This is my final Fortaleza vignette. We've been home since Sunday, and we are savoring so many memories. One of my favorites is sitting around the table with my family, planning what we would do next. Ideas were flying.
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Yesterday I wandered through the day from expectation to expectation, duty to duty, desire to desire, task to task, and distraction to distraction. At the end of the day I found that I had done a few good things and nothing obviously evil.
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St. Irenaeus wrote: The glory of God is man fully alive.
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Why do you study the Bible? Some study to satisfy their curiosity. Some study out of religious duty or aspirations.
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Renee went to Fortaleza in late May to help our daughter, Nicole Lorelei, to welcome her 2nd child into the world. On Renee's 2nd day there a drug addict from the neighborhood stood at the door screaming in terror. Her name was Laticia
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Why not prayer-walk the darkest corners of Fortaleza? Why not ask God to give you that notorious crack house and brothel as your house of prayer?
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I love to savor cheesecake, one delicious bite at a time. In the same way, I'd like to savor what God did with us in Fortaleza, sharing our story with you one vignette at a time over the next few days. I want to somehow give you a taste what we experienced.
Read MoreI prayed that other members of our family would be able to come alongside Herb and Nicole Lorelei to help in their ministry. That became a reality August 12-25!
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