I started reading the Gospel of John again. His narrative is so full, and I’m finding I still have to read each line multiple times, mining in God’s Word. At the end of the first chapter, Jesus calls His first disciples. First, two followers of John the Baptist begin to follow Him. Jesus asks them what they seek, and they inquire about where He is staying. “Come, and you will see.”…
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Boys On Mission – May 2017
Hey Friends! This is me, Ethan, doing a Boys On Mission episode from Ireland! The place that we’re showing you this time are the cliffs in a town called Ballycotton. Watch the video below! Ballycotton is one of my favorite places here in Ireland. I like climbing the cliffs when we go there. Below is a picture of us going down the stairs to the cliffs. It has really rusty poles…
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Hope
We could hear the muffled voice of a woman speaking into a megaphone. A large crowd was gathered on the pavement outside Brown Thomas department store, some holding posters and signs above their heads. An occasional cheer erupted as the woman spoke with conviction. “What’s going on Mom?” Silas asked. “I don’t know.” It was Monday, our family day. We had made breakfast, gone to a playground, eaten lunch at our favorite place in town. Now on foot, we’d finished up with…
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Boys On Mission – February 2017
Hi Everybody! This is Silas and I wanted to show you this awesome video of us at Blarney Castle. This is me kissing the Blarney Stone! It’s at the very top of the castle, attached to the wall. People say that kissing it gives you the gift of gab, whatever that is. Mom says it means that I can talk my way out of anything, which she says is true.…
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Boys On Mission – January 2017
Dear Readers, Welcome to our first Boys On Mission update! We made a video for you at Charles Fort, a historical site we first visited in 2015. We got to go there again last week. We’re doing good, and having a great time in Ireland! We hope you are also doing well! Silas & Ethan Boys On Mission Here are a few more pictures our Mom took of the fort.…
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49 / 52 – The First Sunday
On April 26, 2014, our family was standing at the starting line of something we could not ask or imagine. A year prior to that, the Lord had told me we would go to Ireland. He told me, but said He wouldn’t tell Branden for a season, to teach me to be quiet (ouch!) Of course, in my excited stubbornness, I was adamant that I knew the plan (and how and when it…