"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works,
which God prepared before hand that we would walk in them." Ephesians
2:10
Newsletter Archives
This is where you can find all of our newsletters from our very first to the most current.
Newsletters are arranged by year and then sorted by month starting with the most recent at the top of the page going down to the first one at the bottom. All newsletters are in PDF format and can be read with Adobe Reader. (If you do not have Adobe Reader you can get it by clicking on the image below.)
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February 2008 - Where did we park the truck - It had already been a tough three days, Bellekys and the kids had been in Managua. They only expected to be there for a day to have Joshua checked out at the hospital. He had been running a 104 plus fever for a few days and the doctors in Rivas couldn't find the cause of the infection so they recommended that he should get checked out at the hospital in Managua. It didn't take... Read More
December 2007 - Nicaraguan Merry Christmas - We were decorating for Christmas and listening to some music to help us get in the holiday mood, which can be difficult here due to the differences in culture and climate. "The 12 Days of Christmas" played and Bellekys began singing it... Read More
September 2007 - Departure From the Norm - It has been so incredibly busy the last two months, so I am departing a little from the normal story format of the newsletter just to make sure that I dont leave anything out. It is always amazing to me to see how the Lord works in our lives here in Nicaragua. We are experiencing some great things in the ministry and see some really big things ahead, but at the same time, we have had to face yet another trial that... Read More
June 2007 - It's all in the timing - It all began on a hot, sticky, Nicaraguan afternoon as Bellekys and I sat at the dinning room table discussing various items that needed to be taken care of in the States. We needed to retrieve some stuff from storage, visit some family, purchase next years home schooling supplies along with a few other miscellaneous errands... Read More
March 2007 - When Lions Roar - "RRRRRRoarrrrrr", it's 3am and I wake with a start, the roaring still echoing in my ears. It was just a dream. With my heart pounding and my body soaked in sweat, I remember the lion of my dream. His fierce, snarling jaws and curved teeth from which his intimidating roars escaped, the gnarled paws that pulled the parched earth into the air with each step and the cold piercing eyes that searched... Read More
January 2007 - When Brakes Fail - There is no worse feeling when you are driving in hilly country than pushing on the brake pedal and feeling it go smoothly to the floor. This is exactly what happened on January 20th as we were driving to San Juan del Sur to work on some last minute... Read More
December 2006 - I Almost Forgot - "What? Christmas is only a few days away?", I heard Bellekys exclaim while she was on the phone with a friend. I was working on the computer at the time and realized that if Christmas is only a few days away, then this newsletter is way overdue. So I frantically started pounding at the keys with no success. It wasn't until I took a... Read More
October 2006 - Brought to you by the letter "P" - "Steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.", this is the Dictionary.com definition of perseverance and today is Monday, October 16th. Today's goal; baptize Tabitha, sounds simple, right? Well even reaching a simple goal like this can take perseverance which is the word for today and here is what took place. Read More
August 2006 - The Ride - Please keep your hands and feet in the car at all times while the ride is in motion. This is usually the last warning you receive before you feel a sudden jolt as the ride begins to move. At first you creep forward, eager with anticipation of what lies ahead, then you hear the clack, clack, clack of the ride taking you higher and higher as the dread of the unknown begins to press in on your consciousness. Read More
May 2006 - Get Out of My Country - "Get out of my country!", quipped Elder as he helped load our luggage into the truck that was taking us to the airport. His eyes were wet with tears as he tried to lighten the mood with a joke that he and I threw around during better times. Read More
March 2006 - Walking or Sinking? - "I need to have an emergency DNC!" Those were the words that pierced me when Bellekys called from the doctor's office in Rivas. She had been having some problems with her monthly cycle and needed to get checked out. The doctor found several, of what he believed to be, fibroid tumors which were causing Bellekys to experience excessive bleeding. Read More
January 2006 - Where Are We Going? - "Where are we going and how are we going to get there?" Jeremy and I were in his truck and on our way to Managua to pick up supplies for the bakery and computer center. We weren't talking about how to get to Managua but where the Lord was leading the the ministry in San Juan del Sur. Read More
December 2005 - The Best Christmas Ever - "What was that?!", I thought as I glanced at the alarm clock. BANG! There it was again, no it's not a dream. PHOOOMP! BANG! Mortars at 4:00 AM, great, what's this all about? Read More
November 2005 - A Fan, A Pillow and Some Paper - "Michael was hit by a car!", Bellekys exclaimed as I returned home from working at the computer center. It was very alarming and fearful news to hear that he was involved in an accident and may be hurt. Read More
October 2005 - What Are We Looking At? - "I want to go home!", Joshua cried moments after arriving at the house we temporarily rented sight unseen in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. It was about 4:00PM on Sep. 19 and we had been up since 3:30AM to catch a flight out of Miami. Read More
August 2005 - Loose Change and Belt Buckles - "Please step over here Miss," the Security Officer said to Tabitha, our thirteen year old daughter at the Tampa airport. She had just passed through the metal detector for the third time without success. Read More
May 2005 - The Swing Set - "My swing set's gone!", was the cry of my five year old Joshua, as he looked up at me with big brown eyes full of water, tears beginning to stain his cheeks. Read More
April 2005 - The Call - "THERE IS NO GOD!" At least that was my thinking as a young atheist living in Florida. Please, allow me to show you where we have been and where the Lord is leading us in this, our first news letter. Read More