The Uganda mission team will be hosting a presentation event at Austin Christian Fellowship, on Sunday, September 27, at 6:30 PM. There will be stories, testimonies, and lots of photos from the trip. We will talk about Arise Africa and our plans to continue to support that ministry. This will be open to the public, [...]

Before I left for Africa, I asked Greg Vestri about how sensitive he thought people were about having their picture taken. He said that it was not much different than most places, just use common sense, and go ahead and ask the subject for their permission first, if possible. Then he mentioned that recently, there [...]

One week from today, we fly to Uganda, Africa. I’m not ready. Well, in one sense, I am very ready. I have wanted to go to Africa since high school, when a geography teacher sparked my imagination with tales of her experiences in Kenya, specifically with the Maasai people. She had lived with the Maasai [...]

I feel a little foolish that I complained about sleep deprivation in my last post. What a joke. That wasn’t sleep deprivation, this is sleep deprivation – while competing in the 48 Hour Film Contest this weekend, I stayed awake for 42 hours straight, not counting 30 minutes that I laid my head down on [...]

Sleeping is giving in No matter what the time is Sleeping is giving in So lift those heavy eyelids – Arcade Fire “Rebellion (Lies)” An unwelcome reprieve today gives me a moment to shed some light on what I have been doing lately. I tried to sleep this afternoon, but it was futile. I didn’t [...]

Sometime in November of last year, I had a late dinner with Tony and Alex after work. The weather had already turned cool and the first freeze was coming. Tony suggested that we should maybe buy some blankets and hand them out to the homeless downtown. I loved the idea. My particular ministry is very [...]

A couple of weekends ago, my 242 small group did a service project as part of a larger church-wide effort called 242 Impact (our small groups are called 242 Groups re: Acts 2:42). The idea behind 242 Impact is that the church will fund $1000 for each small group to serve those in need in [...]