Saturday night, we arrived in Managua airport at 9:15 pm. Thankfully, all our luggage arrived on time, but there were several bags that needed to be checked by customs agents. Thanks to some paperwork and Joe asserting, “Soy un pastor!” no one was apprehended at the border, and after about 15 minutes Read More...
The last words from the cross demand our attention. “Forgive them,” Jesus prays. Another who is being crucified calls out to Jesus, “Remember me.” In pain and agony our Lord demands, “My God, why?” The last words of the cross remind us of the very human desires to be forgiven and remembered, Read More...
The season of Lent for many is a time to give something up. Many folks will refrain from eating chocolate or meat. Others will not watch television. I’ve seen posts on Facebook from a few friends relating that they are taking a social media sabbatical in order to help them focus on Read More...
Country Club Christian Church recently transitioned to a new membership database program that will be more efficient for members and staff alike. As we complete the transition process, we invite you to get connected so that you can benefit from the new tools the system offers. Why? Print your giving record at Read More...
Last Tuesday the weather report called for flurries and maybe an inch of snow around 5:00 p.m. However, by 2:45 p.m. there was a thick and slick coat of ice forming on the sidewalks and parking lots at the church. After a brief meeting with Carla and Jason we decided to close Read More...
as I begin this post, we’ve been traveling for 11hrs 25min and we haven’t yet set foot on the first of two 8+hour flights. the Delhi airport is huge. and smoggy. that’s right. the air here is so polluted that it’s smoggy INSIDE the terminal building. otherwise, it’s like most other large, Read More...
Monday morning. departure day. we leave Mungeli in the afternoon to drive 2.5 hours to Raipur. then we take to the air. Raipur–DelhiDelhi–AmsterdamAmsterdam–Minneapolis*Minneapolis–Kansas City including layovers, total travel time, door to door, is about 36 hours (give or take). *ken flies to Atlanta and then on to wherever in Texas he lives. Read More...
When Friday, March 4 Where Boulevard Brewery, 2501 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo. TicketsTickets are $100 each, or a group of 10 tickets for $750. (Group tickets do not reserve a table, and full payment must be received at one time.) Each ticket includes dinner, complimentary bar and nonalcoholic beverages, dessert. Reservations Read More...
last we spoke, we had just seen a tiger (“in Africa?”*). as the sun rises on a Sunday morning in India, and sets on Saturday night in Kansas City, we are up, waiting, as buckets of water warm for another “shower.” We are preparing for our last full day in Mungeli. the Read More...
It’s Saturday morning in Mungeli, India. the hospital is open. the kids are in school. but as you might expect, it’s quieter than a weekday. the outpatient clinic is more or less closed. normally bustling with patients for everything from x-Rays to physical therapy to dental care, today, it seems more staff Read More...
click “read more” to see the whole alphabet. …and the tradition continues as team 2 presents: “the ABCs of an India mission trip.” -A is the Ambulance that acts as our bus, -wasn’t a Boar, but a tiger!! Big fuss! (sorry group 1.) -C is the Chapel that starts off each day, Read More...
Wednesday 20 January 2016. 1500 hours. Mungeli, India. (that makes it about 0330 in KC on Wednesday morning.) the monsoon made a brief cameo on Tuesday evening. it’s the dry season in this part of India but you’d have never known it. monkeys, goats, cows, dogs, chipmunks (with loooong bushy Read More...
it has been a busy few days. lots of travel, lots of work, the occasional wifi outage so to bring you up to date, here’s a quick snapshot of team two’s last few days in India. friday and Saturday were spent with dinesh (the world’s most affirmation-needy tour guide) touring a bit Read More...
Click “read more” at the end of this post to see the entire thing. Friday, 15 January 16. New Delhi, India. 2240 hours — approximately 21 hours after arrival. first thing that hits you is the smell– smoky, smoggy, spicy. it fills the plane right after touchdown and never goes away. it Read More...
I’m working on a sermon series for later in the year or early in 2017 titled “Did Jesus Really Say That?” As a result, I’ve been reading through the gospels, trying to listen to the teachings of our Lord in a fresh and new way. This morning I was struck by the Read More...
