As we pulled into the hotel parking lot, it took me a moment to recognize that I was holding my breath. It wasn’t until I went to speak, that I realized it. Suddenly, I was 11 years old and on the verge of tears. I had booked this hotel for its convenient location and airport […]

Looking out the window of the bus, I was overwhelmed with what my eyes were drawn to.  What seemed like a sea of children were walking towards us.  They all had the same, sorrowful look in their eyes.  We had not yet approached the clearing, yet they were walking towards us, anticipating our arrival.  Later estimates would place the […]

“I have had enough, Lord.”  The words of the prophet Elijah, from 1 Kings 19 could easily have been written by me.  Overcome by discouragement, exhaustion, and grief, Elijah’s prayer communicated his desire for the Lord to relieve him from the pressures of his life.  Weary from battle, from ministering to a stubborn people, and […]