I was sitting in Starbucks this morning, waiting for them to brew my coffee of the day, and I was approached by two women who handed me a flier about some apartments that are being constructed somewhere in the area.

I took the flier to be nice, and they asked me if I happened to be looking. I said, “No,” with a smile, and they said a few other things and left. Then I got to thinking about a few things.

The Jews noticed his weeping, and they siad, “Look how much He loved him.” I think Jesus was weeping because He was genuinely grieving the loss of a loved one. It’s natural. It hurts to grieve and to see those around you grieve. But it’s necessary.

Since we’ve been thinking about global youth ministry, you might be looking for more information on world missions. If that’s the case, then The World Missions Atlas Project, over at Worldmap.org, is a great resource for you.

Being back in the United States for us as missionaries is sometimes an awkward time.

For example, when people ask us where we’re from, we don’t have a great answer because we’re from more than one place. Even in our own hometown in Florida, we have trouble explaining where we’re from.

This weekend, I helped at a concert that our local church and two other churches put on with one of the primary purposes being to raise money for an evangelistic concert on October 19.

This weekend we’re going to a convention put on by our friends at Dimensión Juvenil, and I’m excited that all of our youth ministry students in Mexico are going to get to attend.

Many of the breakout sessions that will be given are exactly what they need to help them with their ministries.

I already posted about them here, but I thought you might enjoy a picture of them to put a face with a name.

Some say that apart from church planting efforts, Global youth ministry training should be the top priority in global missions. I believe it’s a ministry that every youth worker should personally be involved in.

Obviously, I believe strongly in the mission statement of Youth Ministry International, which is “To train national youth workers for existing local churches within the people groups of the world.”

Mothers and the word Mother is something that is reflected in every aspect of Mexico, from religion to culture; from moral values to politics. Here are some observations about motherhood in Mexican culture.

Spending the 4th of July in the United States means a lot to me, especially since I spend a lot of my time outside of the country. After almost 5 years of living in Mexico, my thoughts on freedom have changed dramatically.

I already posted about them here, but I thought you might enjoy a picture of them to put a face with a name.

Mothers and the word Mother is something that is reflected in every aspect of Mexico, from religion to culture; from moral values to politics. Here are some observations about motherhood in Mexican culture.

I celebrated my birthday on Wednesday. It was a good day, with good friends and some great surprises. I especially loved my gift from Nathan.

Here’s a little video we tried to make for our family back home. Nathan was being a little ham. He’s sort of grown up getting used to me having the camera nearby, so now he knows how to get a laugh.