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Israel Study Tour – Day 8
To see photos from Day 8 of our trip you can view them here: Day 8 Photos These were the main stops we made along the tour on our 8th day: Day 8 started at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and we really had a full day. We started off our day with a...
Israel Study Tour – Day 7
To see photos from Day 7 of our trip you can view them here: Day 7 Photos These were the main stops we made along the tour on our 7th day: Jaffa: We started our morning in the the beautiful hillside town of Jaffa. It was significant due to its port...
Israel Study Tour – Day 6
To see photos from Day 6 of our trip you can view them here: Day 6 Photos These were the main stops we made along the tour on our 6th day: Beth She'an: This was an ancient city for many civilizations because it is strategically located. In fact, it...
Israel Study Tour – Day 5
To see photos from Day 5 of our trip you can view them here: Day 5 Photos These were the main stops we made along the tour on our 5th day: Katzrin: We spent our morning in the Israelite village of Katzrin. We stepped into the entrance of a 2000...
Israel Study Tour – Day 4
To see photos from Day 4 of our trip you can view them here: Day 4 Photos These were the main stops we made along the tour on our 4th day: Capernaum: We traveled to the city of Capernaum learning how Jesus’ ministry...
Israel Study Tour – Day 3
To see photos from Day 3 of our trip you can view them here: Day 3 Photos After staying at the Dead Sea for several days, on our last morning I seized the opportunity to catch the sunrise coming up over the Dead Sea with my drone. These were the...
Israel Study Tour – Day 2
After our first long day of tour stops we stayed at a hotel at the Dead Sea. It is the lowest place on earth at 1400 feet below sea level. The next day we got up early to start our second day of stops deep into the Negev, the southern desert of...
Israel Study Tour – Day 1
I had the opportunity to travel to Israel with our church for a 9 day tour. It was a different kind of trip for me, going with a tour guide and having everything planned out ahead of time. I was lucky to be able to take Pastor Steven Trint from...
Uganda Spring Mission 2022
We have successfully returned from our Spring mission that took place during the month of May. We were able to coordinate a joint trip between Bridgeway Christian Church and Center of Praise. This was our first mission trip back to Uganda since the...
Spring 2021 mission photos
This past May I had the opportunity to visit our schools once again. As the lockdown was lifting in Uganda students are beginning to return to school. I also had the privilege of taking Pastor Stephen Kingsley from Idaho with me to visit our...
A photo instead of 1000 words
I confess I have not done a very good job attempting to learn a bit more of Luganan, the local language. One of my objectives on this trip is to learn a bit more of it. Despite my lack of linguistical efforts, one of my favorite things to do is to...
A First Step
To be a part of God's vision from the start is an incredible feeling. We are partnering with our friends who feel called to start a children's for their 70+ adopted children. Despite the uncertainty of what lies ahead, we know God is moving ahead...
A short lived, one-sided friendship
I love discovering new creatures when I come to Uganda. I've been on a conquest to find and interact with some local monkeys, but so far all I've been able to accomplish is to chase them around at a distance with my drone. Today I met a new...
A SILVER LINING
There has been so much devastation sweeping through our world due to COVID-19. Yet, God is at work and bigger than all of the problems and setbacks we've experienced.
How God Uses Trees
WARNING: MATURE CONTENT // With all the rain Uganda is getting this May, we have been often forced to find alternative roads to travel on. Today we drove through a village that has a large tree that is said to be shaped like a woman. It is said to...