Here is a collection of photos from the Verbo school during the 2007 mission to Bluefields. I will update this gallery with more photos as I process them. You will be able to find these under the “Photos & Videos” link in the left-hand column.
I will try harder to publish the photos I have taken [...]

Here is a collection of photos from Tasbapauni during the 2008 mission to Bluefields. I will update this gallery with more photos as I process them. You will be able to find these under the “Photos & Videos” link in the left-hand column.

Aside from two little girls we know being the poster children on the website, Verbo is now on the OrphaNetwork.
This page describes what we know as “The Feeding Program” run by Meyda and Verbo. The figures are interesting as it gives some insight into how much it costs to run the program and some [...]

This photo I took on our second day in Bluefields in March 2008. Our team joined the people at Verbo church for Sunday service.
After I did a small speech in front of the congregation, I quietly snuck out the side entrance to see the Sunday school we helped build in 2007.
I was happy to see [...]

The final installment of the story of traveling to Tasbapauni, Nicaragua.

I was warned but I really didn’t expect to see it. I was caught somewhere between revulsion, sadness, and sympathy. The sad, anguished eyes looked back at me, both of us helpless to prevent what was to come. No, I’m not referring to a child living in poverty in Nicaragua. In front of me was [...]

Every morning I would wake up early and have my coffee while standing on the front porch of our house. At 6:15am in the morning, the temperature is comfortable and the streets are quiet. I would stand there breathing in the fragrant air, and listening to the unseen birds and the distant car driving by.
But [...]

On the day we landed in Bluefields, we grabbed a quick breakfast of scrabbled eggs prepared by our cook and were whisked away on a boat to Tasbapauni. The boat ride was 2 hours long and it was a miracle no one got sick… instead many people fell asleep as the boat bounced across the [...]

I created this video back in August in a fit of inspiration. The movie compiles some of the major activities we did while in Bluefields this past March, but it barely scratches the surface of what really happened down there. Some events were left out such as Marvin’s plantation, and the jail eye glasses clinic.

Why [...]

I had the privilege to serve with Vern in Bluefields this past March, and this past Sunday he shared with the congregation the reasons why people don’t go on missions … and why those excuses aren’t enough.
Though Vern has a friendly and humorous presentation, the underlying message is serious.
If you’ve thought about missions but talked [...]