Have you been wondering how to support the on-going international outreach efforts at Restoration? Do you wish you could snag a few hours with your spouse to have dinner, but can’t find a great baby-sitter? Read on…..and sign up here! Resto Parents Date Night Fund Raiser: The West Asia small group is holding a “Parents’ Night Out” […]
There are moments in life when you get a glimpse of God’s love, HIS heart and HIS hands by watching others. I was privileged to have a whole photo album of these moments when the 2016 RestoBolivia team came to Cochabamba in July. I am a volunteer at Niños con Valor and spent a significant amount of time with this […]
It’s been 10 days since Equipo Bolivia returned to Arlington, and you’d think I’d have tidied my room by now. My suitcase still holds gifts from the market in Cochabamba, waiting to be sent to friends and family. My bright orange t-shirt from Equipo Naranja (I like that there are two words for orange […]
I’m not typically the one to be a “worry wart.” Most would say I am “muy tranquilo.” But leading up to our departure for the 2016 RestoBolivia Trip, I found myself immersed in a perpetual cycle of questions and doubts: Are we really going to be able to make a difference during a one-week trip […]
I am pretty sure I have a problem with the idea of dependence, especially when it slams into those areas where I think I should be competent. Let’s be frank. I have some serious pride issues. Wouldn’t you know that our trip to Bolivia would put me smack dab in a place of God’s grace […]
There’s something unsettling about reading a persuasive article on reasons to cancel one’s short-term mission trip while in the middle of such a trip. Pitfalls associated with short-term missions were clearly spelled out in the article, including imposing one’s vision and ideas on a community or church without their input or participation. Should Restoration’s mission […]
On the morning of the first full day spent in Cochabamba, Bolivia, the Bible verse Isaiah 58:6 stood out to me during a time of devotions on the way to our first day of Vacation Bible School on our team’s “trufi” bus. It states: Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the […]
Equipo Bolivia – our team to Cochabamba – is home! And over the next few weeks we will be giving you glimpses into our time in Bolivia. I do hope you will enjoy them! Why not take a team member out for coffee and ask them about their experiences? And look out for RestoBolivia – a […]
All shall be well And so our good Lord answered to all the questions and doubts that I might make, saying comfortingly: I make all things well, I can make all things well, I will make all things well, and I shall make all things well; and thou shall see thyself that all manner of […]
We all know that our church is full of some amazing people offering their time, treasure and talent many times over. But do you know who is behind the launch of our very own Restoration Immigration Legal Aid Clinic (RILA)? Check these folks out – and come on Tuesday February 16th at 7:30pm to learn […]