q0S4Fnb0vJlMLl2Y6dBIH3Gl4sv2uKvrvno_j-UUYVWHceLyscri0pSOVpPG1RtDTQkyUZ4MBYQ8GN4/w400-h300/0B0721AC-685B-4206-95B6-9882DC5A5FDC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span> </span>With the work done we were able to enjoy the day on our way back to my old hometown of Chimaltenango via Guatemala City for Covid testing and Antigua for sight seeing. We toured the old shop where I use to work alongside Ruby and Marcos (who are confined to chairs) and saw the outside of my old apartment. We ate ice cream in the park, toured the marketplace where everyone stared at the three gringos and then headed to our hotel. At 6:30pm I was able to host a pizza party for my Guatemalan church friends. I heard about their lives and then shared my testimony of how God miraculously used Guatemala to change my life forever. We were all in tears. It was a truly special reunion after 13 years. I’m so thankful to God for these moments as these people were directly involved with my coming back to Jesus in January of 2008. I’m forever grateful. Tomorrow we leave Chimaltenango at 4am for the airport. I’m exhausted but my heart is incredibly full.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-78301506213672221232021-07-14T16:45:00.007-07:002021-07-17T12:32:22.708-07:00Day Four<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXqlW-_dm9aBpIs3aZ5ys2wQzFKyCx9NasKi1QgH181ITLqW6V8dg_lTRojvM0gDCwW_fslehbfvU6X52HvIVQvsWYeb1La9nSm-uTyY6jq-_oMZtjdOmL9em01XcZg1Y7y6jK_JTSNo/s2048/47915F86-80E3-4DCE-A870-CFCEF118F061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXqlW-_dm9aBpIs3aZ5ys2wQzFKyCx9NasKi1QgH181ITLqW6V8dg_lTRojvM0gDCwW_fslehbfvU6X52HvIVQvsWYeb1La9nSm-uTyY6jq-_oMZtjdOmL9em01XcZg1Y7y6jK_JTSNo/w400-h300/47915F86-80E3-4DCE-A870-CFCEF118F061.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">First stop of the day with Andre and his family. When your single mom only brings in $100 a month, $25 for school (per kid!) is impossible</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcalM9vaEgJ2H8xNFqnuJT98A5sNkm2zGZDSL9XpR6dmDI63RGdEph0Xi1HXuOKekePpPePt-QV3pAN5rLfh9xt0DyTRLI2MAXVZHnvcDOp8XJUYaUnbkDuOg_yo3eMRydFXLcZd1CBxk/s2048/5F959CFF-A1D5-4C29-A358-20581ABF44D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcalM9vaEgJ2H8xNFqnuJT98A5sNkm2zGZDSL9XpR6dmDI63RGdEph0Xi1HXuOKekePpPePt-QV3pAN5rLfh9xt0DyTRLI2MAXVZHnvcDOp8XJUYaUnbkDuOg_yo3eMRydFXLcZd1CBxk/w300-h400/5F959CFF-A1D5-4C29-A358-20581ABF44D4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">The sweetest girl with the brightest smile </span> </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4eYM0s1WKyU-5AffvWnHK0WuT9QpaxwFMNsA64MBwAvyhaTiLS8J_dVhws0ubZqQTx87fTDjSwLTFl3y_5B8Q9X3pW255A4UGsySSXiGYW1KaGEB73um9T9Z1cnKi6kEXSXWYlQaYx8/s2048/07E2F31B-2CDC-4495-BEE6-B1D9B3802657.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4eYM0s1WKyU-5AffvWnHK0WuT9QpaxwFMNsA64MBwAvyhaTiLS8J_dVhws0ubZqQTx87fTDjSwLTFl3y_5B8Q9X3pW255A4UGsySSXiGYW1KaGEB73um9T9Z1cnKi6kEXSXWYlQaYx8/w400-h300/07E2F31B-2CDC-4495-BEE6-B1D9B3802657.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">The incredible ministry rig</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvhLOT3hmbwMZQmKQnMkdpSequ3sV_xiGsdOnLwvvS8QHJwFu0BXGXIzYgMMDHKGNgC0a3Q_NruVxRu31JREji0TaOz3SLw9R8JxAYo0V1leFEZtISNLVstkdKpHv25q_IUb6266Ep-U/s3585/7D9C166B-8494-41EE-9138-5D1558F70747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3585" data-original-width="2545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvhLOT3hmbwMZQmKQnMkdpSequ3sV_xiGsdOnLwvvS8QHJwFu0BXGXIzYgMMDHKGNgC0a3Q_NruVxRu31JREji0TaOz3SLw9R8JxAYo0V1leFEZtISNLVstkdKpHv25q_IUb6266Ep-U/w284-h400/7D9C166B-8494-41EE-9138-5D1558F70747.jpeg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Saul is an incredible guy who runs the wheelchair shop</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQlRF8RiX0_4Vt64J2uBYFeaDMmfRbq-xIxT8WwFYA8cjiDe0PDZi9A0xbTTsQvPmzvyrKum27uLcwNf5eSG6O4mpWV53P9T0jaxIPPPHGEcRq1sKyDx6x3Oi5dkf22m_4f86xTfGNLc/s2048/97BEE255-E820-4A4A-AC5B-52056094852C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQlRF8RiX0_4Vt64J2uBYFeaDMmfRbq-xIxT8WwFYA8cjiDe0PDZi9A0xbTTsQvPmzvyrKum27uLcwNf5eSG6O4mpWV53P9T0jaxIPPPHGEcRq1sKyDx6x3Oi5dkf22m_4f86xTfGNLc/w400-h300/97BEE255-E820-4A4A-AC5B-52056094852C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">This family has experienced untold pain. We read Revelation 21:1-7 together.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpQXYED8CjfyGrlsVemLRWvCVPmtjvvZ1W3jXAkSLUzIgX3tg7hBvKjHyV6wd_t4vn43mAr3YyMc9EFtFjI028R0CCAtdh5fXtXJS0Ksl4fH8QYI4iFY1WT22cKxiV6MJ96ygWeer69o/s2048/114EF3F6-583B-4AB1-9A36-59A26CA29390.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpQXYED8CjfyGrlsVemLRWvCVPmtjvvZ1W3jXAkSLUzIgX3tg7hBvKjHyV6wd_t4vn43mAr3YyMc9EFtFjI028R0CCAtdh5fXtXJS0Ksl4fH8QYI4iFY1WT22cKxiV6MJ96ygWeer69o/w400-h300/114EF3F6-583B-4AB1-9A36-59A26CA29390.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Collecting bottles </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL7zDsFi3G8nc39HaT3FdDQzmvSOyh3_BhsiHhXlbl3VD5qyQAwtv7DDdVjDy7Z97aIF-FkJxejWgXKFz5sovW4GvyR57jCQZKL4WNWDyJX-VKX1ktqjEfhD6RQetH_36RnsFOl31XUo/s3420/A439BF6E-82B2-4875-BAC2-5DB89035D245.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3420" data-original-width="2563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL7zDsFi3G8nc39HaT3FdDQzmvSOyh3_BhsiHhXlbl3VD5qyQAwtv7DDdVjDy7Z97aIF-FkJxejWgXKFz5sovW4GvyR57jCQZKL4WNWDyJX-VKX1ktqjEfhD6RQetH_36RnsFOl31XUo/w300-h400/A439BF6E-82B2-4875-BAC2-5DB89035D245.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Mínor is my homeboy and an incredible truck driver</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNzRysJdBonsmM7aD50mlnxrZw2SeroAiWS4ntdYpTh6sq8IC3heSPuQbf3Th6GizAfSwBvqOJM_7V91Ftvee7wGHoZgZ2lLv4wMWD2UHHPqhxA11LRV-CRt44ODnsrDvd8z2MDyb1dY/s2048/BFC5BEA3-9FC4-4C5D-B672-FC0D24E7C79A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNzRysJdBonsmM7aD50mlnxrZw2SeroAiWS4ntdYpTh6sq8IC3heSPuQbf3Th6GizAfSwBvqOJM_7V91Ftvee7wGHoZgZ2lLv4wMWD2UHHPqhxA11LRV-CRt44ODnsrDvd8z2MDyb1dY/w300-h400/BFC5BEA3-9FC4-4C5D-B672-FC0D24E7C79A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">First home visit of the day</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-size-adjust: auto;">Day four brought four special home visits across town. We saw love, joy - including a four day old baby born Sunday, as well as profound struggle and pain. With each home visit we brought food, clothing and the gospel. Each family had a story and a life that was difficult to comprehend. One family lived illegally on government land and their situation was so rough and physically unhealthy I didn’t take a single picture. Another single grandmother would collect plastic bottles to the tune of 100lb(!) of plastic for $3 USD. Mothers of mothers lived together to make ends meet. Since paid work isn’t consistent, the ones that were able to work went while the other ones stayed home and tended children and household. Dirt floors made the rain we received last night that much more challenging to maintain a somewhat healthy living environment - add to that high humidity and it’s a recipe for disease. Rivers of literal garbage floated past their houses. In all of this, 3 of the 4 families had a living faith in Jesus. The missionary Ben pleaded with the fourth for Christ, but they weren’t ready to make a decision as a family. All in all it was a powerful day spent hearing the stories of four different families for a couple hours each. </span></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;"></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-1013494247673082002021-07-13T15:37:00.004-07:002021-07-17T12:23:19.240-07:00Day Three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw667GY2hPCRB7xbwsmgZeotBAo_cChBZ4NmlPEE-j2-qCL8K1SvFV3DX-fHhKjQZxm4Lt1eoMWBvjPu9QSv2CK1PBJVFUCICVlwkXQbabKJB74dvR4VG6EqSxJw_AAHFXFZ1sOSIeuYs/s2048/3DE5D2F2-5A67-4B59-8394-6E3D8B8A567A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw667GY2hPCRB7xbwsmgZeotBAo_cChBZ4NmlPEE-j2-qCL8K1SvFV3DX-fHhKjQZxm4Lt1eoMWBvjPu9QSv2CK1PBJVFUCICVlwkXQbabKJB74dvR4VG6EqSxJw_AAHFXFZ1sOSIeuYs/w400-h300/3DE5D2F2-5A67-4B59-8394-6E3D8B8A567A.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;"><span>David and Jim putting on the roof</span></span></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNghHXPklAvkdgNn_YmNvzPBk6unFsHhysx1FhzRGiBuXPVPfn62OMoTVeSMVmtCIAoZIefEmyPj9Hlmo4YEATxZ4sSzZU35KW8sRkFftvqsy8r0DGgsgiArRqSSCZJ2uZpi82hrBXP4/s2048/9AE90501-DA32-410D-8A60-50727EAAB230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNghHXPklAvkdgNn_YmNvzPBk6unFsHhysx1FhzRGiBuXPVPfn62OMoTVeSMVmtCIAoZIefEmyPj9Hlmo4YEATxZ4sSzZU35KW8sRkFftvqsy8r0DGgsgiArRqSSCZJ2uZpi82hrBXP4/w400-h300/9AE90501-DA32-410D-8A60-50727EAAB230.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;"><span>Siding</span></span></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGP9Qo5dMc3Pzvy3hfji61wKv7jVySrKongUYdbtA6QNIXBcANGNSKZbGIVLaJOjRQHUREn__g1as6XfZ8uLnyi4Qk1ZLFpGh4bhWnGIb0_sqBnXfNugg9g-KJX69x314JjvgK6RxvHU/s2048/264006DB-44AE-4365-BFF1-74F7C186DC83.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGP9Qo5dMc3Pzvy3hfji61wKv7jVySrKongUYdbtA6QNIXBcANGNSKZbGIVLaJOjRQHUREn__g1as6XfZ8uLnyi4Qk1ZLFpGh4bhWnGIb0_sqBnXfNugg9g-KJX69x314JjvgK6RxvHU/w400-h300/264006DB-44AE-4365-BFF1-74F7C186DC83.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;"><span>Prepping to put on roof</span></span></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgw6unvuaTmGWPky05SFWW-kQ411RtTZ-1Le6Zhl80paxSiNEStl-xJ553U95NkZeqPVbnAaEQTx4WT1jEzUTB_m94iCtJRN7TmViOZHKgEwCJQiF9nC5xzdXYaHd54rzjWthgaB5YS8/s2048/944455FE-6663-4FDA-A800-54B673A96B0B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgw6unvuaTmGWPky05SFWW-kQ411RtTZ-1Le6Zhl80paxSiNEStl-xJ553U95NkZeqPVbnAaEQTx4WT1jEzUTB_m94iCtJRN7TmViOZHKgEwCJQiF9nC5xzdXYaHd54rzjWthgaB5YS8/w400-h300/944455FE-6663-4FDA-A800-54B673A96B0B.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;"><span>Jim got blasted with the blue painter. David took it pretty well</span></span></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Az2aH_npT3DKaxbs_5NVq4iS0anT1Qx_BAJA11_8e4YPbT7fB74UHK8sl3wfg87wWmPPD7e6sPfuAzyUtWwMqWaWiHhSr7grdCkFMFIRN54Ql4avUYn800KQTTAfxPbeFzDfyTgmoA8/s2048/A9532CB6-5FDF-4FF9-8FC8-613F0B63F3AB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Az2aH_npT3DKaxbs_5NVq4iS0anT1Qx_BAJA11_8e4YPbT7fB74UHK8sl3wfg87wWmPPD7e6sPfuAzyUtWwMqWaWiHhSr7grdCkFMFIRN54Ql4avUYn800KQTTAfxPbeFzDfyTgmoA8/w400-h300/A9532CB6-5FDF-4FF9-8FC8-613F0B63F3AB.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; 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font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;"><span>Two private donors from DCC and Kingsway provided this house</span></span></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Rsi7JBajjJTcCy1hr2K47ETNqHh-YK8UHZiLYTlxe3amzsQ8p7dIzPGv4PyHmsXs7SsQULqnHiZK7aDLkAVMdfPaSj7e7hy-k0Hz6JVVclAiL0SCVZVoOU4dR5wjw7btYd_NZKR-FCE/s2048/D1EB0D7D-560D-4733-BAE4-540E022DFAFA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Rsi7JBajjJTcCy1hr2K47ETNqHh-YK8UHZiLYTlxe3amzsQ8p7dIzPGv4PyHmsXs7SsQULqnHiZK7aDLkAVMdfPaSj7e7hy-k0Hz6JVVclAiL0SCVZVoOU4dR5wjw7btYd_NZKR-FCE/w400-h300/D1EB0D7D-560D-4733-BAE4-540E022DFAFA.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;"><span>Nearly done with the house </span></span></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhEDX6Si2BJqTye-beoIn6rSVNCnmgMXLXqgiwUz_0s1D1-fLh8l-QKRNI6RtsrpBcqGVydW6IH6ZIwi3zAcUZc0FK1R8bBFH_vWyN2ifeA-k6jPZLzAhknXQ7yJFndQT36G9Enc54V8/s2048/E75DF20B-123B-4289-8846-BAEC9E287143.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhEDX6Si2BJqTye-beoIn6rSVNCnmgMXLXqgiwUz_0s1D1-fLh8l-QKRNI6RtsrpBcqGVydW6IH6ZIwi3zAcUZc0FK1R8bBFH_vWyN2ifeA-k6jPZLzAhknXQ7yJFndQT36G9Enc54V8/w400-h300/E75DF20B-123B-4289-8846-BAEC9E287143.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;"><span> Getting the walls up</span></span></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_6lTa2BH4dYEXVY1N_HdvKdyQmVBeZRWERzh1N2ZNurlwBIIgsEIhm9WHmdCJYWgzzLH5kkEG3Zpn_JcWa673UYo_8Wag0H1E0Vqogxfy1qILUdLu_Ix_oWwC0wlKhoH65CH6cvadlE/s2048/F4C92F57-0061-4C9C-8261-305737255A88.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_6lTa2BH4dYEXVY1N_HdvKdyQmVBeZRWERzh1N2ZNurlwBIIgsEIhm9WHmdCJYWgzzLH5kkEG3Zpn_JcWa673UYo_8Wag0H1E0Vqogxfy1qILUdLu_Ix_oWwC0wlKhoH65CH6cvadlE/w400-h300/F4C92F57-0061-4C9C-8261-305737255A88.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText";"><span>Roofing the house</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText";"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText";">Today proved the most challenging and beautiful housebuild yet. Jim and David Rivers seemingly thrived whereas the 91+ degrees with 70% humidity almost took me out. Had to take a breather to cool down just before and after lunch. El Rancho is a farming community with aloe vera and and tobacco leaves. The countryside is littered with massive cactus. We built for Roxanna and her two precious daughters today after the original single mother we were going to build a house for received one already. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;"></span><br /></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-71909112768385681062021-07-12T16:30:00.004-07:002021-07-17T12:33:34.752-07:00Day Two<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKk5DJ_ym363se2YZyuzSW6GN2aLDuhClbl5s3nFdI2zmxaY38ILJG0SKnzlCmHrzwg5s9MaPA2nCfDjZ6jWxHlEoUDEKtRBvbxtjVjtcjJYq1UfU9rEkKGT7bLHLZQzEbiR2XWCzOUo/s2048/FFEF3C7A-5863-42EB-94EF-702093A68906.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKk5DJ_ym363se2YZyuzSW6GN2aLDuhClbl5s3nFdI2zmxaY38ILJG0SKnzlCmHrzwg5s9MaPA2nCfDjZ6jWxHlEoUDEKtRBvbxtjVjtcjJYq1UfU9rEkKGT7bLHLZQzEbiR2XWCzOUo/w400-h300/FFEF3C7A-5863-42EB-94EF-702093A68906.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText";"><div style="text-align: center;">The first group, socially distanced before the floodgates opened.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnOGyfMrE4jtTLHrH_89VX7NdgPKX8Sjwb-jIeQm4O003JGK45wO6qZjYpP_-qpxzF5MmfLj9fTMdrLpGmo1aC0iCf15IvqZh1u01Fb68ZBpIvWhyphenhyphenfWaK5xkYi21iU8RV_Gz18Gbvi2g/s2048/6D884839-660D-4428-A3F9-1F513C932F90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnOGyfMrE4jtTLHrH_89VX7NdgPKX8Sjwb-jIeQm4O003JGK45wO6qZjYpP_-qpxzF5MmfLj9fTMdrLpGmo1aC0iCf15IvqZh1u01Fb68ZBpIvWhyphenhyphenfWaK5xkYi21iU8RV_Gz18Gbvi2g/w400-h300/6D884839-660D-4428-A3F9-1F513C932F90.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Jim+David working on precious Samantha’s chair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfN6nmA1v7LPWzVf4r0oOxC8N2HMJTO1-Aw42sliWLuxCwMe6390EyK_lRq4MvfXgmng5dL_E7IJiWQtLn9oQvm56Zq0IXqzdoHTaOKV1VOqw7pxVGC8ZfXx7DfFcdoUpZ-j_BQQxzLs/s2048/49B2BF62-D78A-4C71-AFFC-0102DE7A86BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfN6nmA1v7LPWzVf4r0oOxC8N2HMJTO1-Aw42sliWLuxCwMe6390EyK_lRq4MvfXgmng5dL_E7IJiWQtLn9oQvm56Zq0IXqzdoHTaOKV1VOqw7pxVGC8ZfXx7DfFcdoUpZ-j_BQQxzLs/w400-h300/49B2BF62-D78A-4C71-AFFC-0102DE7A86BF.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Approaching Gymnasio Municipal </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TZRJbPMHkt5gFpl4X_UZv4rOcYHyfGNzE2S1Vfvvm1R6hbRvz5dxNzVVjUuN_tLI56h6CiBon90oahwSKtKJ35f5P67MtT9aRw-gTs9sA1TuNyPQ12Wzz_I16qepZeMO75_V-VAOh24/s2048/783B489B-A9F3-442A-BC1C-80A279342756.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TZRJbPMHkt5gFpl4X_UZv4rOcYHyfGNzE2S1Vfvvm1R6hbRvz5dxNzVVjUuN_tLI56h6CiBon90oahwSKtKJ35f5P67MtT9aRw-gTs9sA1TuNyPQ12Wzz_I16qepZeMO75_V-VAOh24/w400-h300/783B489B-A9F3-442A-BC1C-80A279342756.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Emily on intake (white shirts = government workers</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6g_uCzUGDs-2O5OUxPf9oBSd6RYbQvfKraEM4fK_B0VrrX1zdSZxm4HZhJvTB6IBi_6zyPdW3ODYzoMOhI0A9x7OIt31EucYtByV_1bRiHvaBmK2Jc6RQSCP0yOC-ZHAU6h8Tm22cWc/s2048/2364E64F-3522-46FC-BA09-2BAFF632994D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6g_uCzUGDs-2O5OUxPf9oBSd6RYbQvfKraEM4fK_B0VrrX1zdSZxm4HZhJvTB6IBi_6zyPdW3ODYzoMOhI0A9x7OIt31EucYtByV_1bRiHvaBmK2Jc6RQSCP0yOC-ZHAU6h8Tm22cWc/w400-h225/2364E64F-3522-46FC-BA09-2BAFF632994D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">I kid you not, there was two inches of space for the wheelchair truck. We thought we would hit! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvoOoMY-9K1LuZS1zQRjKb6t1Z5L3JW_0xEXoNZA8mzVYW1-F7lvPyUUv1bcAEmh4N2uc3Ws2l2hM-HXKlk3vwS-pp5Iy3uuB5I2lwX3tRajgB7jUkB3k21QDE_lQbDmyzp-aywMlvCk/s2048/4402A3AF-1C49-47CF-82EA-D294DCFBC8AB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvoOoMY-9K1LuZS1zQRjKb6t1Z5L3JW_0xEXoNZA8mzVYW1-F7lvPyUUv1bcAEmh4N2uc3Ws2l2hM-HXKlk3vwS-pp5Iy3uuB5I2lwX3tRajgB7jUkB3k21QDE_lQbDmyzp-aywMlvCk/w400-h300/4402A3AF-1C49-47CF-82EA-D294DCFBC8AB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">The beautiful surrounding area </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVKJi5jXa_gBLcGya8JXT1SH3nvA7ba9lAZaBbAjdkaAjXZOcKQYwTS4ojsKhOMR-FmdtWnPRYd8N4o9E_mDvuEVvjEba8QZamxuWydC5RDx9yaXJM9KXnbkMoaCaxZyn7EzL4dJp0Fc/s1919/6978E945-374E-4A69-BDD7-7CA00082EACD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1919" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVKJi5jXa_gBLcGya8JXT1SH3nvA7ba9lAZaBbAjdkaAjXZOcKQYwTS4ojsKhOMR-FmdtWnPRYd8N4o9E_mDvuEVvjEba8QZamxuWydC5RDx9yaXJM9KXnbkMoaCaxZyn7EzL4dJp0Fc/w400-h300/6978E945-374E-4A69-BDD7-7CA00082EACD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Prepping the chair for the young man on the right</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8MyWVsHUTK4qJHc1ATMPfs700ogCgqm6yDDRl8n9prtTw6MmzJxWVUj_ZaJZRSVnCWdrDvuFSlntgCkfrnoiOxVR7OpQ6iXrobXqnHfViKgnUIjHTidp6C8r4YmaOsbu3LyZGo6ItHg/s2048/07604904-2FCF-434F-8426-0BBCC5F7F3E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8MyWVsHUTK4qJHc1ATMPfs700ogCgqm6yDDRl8n9prtTw6MmzJxWVUj_ZaJZRSVnCWdrDvuFSlntgCkfrnoiOxVR7OpQ6iXrobXqnHfViKgnUIjHTidp6C8r4YmaOsbu3LyZGo6ItHg/w300-h400/07604904-2FCF-434F-8426-0BBCC5F7F3E2.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: start;">Precious Samantha</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46sdEIECIZxS28VdfCFs5qv5neEmJkYDpGSwc8TJsP93XbrLNVX_z0ZopjfDAnjG536JH2PJt8uDJ_a71SZIRxpmldjhBPgvUjdq1EYy6Uio2eeN-Y9DoSASnZC_gufJq1XO-VwwRPeY/s2048/DF210624-6595-4624-8DC2-B63B04910AFE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46sdEIECIZxS28VdfCFs5qv5neEmJkYDpGSwc8TJsP93XbrLNVX_z0ZopjfDAnjG536JH2PJt8uDJ_a71SZIRxpmldjhBPgvUjdq1EYy6Uio2eeN-Y9DoSASnZC_gufJq1XO-VwwRPeY/w400-h300/DF210624-6595-4624-8DC2-B63B04910AFE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText";"><div style="text-align: center;">Local pastor in yellow sharing the gospel</div></span><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-size-adjust: auto;">Getting the swing of the humid heat and over the sore feet. Today was incredible. It was a distribution day where 59 people came through to receive 31 wheelchairs and 28 walkers/canes across 7 hours. The team custom fit each chair to the designated person and added additional safety features where needed. The Guatemalan Government and local church in Jicaro have partnered with Ben and Emily (Bethel) - it was quite the production. The day started with a ceremony where the three of us were presented special straw hats which then followed into an older woman speaking a blessing over me as I was able to simply adjust a new cane to her body... the gift of mobility that we take for granted is life changing. So many precious people. Pastors from the local church presented the gospel and prayed with each person who received a wheel chair. 10 people gave their lives to Christ today. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText";"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;"></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101367880409031398.post-7743765252941975762021-07-11T20:35:00.006-07:002021-07-20T20:29:26.634-07:00Day One <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFEQ1KclKPmOpOLbIA5H5MYj1x43rjC48dvDA_wEiwDC3IuaiFJ-6n3K5EKrE8XNj0OFUwTtqBVkpTIZYzScMQUUYK3RYpeKXyAETaQJyKHxuK_U5FralsuegvjuWwTNo0wvlN69dd0E/s2048/6A9BA5A0-8E8D-4FD5-BE24-44F69C31FF8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFEQ1KclKPmOpOLbIA5H5MYj1x43rjC48dvDA_wEiwDC3IuaiFJ-6n3K5EKrE8XNj0OFUwTtqBVkpTIZYzScMQUUYK3RYpeKXyAETaQJyKHxuK_U5FralsuegvjuWwTNo0wvlN69dd0E/w300-h400/6A9BA5A0-8E8D-4FD5-BE24-44F69C31FF8E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText";"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText";">I’ve never seen a more steep and narrow road out in a remote area. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag4MCJhymPEfSo3tFRSp0d3s3I__kxQWEMQZVsKCBh5XTETP_KkmH-u_f7WVxTCVd96uVakHJ_xBJEfHDYH8eKPe9rCVB1O47RWQjev7n7UVZlVXmS0VyQQYiuV5NeNGjOL0fN45nvZQ/s2048/6BA574FB-46B4-4F33-B31D-76F85E6984E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjag4MCJhymPEfSo3tFRSp0d3s3I__kxQWEMQZVsKCBh5XTETP_KkmH-u_f7WVxTCVd96uVakHJ_xBJEfHDYH8eKPe9rCVB1O47RWQjev7n7UVZlVXmS0VyQQYiuV5NeNGjOL0fN45nvZQ/w400-h300/6BA574FB-46B4-4F33-B31D-76F85E6984E1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: left;">Jim brought life, energy and building expertise </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH9Xnpmos6EQwm7UgcOEa6dWNwNrwnW6oRFIVP-SUl4AS6gxvs7uV343vxzikKA-getjksnYhZOgPoZanO8m2DjzprVdt4wiqmjSJgJaKJQznzGqpmWgCeKgNU2VZtSFekrF4ibAf1Bc/s2048/7F8C3AF9-24D4-4C71-AADC-5E8CB4C1A9E6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiH9Xnpmos6EQwm7UgcOEa6dWNwNrwnW6oRFIVP-SUl4AS6gxvs7uV343vxzikKA-getjksnYhZOgPoZanO8m2DjzprVdt4wiqmjSJgJaKJQznzGqpmWgCeKgNU2VZtSFekrF4ibAf1Bc/w300-h400/7F8C3AF9-24D4-4C71-AADC-5E8CB4C1A9E6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: left;">Pastor David was killen it today. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q7dU1hFF1tmWUfsy3QzIKMS24ScD_Z1LUhnVKz0rO3McqJFjkYF-wMNZn55QIGEBTh9koFWo1AZUzeT3Upmkht2mmuGAYXKiCt5sJG68U0YOIEm6EKLo2DLFzNBnlm9wr_yXAjYvMhI/s2048/9EB55145-B17F-461E-BD81-BE8E532D101D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q7dU1hFF1tmWUfsy3QzIKMS24ScD_Z1LUhnVKz0rO3McqJFjkYF-wMNZn55QIGEBTh9koFWo1AZUzeT3Upmkht2mmuGAYXKiCt5sJG68U0YOIEm6EKLo2DLFzNBnlm9wr_yXAjYvMhI/w400-h300/9EB55145-B17F-461E-BD81-BE8E532D101D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: ".SFUIText"; text-align: left;">Thank you to Calvary Chapel Sequim and Dungeness Community Church for funding this house. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT5dIe9FOGA30VuKItiuPF6Pj0FSMTgUNO82rT73g7Q3LK9FrApJKs92p0jBmGHTvKeY1oUye7z0Pq4x_tmuJ_QBlAcU77tITkG60KyuyrZKmUJtWRiljs98GbVMOKI0yFi_G0IMNFpg/s2048/9F354313-316A-43B5-9166-49F8355F41A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJT5dIe9FOGA30VuKItiuPF6Pj0FSMTgUNO82rT73g7Q3LK9FrApJKs92p0jBmGHTvKeY1oUye7z0Pq4x_tmuJ_QBlAcU77tITkG60KyuyrZKmUJtWRiljs98GbVMOKI0yFi_G0IMNFpg/w400-h300/9F354313-316A-43B5-9166-49F8355F41A1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roofing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXrRKrk-x4L5XgkB8H_jbZrSRBtirWTD4hDtpQbXBEky-5BLdc2sCo5KzV3BilNpG7dT0gCVSFSyBd06A5CTZQwne3vTouKY4ff7LL-neHsk2ypfX8mGdOWzCXzyn8o7IY5zx1wE6obc/s2048/76EB6545-1E2A-435E-8155-A5B3A80C8067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXrRKrk-x4L5XgkB8H_jbZrSRBtirWTD4hDtpQbXBEky-5BLdc2sCo5KzV3BilNpG7dT0gCVSFSyBd06A5CTZQwne3vTouKY4ff7LL-neHsk2ypfX8mGdOWzCXzyn8o7IY5zx1wE6obc/w400-h300/76EB6545-1E2A-435E-8155-A5B3A80C8067.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Roofing</p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText";">Thank you to Calvary Chapel Sequim and Dungeness Community Church for funding this house. </span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText";">The first day brought blood, sweat and tears... all of which were good and beautiful things. Blood: sheet metal is ridiculously sharp... you actually don’t even feel being cut. Sweat: it was 90 ish degrees combined with high humidity. I don’t think I’ve ever worked so hard in this type of heat. I’m guessing I had somewhere around 18 glasses of water today. Tears: when we completed the house and Ben Mooney prayed for the family there was hardly a dry eye. All in all it was an amazing day. Tomorrow we distribute wheelchairs to 25 families. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText";"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b>7/20 Photo Additions </b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheomKnNsiXgTGeDahUSimyzNbC6Tps6jQ-ycpgDPfL6Lffk2fwEoPM1Hc9fuHJNyJrK3T46h5cdnjNZg3G7hMWRm_t2-lukkeJVZfTYkQg7Of-qRD_Gi-DTB2cAHkspewf0uOS4b_0eZI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheomKnNsiXgTGeDahUSimyzNbC6Tps6jQ-ycpgDPfL6Lffk2fwEoPM1Hc9fuHJNyJrK3T46h5cdnjNZg3G7hMWRm_t2-lukkeJVZfTYkQg7Of-qRD_Gi-DTB2cAHkspewf0uOS4b_0eZI/" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0dP9iVXYskK_jzEaohID2Qogwp5JXuEJJ4XQI1XbEJHkJpNc3n99dP5NPUCDbRj5vMyNChWxHe_RR5uIRauh1Qp9MsEHBGnkC80b4ZPtF_9NsZzXHPLyG9xvXeYDlNIphzwWm1EktVU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0dP9iVXYskK_jzEaohID2Qogwp5JXuEJJ4XQI1XbEJHkJpNc3n99dP5NPUCDbRj5vMyNChWxHe_RR5uIRauh1Qp9MsEHBGnkC80b4ZPtF_9NsZzXHPLyG9xvXeYDlNIphzwWm1EktVU/" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATswx5DXd2M-pduSKPt1M7Hftr8FwvUG923csbAMeMosKP1Z8X_fCB79ujr1Uw0wArhXJ7bZDg_xcQD_r9RrLX3CclKMbc-Us4a7ZOoF2aQE5p8qjiOHow81QdjGc2ElwdYntkqHS2SM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATswx5DXd2M-pduSKPt1M7Hftr8FwvUG923csbAMeMosKP1Z8X_fCB79ujr1Uw0wArhXJ7bZDg_xcQD_r9RrLX3CclKMbc-Us4a7ZOoF2aQE5p8qjiOHow81QdjGc2ElwdYntkqHS2SM/" width="180" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: .SFUIText;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #454545; font-family: ".SF UI Text"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: ".SFUIText";"></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11655631899236649810noreply@blogger.com0