Conference preparation and Leadership Development “Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and[…]
Finding Level Ground Illness, fear, adjustment, adaptation and redemption are just a few of the words I would use to describe the rocky road of 2020. When our world is shaken, we all seek level ground. A friend at a recent meeting of Latin American leaders shared these words from Psalm 143:10 “Teach me to[…]
We have not all been infected by COVID-19, but we have all be affected by it. Some have suffered from the disease, others from the economic toll and still others from the isolation of quarantine. At Shepherds’ Support we continue to pray and seek God’s leading for additional new ways to serve our international partners. God has[…]
We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and[…]
Peru Conference January 8-20, 2019 I have to admit, traveling for days, time changes, language barriers, sleeping in different accommodations and struggling with the often accompanying health issues can be a hardship. During this past trip several of our team members wrestled with the effects of diarrhea. I, Rick, was the enjoyable evening meal for over[…]
Sixteen months ago I received a phone call from Peru. Not knowing who it was, I inquisitively answered wondering what it might be about. Pastor William Evaristo introduced himself and shared the burden that he had for the health of pastors and their spouses who were struggling deeply in his country. We began to pray! God[…]