The Lovely Feeling of Kindness

I searched my memory for my first feeling of kindness, and I found one from 80 years ago when I was a very little girl. A Christian worker, Tony Testa, who worked with my dad at Camp Woodhaven, would jingle his pocket and pull out a few pennies and a nickel and a dime for me. […]

Count the Birds

I’m not an art collector with the exception of one painting. This painting was a gift to my father when he was the pastor of Calvary Evangelistic Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. […]

Laugh at Yourself

I was boarding a flight out of Orlando with a very tall pastor friend and someone on his staff. The three of us were walking past the first-class cabin and my pastor friend turned around, looked way down at me and asked, “Have you ever bumped your head?” I laughed!  […]

God Speaks

Life each day is full of decisions. We try to choose the right way and do the right thing. How can we as humans know what is right? […]

Burn the Ships!

On April 21st, in the year 1519, the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez arrived on the coast of South America with about 500 men on 11 ships. Cortez ordered that everything of value be removed from the ships and brought ashore. Then, he gave the order to burn all the ships. […]

Influencers for Christ

In October 2024, I became a grandfather for the first time! Earlier, on the day of her birth, I was speaking at a Sunday School class at Mission Hill Church in Tampa for their missions conference. […]

Remember the Name of the Lord

Not a word was spoken. Father and his son in an old farm truck...driving down a road in Omaha, Nebraska. The fields are full of wheat on both sides of the highway. […]

Worship as a Gift

The Three Wise Men, or Magi, brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus. “...they fell down and worshiped Him. […]

Prayer Requests

Thank you for joining us for our 21 Days of Prayer which begins January 6, 2023. This is the 40th anniversary of our ministry.

Fan Your Fire

In 2 Timothy 1:6-7 we read, “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

Never Say No; Say Poko

More than 40 years ago, a wise Haitian man gave me advice on how to have good relations with the Haitian people. He said that when a Haitian asks for something, always give hope with an answer of “not yet” or “let’s wait to see what God gives me to give you. [...]

Driving on the dirt roads in Haiti requires four-wheel drive. Many times, growing up in Haiti, I found myself jumping out of our Toyota pickup truck and unlocking the tires so we could switch the vehicle into 4x4 mode and drive out of the mud.

Trading Pain for Praise

I lost my father 16 years ago after a nine-year battle with cancer. Then, my mother remarried Dennis O’Conner from Minnesota. […]

Trimming Your Sails

One of my best memories as a teenager was sailing with my father on his 28-foot sailboat called Mia Carita. Mia Carita means my love in Italian. […]

Living For Jesus–Oh What Peace

To know God is to love Him and to serve Him. When we live for Jesus, and do those little tasks that He prompts us to do, we find peace and contentment. 

Jesus is the Great Physician

There’s an old story about a family on vacation traveling through the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. One morning, they stopped at a country restaurant for breakfast. […]

The Source

I remember the anticipation of going to summer camp! Hiking, swimming, and meeting new friends made summer camp a special place. […]

You Are For Me

Recently, I listened to a song by Kari Jobe which I like. It is called You Are for Me. Kari Jobe came to our mission in Haiti years ago and she met with our pastors and sang. […]

A Sacrificial Love

I was 20 years old during my first year in Haiti. On Saturdays, I would go off exploring by myself. While walking the beach through Ti-Riviere heading toward Léogâne, I came across an old fisherman in a boat. […]

You Can Do More

The phrase “you can do more” has come before me twice recently. My son was at a pastors’ conference and privately, the speaker inspired George with the words, “You can do more.” […]