Category: Advent Series

Tomorrow will be our last day of Advent but there is one more “Advent Adventure” to share today. Our time in the village of San Antonio del Monte passed quickly. Judy and I taught literacy classes, and we continued to learn more of the Tzeltal language and culture. But one of our other responsibilities was …

Christmas is a time for gathering families and friends together. Perhaps you already have a houseful of guests. Thank you for taking time to join me for another “Advent Adventure.” Our home in San Antonio del Monte was smack in the center of the town. We quickly learned the reason for this. We were the …

This “Advent Adventure” series would not be appropriate without a few more adventures. Soon after we moved into the Tzeltal village of San Antonio, a huge 55-gallon drum full of gasoline arrived by plane. The barrel was almost 3’ tall and 2’ in diameter. Local men helped us roll it into our house. The only …

We’re coming down the home stretch. Christmas is almost here, and packages are accumulating under the tree. There are just a few more “Advent Adventures” to share. After the survival hike, much of our training was complete but I still had plenty to learn. We were ready to move on to the last phase of …

Are you surviving the final days of last-minute trips to the mall and preparations for the holidays? Thanks for stopping long enough to read about another “Advent Adventure.” Shortly after Christmas, the staff announced to six of us that it was our turn for the 3-day survival hike. We had five minutes notice and were …

Christmas is just a week away. Thanks for carving out time to join me here on this “Advent Adventure.” We arrived in Advanced Base at the beginning of December, and Christmas was around the corner. I wanted to have some little gift ready for Linda. I found a fairly flat piece of bark, and I …

Advent is a journey that takes us closer to our destination of Heaven. Thanks for staying with me on this “Advent Adventure.” During those first weeks at Advance Base, the staff were expecting us to be able to purchase some food supplies from locals, but we were so far from the beaten path that not …

Are you exhausted as Christmas draws nearer? Thank you for pausing to join us on this “Advent Adventure.” At last, at sundown, we arrived at Lake Ocotal. Filthy and footsore, we found our director waiting for us on the shoreline…with bad news. There were not enough trees to hang our hammocks on this side of …

Christmas is advancing upon us, and we are advancing to the second phase of jungle training in our “Advent Adventure.” Hiking to Advance Base took us on foot another 35 miles farther away from civilization. Campers each had a turn riding one of the mules for an hour. Our mules were slow but sure-footed as …

Today we complete our second week of our “Advent Adventure.” I hope you are tracking with me as I go through my jungle training course, but I also hope you are grasping how to trust God in every circumstance. After six weeks at the main base camp, the staff helped us plan for the second …