I just read a great quote on a friend’s Facebook wall. It said: “As we go forth into the coming year, let it be. . . with the patient power of knowing that the God of Israel will go before us. Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lostContinue reading “Goodbye 2017. Welcome, 2018!”
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Happenings in Chile
While I’ve written fairly extensively about my trips to Peru and Bolivia, I haven’t written as much about Chile. To be truthful, the trips to Peru and Bolivia were easy to write about inasmuch as they were a timeline of events that naturally followed one another. Chile is different because there are some days filled withContinue reading “Happenings in Chile”
Peru: Part 2 – A Week in Arequipa
The sun had already risen and was shining brightly when I awoke the first day in Arequipa. Oh, no, I’ve overslept! It’s got to be at least 8:30 or something. I looked at my phone to see the time. 5:45 AM. What in the world? That was my first experience with an Arequipa sunrise! It comesContinue reading “Peru: Part 2 – A Week in Arequipa”
Peru: Part 1 – The Road To Arequipa
It seems no South American travel story of mine would be complete without some misunderstanding at the airport. We left for Peru on Tuesday morning, October 3, for a churches/leaders conference. I had to be up at 3 in the morning to catch an Uber to the airport, so I got very little sleep. However, I madeContinue reading “Peru: Part 1 – The Road To Arequipa”
Lasernita – A Dramatic Retelling
Apparently her name is Lasernita, which was news to me. It’s a play off of the last name of one of my friends from Bolivia, and I’m not sure why she was given that name inasmuch as he didn’t seem to have any special attachment to her. Since I never named her, I’ll go with it. I’llContinue reading “Lasernita – A Dramatic Retelling”
Bolivia: Part 2 – We’re Going to the Jungle, You Say?
I couldn’t breathe. At least, not very well. And then I was staggering everywhere as I walked. What was happening? We were in La Paz, and as I came to find out, it’s anywhere from 10,650 to 13,250 feet above sea level, the world’s highest capital city. It was a little difficult to get oxygen, to say theContinue reading “Bolivia: Part 2 – We’re Going to the Jungle, You Say?”
Bolivia: Part 1 – “I Can’t Let You on the Plane…”
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. -Ephesians 6:12 As I think back on my recent trip to Bolivia, I truly believe I was in a spiritual battle against one who tried to keepContinue reading “Bolivia: Part 1 – “I Can’t Let You on the Plane…””
