This is something that has been weighing on my heart for some time now. After witnessing the unjust wages in Guatemala and in Canada, I thought I would share some thoughts. I collected a few example salaries and made some calculations for daily wages* for different professions in both Canada and Guatemala: Doctor in Calgary: … [Read more…]
On Monday morning, dudes from my church gathered together on the new church property wielding machetes. We tore through the back part of the land that descends on a creek and a spring. We had to make a path for surveyers who are coming next week to do up plans for new construction. We killed … [Read more…]
I’ve installed my last stove. The owners asked me in December to hold delivery until their new house was built (I delivered my second to last stove in May for the same reason). Their house is in Chitzujay, Cobán – up over the mountain to the north for 30 minutes of back roads. The drive … [Read more…]
Many will say to me, “Adventurer,” and that I am, except of a different kind and of those who wear the skin to demonstrate their truth. -Ché Guevara My neighbour got me a Ché shirt the other day and this quote is on it. Then I watched a 3 1/2 hour miniseries on the rise … [Read more…]
As for what was sown among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. -Matthew 13:22 The parable of the sower was read in yesterday’s sermon and this phrase jumped out at me: “deceitfulness of … [Read more…]
I am 17, one of 25 in the Canadian Youth for Ukraine (CYU) team. The first time I fly: Halifax-Toronto-Amsterdam-Kiev. I wake up with pen marks on my shirt and ears popping as we descend into Ukraine. We are fed borscht and fresh cucumbers at a church when we arrive. The train ride to Zaporozhye … [Read more…]
On this last team, I met Chris, my fraternal twin. He’s 4 years my junior, but the similarities are uncanny: same taste in music, trained as teachers, worked at summer camps and as youth pastors, Oilers fans, Mac users thus multimedia creators, guitar players, etc. What was even more uncanny were the similarities in our … [Read more…]
At my cell group last night, we were given sheets to fill out – like at a seminar. The sheets had verses followed by sentences with blanks. We were supposed to fill in the blanks according to what the verses said. This was an example that I didn’t particularly like. Every scripture inspired of God … [Read more…]
On Saturday, while bringing a group of 24 Canadians to meet a sponsor child in San Antonio Panec, I was invited by a woman to come pray for their family. One of the cases in the home dealt with an 8-year-old boy who has massive sores all over his bottom. I almost burst into tears … [Read more…]
When I was taking pictures of our shoe and sock distribution this week, a grade 1 boy’s zipper was all busted up and his penis was in full view. It was both funny and sad. I brought a team to a sinkhole/cave where Maya ceremonies are performed and a priest suspended a live chicken over … [Read more…]