Photos from Nancy & Cindy's first day
Nancy & Cindy arrived in Nicaragua ahead of the rest of the team to have some of the vitamins approved by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA). They also stocked up on supplies for the rest of the trip.
Thursday – Nancy and Cindy Arrive in Managua
Cindy Irey and I arrived in Managua on Thursday. We had with us all of the adult, prenatal and children’s vitamins so that we could get them approved by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA) before the rest of our team arrives. That will give us an extra day for the clinic Read More...
the wednesday before departure
you may remember last year, we picked up a hitchhiking n.c. doctor in houston on our way to nicaragua. doug fit in instantly and was not only an enthusiastic member of the team but a blessing to all of us who got to know him. some of you may have met him Read More...
Sunday, Feb. 5
i was gonna write a blog post this weekend, talking about the work that's being done right now, that nancy and cindy are leaving a couple of days before the rest of us for a really good reason, that there's a ton of prep work to be done in the week ahead Read More...
People Magazine and Psalm 1
This month I’m trying to read a Psalm everyday and reflect on it. I’ll be honest, it’s hard for me to sit down and read scripture if I’m not doing it for work. Reading the bible on a daily basis isn’t the first thing on my mind. I have a lot of Read More...
Mid-Winter Reading
The weather outside has been delightful but the long winter nights have been the perfect set up for reading some terrific books. Here’s what’s gotten my attention lately. The Naked Now, by Richard Rohr, is one of the best books I have read in the last couple of years. He takes a Read More...
January 27, 2012
what is it now? two weeks until we leave for nicaragua? plenty of time yet still plenty to do. there’s alot that goes on before we can actually leave on a mission trip and much of that preparatory work is done by carla aday and stephanie becker. (check it out…first time she Read More...
Endowment Trustees (2011-2012)
Ryan Holmes Nancy Lear Mark Meuret Lynn Cockle Elvin Knight John Stewart Leeann Blundell Mary Dibble David Forsee
Communion After a Bad Day
This week praying has not only brought me to a more attentive view of my food, but to those with whom I ate. I had “one of those days” where no matter what I said or did I was wrong. At the end of the day a friend texted me a list Read More...
Current Deacons
Katie Allison Karen Bates Jennie Beck EJ Becker Jackson Berry Marcia Berry Carl Bolte Jane Bolte Dylan Boster Annie Brabson Kevin Briggs Maurice Brownlee Sam Brumitt Kathy Buckley Cookie Callison-Douglas Brian Campbell Dick Chapman Christa Chartier Mary Lynn Clark Cheryl Commerford Jane Commerford Pat Conway Karen Cook Rick Cook Ron Cross Carol Read More...
Food service workers: My angels in disguise
I’m a person who doesn’t cook a lot (if ever), and I frequently tend to go to restaurants. This week I reflected on how my prayer life affects the way I treat those who are serving my food. My friends who work in the food service industry all have horror stories like Read More...
Confessions of a Preacher
I’ve spent a lot of time the last couple of weeks working on sermon series ideas for the new year. Lara, our Director of Communications, and Lauren, our Director of Church Growth, were very helpful in this process. They let me know what sounded interesting and what sounded like an invitation to Read More...
Just Be You
“Just be you” were the words John spoke to me a few years ago when I went into the soundproof room to record a radio ad for the Christmas Eve service. That’s pretty good advice for most of us, most of the time but it was a little strange in that moment. Read More...
Help and Give Thanks
Writer Anne Lamott says that the most important prayers are “Thank you,” and “Help.” There is great truth in her simple proclamation. I dare say most of us, including myself, have a hard time with these sincere prayers. One of the most difficult things I had to learn to do in my Read More...
The Spirituality of Exercise
The man in the weight room lifting weights next to me looked like he was about 85 years old, give or take a couple of years in either direction. He was seated, lifting ten pound barbells over his head. He was fit and trim. Like me he was doing a series of Read More...
