This is the second of a two part post for Thanksgiving. Three years ago I made a video of what six men at Christland (all former addicts) were thankful for. This is a follow up on how God has been at work in those men’s lives. Saulo Imagine you and your family scraped together $14,000 […]
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Thanksgiving 2019 Part 1: Bruno and Tiago
For Thanksgiving two years ago I posted a video of six young men who had either just completed or were close to completing their time in the Christland center for Christian Transformation. Each man shared at that time what he was most thankful for. At the time I asked those six men what they were […]
When It All Comes Together
My three main areas of ministry are helping the poor, homeless, and chemically dependent, maintaining three Portuguese language Christian websites, and training and equipping leaders, a lot of which I do through International Leadership Institute seminars. What really fires me up is when I can integrate all three of these areas of ministry. Over the […]
Make a Miracle in My Life
One of the favorite hymns our homeless friends like to sing in our church in Derby Park is “Como Zaqueu” (Like Zaccheaus). The lyrics are simple but powerful. Especially if you’ve been so far down that the only direction you can see is up. “Like Zacchaeus I want to climb up as high as I […]
Andre’s story – Work and Service
In the twelve years I’ve been involved in working with the poor, homeless and chemically dependent I’ve had contact with a number of government and NGO organizations whose objective was to help the needy. All had good intentions, some did a lot of good, but none have been nearly as effective as Christland in both […]