Archive - August, 2010

Lead Me – Sanctus Real

August 21, 2010 in Personal Growth with 0 Comments


I heard this song on the radio today on my way home from the hospital. It is exactly where I am right now in my life, with 3 awesome kids, one of which is less than 48 hours old and Janell who is the most incredible person I have ever known.

This is my prayer:

Father give me the strength
To be everything I’m called to be
Oh father show me the way
To lead them won’t you

Lead me, with strong hands
To stand up when they can’t
Don’t want to leave them
Hungry for love chasing things
That I could give up

I’ll show them I’m willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this a home

Lead me
‘Cause I can’t do this alone.
Father, lead me
‘Cause I can’t do this alone.

The Boys and their Sister

August 21, 2010 in Family with 5 Comments

Nathan wants to introduce you to someone. He’s so excited to have a sister. Ben still isn’t sure what he thinks about her yet. I’m sure he’ll love her soon enough.

First Day of Kindergarten

August 16, 2010 in Family, features, Nathan with 2 Comments

One of the major milestones for our family this year is Nathan going off to Kindergarten. When we first started thinking about coming to the United States for Home Assignment, we thought it would be great for him to be able to go to Kindergarten in Florida.

We were blessed by Grace Christian School to be given a full scholarship for Nathan to attend there this year. Grace Bible Church means a lot to us. It is where we got married. It is where I (Dennis) attended school from 2nd-12th grade. We have lots of friends there and many great memories.

So today we took Nathan to his first day of Kindergarten at Grace. I pray that he will have fond memories of this school, too, and it will be a place where he can come to learn many great things. One of the things I am most thankful for about having a Christian School education is knowing many things about the Bible that I wouldn’t have known without attending Grace.

Reading with Nathan

August 14, 2010 in Family, features, Nathan with 3 Comments

One of my life goals is to disciple my kids. If you read the Bible, you’ll understand that it is the responsibility of the parents to share God’s message with their children.

Since Nathan is going to a Christian school for Kindergarten, we bought him a new Bible for class. Today I found him reading it in the chair where I read mine. One of my greatest desires is that he will get into a habit of reading his Bible and know the Author of the book in a personal way.

(Here’s the picture on flickr)

Incredible Things

August 3, 2010 in YMI with 0 Comments

There are incredible things happening all over the world! That is my feeling after spending a week in France with Youth Ministry International’s worldwide leadership. I had such a sense of being part of something much bigger than myself as I sat in a room with other trainers from all over the world and listened to their stories of how God is working in their regions. It is exciting to be a part of God’s agenda.

Here is the email newsletter I just wrote on the subject: Incredible Things are Happening All over the world