Emily Parke Chase
Are you ready for take-off? Today’s “Advent Adventure” lifts us across the mountains and into Tzeltal country. Let me quote from my letter home that day: “I woke early, ready to fly out at a moment’s notice. Because we were among the last campers to arrive, we were also last on the flight priority list, …
Read More Advent 2024 – Day 4Welcome back! We are on an “Advent Adventure” traveling into the rainforests of Mexico. Upon arriving in the town of Las Casas, there were a lot of “lasts” before I flew into our campsite in la selva: writing a last note to my parents, enjoying a final hot shower, flushing a toilet, and sipping one …
Read More Advent 2024 – Day 3Glad you have chosen to join me for this “Advent Adventure – 2024.” We’re focusing on a journey I took over 50 years ago to the jungles of Mexico and seeing what lessons we can learn to prepare us for our own travels with Christ. When I arrived in Mexico in September of 1970, I …
Read More Advent 2024 – Day 2Welcome to “Advent Adventure 2024”! Advent is a special season for drawing closer to God. On each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas, I’ll offer a brief lesson that the Lord taught me as I went through a 5-month jungle training program in Mexico more than half a century ago! And, yes, each …
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