All Grown Up

Today my oldest child (Ashley, 24) and youngest child (Colton, 19) head to Honduras for a mission trip to the La Providencia Orphanage. I am so proud of the way God has worked in their lives. He has been faithful to them as His children, and to Pamela and me as their parents. I remember when each of them were born. At their first breath (cry) I prayed for them and asked God to guide them throughout their lives. Now I watch my adult children head to South America (without me) to serve God and share His love with children in dire need. I will continue to pray for them, as I have their whole lives, but now I pray with an assurance that even when we are separated by many miles, God will be with them. The care He provides far exceeds anything I could hope to do for them.

Tribe Correction

It turns out that the recently discovered tribe that I blogged about earlier was really a publicity stunt. Here's the 411: "The men in the photo are members of a tribe, but it certainly ain't "lost." In fact, as the photographer, José Carlos Meirelles, recently explained, authorities have known about this particular tribe since 1910. The photographer and the agency that released the pictures wanted to make it seem like they were members of a lost tribe in order to call attention to the dangers the logging industry may have on the group." So basically a made up story to prove a point they think is valid. Truth is, I don't know if their "logging issue" is valid or not, but after this hoax, I am sure I don't care.

It is a good reminder to not fall into the trap of exaggerating situations, or using "might-be-true" stories when we convey the message of Christ. Sometimes the legitimacy of our message will falter with an illegitimate example. The truth of Christ stands on it's own merit. It has stood for 2,000 years without the help of superficial, emotional tricks to get people to see things our way. The Gospel's ability to stand the test of time and honestly influence lives today is one of the convincing evidences that it is TRUE!