Vox Lucens

This evening a couple of the members of our Remember team attended an Iraqi worship service before heading over to the coffee shop for Internet access. And the worship was amazing, transcending all language barriers.

To see the joy in these believers was surreal, and as they raised their hands in worship, singing from the depths of their hearts, I couldn’t help but notice the wonderfully familiar feeling of the Spirit of God. In an unfamiliar land, in an unfamiliar church, in an unfamiliar language, the Spirit was the same.

And we have seen more than our share of that Spirit. We have seen that Spirit at work every step of the way. (Read the current Ambassadors update here.)

Today’s pictures–

Amman from the 11th floor of the Belle Vue.

My main job here.

Making lahm bi ajeen in the Lebanese bakery.

The Remember team.

You know, I don’t really mean to focus this trip’s pics on beverages.  Tomorrow we’re starting our clinics, so stay tuned!

It’s 1am, so I only have time for a few pictures for now…

I had the chance to read the story of Moses’ death at the top of Mount Nebo - a highly moving experience.

Speaking of moving experiences…

It’s been a whirlwind of preparations this week, and I don’t feel nearly ready. This trip has presented planning difficulties the likes of which I’ve never had before, and I’m praying hard.

But what is evident, not just to me, but to the whole team, is the attack of the enemy against us. The attack has come in many forms (not the least of which is the former head gasket on my car - another prayer request entirely) but it is there, and very real.

Would you pray for us? The attack excites me, because it means that this trip has the potential to do a great work for the Kingdom, but at the same time, it is hard. A lot of things have to come together on this trip, and your prayers provide us a hedge of protection.

And as you celebrate the 4th, please remember in your prayers those that do not have the freedoms we have been blessed with. Happy Independence Day!

It’s time.  Time for a few changes.

The first is hosting.  I feel like I’m moving up in the world - but it’s really more that I’m taking advantage of the generous offers of people far more tech-savvy than myself.  You should certainly see an improvement in speed of page loading!

The second is a redirect.  There was little or nothing worth reading on the main portions of this page, so everything now redirects to this blog.  That’s temporary, though, and I’ll be updating you when we have some new and improved main page content!  For now, though, the blog is the place to be.

The third is a background color.  I didn’t like the tan.  So far I’m not convinced I like the grey, either.   Maybe the rest of it just needs fiddling.  Thoughts are welcome.  One way or another, I’ll make the blog conform to the main page - when I have a main page to conform to, but thoughts are still welcome.

This evening our Jordan team met at the Remember storage facility on John’s Island to do some preliminary inventory and packing. In one of the boxes we found a wonderful specimen of roachdom - an albino.

He was quite the looker.

And it wasn’t just us doing the looking…here’s my personal favorite.

And just so you don’t hate me…