Mission-Field Stories

Stories and Adventures while on the mission field.

How do I forgive when I HURT so much?

How do I forgive when I HURT so much?

Randy is the Dr. of Opthomology on our missions team. What a wonderful experience it must be to give sight to those in desperate need. I had the opportunity

The Lord Hears our Prayers

The Lord Hears our Prayers

Friends,
This testimony comes from a Missionary (Carol Hurtig) that I met in Barranquilla, Colombia. I could tell that the Lord was working through her in a very special way so I asked

Barranquilla 2009, Day 2

Barranquilla 2009, Day 2

Dear Friends,
Yesterday (Saturday) we arrived in Barranquilla. Our team from NJ assembled at the

Day 7 in Bogota (Heading Home)

Day 7 in Bogota (Heading Home)

I am writing this last email on my way home from Bogota.  The flight was uneventful and I will get home early.  We needed to get up at 4:30 in the morning

Day 6 in Bogota

Day 6 in Bogota

Today was our free day when we do some site seeing and shopping.  In the morning we went to the Salt Cathedral.  About an hour outside of Bogota is

Day 5 in Bogota

Day 5 in Bogota

Our last day in the field ended today.  Tomorrow is our free day and we will be doing some site seeing around Bogota and in the evening

Day 4 in Bogota

Day 4 in Bogota

Since the most comments I have receive so far on my emails have been about my chicken feet lunch on Monday, let me jump right to lunch today. Today we had baked fish,

Day 3 in Bogota

Day 3 in Bogota

Today, Tuesday, was our second day in Porvenir. (Poor-van-ear) We had a day very similar to Monday. Beautiful weather and many children and adults.
In the morning

Day 2 in Bogota

Day 2 in Bogota

Today is Monday - the first workday in the villages. The weather and the day was beautiful! The temperature during the day is mid to low 60s which is very nice. And while it threatened

Day 1 in Bogota

Day 1 in Bogota

My flight on Saturday was delayed leaving Newark for almost 3 hours - much of it sitting