Small acts of kindness
The little girl in a tattered, red dress looked up at me with puppy dog eyes; her hand held out with fingers extended. She might have been 5-years old but barely 3 feet tall. We were in the Philippines, downtown Dumaguete, where many indigenous people find themselves homeless. It was very late at night.
“Wow, you’ve got that look down pat,” I thought, coldly suspecting that any money given would go directly into the purse of her handlers. I was shocked by my own heartlessness.
“What do you want?”
Beat the Doldrums: 7 lessons from the Ancient Mariner
Come now as we face these isolate days, let us tackle things grand, with intention and gusto. Let’s lay hold of scarce things that we wished there was time for, when life was consumed by a twelve-hour labour.
Two-Step Jesus and the talking Parrotfish
All work and no play makes Jack a dull missionary, so that weekend, Lib and I leave YWAM Ships’ base
The Elven Forest Epiphany
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not,” Dr. Seuss, The
A Prayer in Nindawari
YWAM Ships exists to reach the isolated with medical aid and the gospel of Jesus. This year, Katie, a 23
The Chieftains of Jingada
Six hours over open ocean by banana boat and then 90-minutes more up a flooded, croc-infested river called the Gira,
Where others have walked
Have you ever found yourself in a place and felt as though you were not alone? I don’t mean like
YWAM Ships: our next chapter
BREAKING NEWS:Lib and I have accepted an invitation to join the communications team of YWAM Ships. The Call: To encourage
Up the Yellowknife
Jack Stefanyk leaned on his paddle and chewed his lip looking off a rock outcrop down at the river raging below. I
Building Omega
For the past 10 years, a branch office of Omega Engineering in the BC Interior has celebrated steady growth and
Zen and the Art of Grape Harvest
We called only looking for a space heater, all part of a decision to downsize. The voice on the other end of
Peaking in Peru
“The Knot!” barks the instructor. “If you leave here knowing nothing else, remember that! It will save your life.” We
