What is it about being sick that makes you feel like you are never going to regain your health or even remember what it feels like to be healthy ever again? The sneezing and coughing leads to lack of sleep, which leads to exhaustion, giving way to clutter build-up and you trying to remember when was the last time you swept the floors or used a cleaning product. And the kicker is, you almost don’t care; the only thing that matters is the pounding in your head and the pressure in your sinuses. You spend all of your energy swallowing VERY slowly – even though you know it will make no difference – since it’s the most painful thing… Read More…

Rise, heart, thy lord is risen. Sing his praise
Without delays,
Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise
With him may’st rise:
That, as his death calcined thee to dust,
His life may make thee gold, and, much more, just.

Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy part
With all thy art,
The cross taught all wood to resound his name
Who bore the same.
His stretched sinews taught all strings what key
Is best to celebrate this most high day.

Consort, both heart and lute, and twist a song
Pleasant and long;
Or, since all music is but three parts vied
And multiplied
Oh let thy blessed Spirit bear a part,
And make up our defects with his sweet art.

by George Herbert

If I said that tomorrow it will rain, and it does… you might say, “Wow, good guess.” If I said that tomorrow there will be an volcanic eruption and thousands of people will die and it happened, you might say, “Scott… that’s a little spooky.” It seems that the precision and level of predictability of a prediction governs its impressiveness and its appreciation by others. If a prediction is fulfilled to great detail and is something that others would see as mere chance, we tend to become more marveled at the absolute incredible validity of the prediction.

This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to preach at our church here in Perú–which is a real privilege by the way. Since it was… Read More…

We apologize for being so silent lately. We have been SO VERY busy, and have neglected keeping everyone up to date on us.

Our apologies.

Some things that have happened since we last wrote:

* Penny is now 3 months old and has begun sleeping through the night! (I’m sure you can tell who’s writing this)
* Pastor Scott and his wife Anjanette Williamson have returned to Cusco from the UK, which relieves Scott (Dillon) from doing full-time pulpit supply for this church.  (although we are still attending, and Scott does still preach some)
* We took a trip to Lima to visit our friends the Listros, and make Penny’s American Citizenship official!
* Rachel and Mark have had a stomach bug for a while,… Read More…

“I believe the demons know us better than we know ourselves and press all the right buttons at the just the wrong times; wrong for us that is.   On the other hand God is in complete control and has twice as many of His servants (the angels) at His disposal to guard and protect us.  I believe that nothing happens except by His express will.” – Sean Delaney
This Sunday morning’s church service was unlike any other service I’ve experienced here in Peru. Really is was unlike any other experience I’ve ever had, but I think there is some specificity in that we’re here in Peru. First, let me preface by saying that probably the majority of the readers of this post won’t believe… Read More…