Passion for Paraguay

This past weekend Nancy and I got to share a devotional during out 8th national rally - this is CMA (Christian Motorcycle's Association) People from Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, Argentina had representation. Did you know that CMA international will celebrate big time this year in Mena AR. CMA is turning 50 this year. If you want to find out more about this incredible organization with a kingdom of God mentality, check:   https://cmausa.org/Resources/ CMAInternational CMA continues to bless pastors and leaders with motorcycles every year across denominations in Paraguay. It’s so rewarding to see how these motorcycles are being used to bless men and women across denominations. I have myself growing to appreciate the power of motorcycles to get around. My trip last year on the Pan-American Highway proved that people still value the agility of traveling on motorcycles. CMA just went up a notch - we share Jesus with those we encounter. This makes every trip an opportunity to share ...

If you missed the speech, president Zelenski spoke to the US congress this past week. He has become a héroe for many, and I am sure a foe to others. When I saw his speech, only a day  and hours before our Christmas holidays, I was moved, and I have to admit, teary eye. Thus writing this short article became important. The meaning of Christmas, is very conflicting to me during wartimes. The idea of not having electricity in the winter, let alone in a modern 2022 world, is also very primitive and middle age. And here someone is using the winter to cause harm on purpose to innocent civilians.  Zelenski said: We are constantly being attacked by missiles. When we hear the sirens, we get into our basements to save our life's from the Russian strikes. They  are attempting to shut Ukraine down, by destroying our cities and electric power plants. He paused for a moment and added: But there is one thing they will never shut out. That is the light within us,...

Many of you know the story of my accident. Ten years ago this month, I was driving when our family hit a parked truck on the highway. The truck had run out of fuel and never really got off the road. The back end was sticking out about six feet on the two-lane highway. That fatal morning the truck driver, Marcelo (*), was unloading some of his goods when we impacted his vehicle.  One of the things that made this accident so fatal, with little chance of survival, was the oncoming traffic, which blinded our vehicle. On top of that, that morning the fog was so dense that you could not see much of anything.  For months, if not years, after the accident, I did not want to have anything to do with Marcelo. I did not want to hear his name or see him. The last time I saw him was in August 2012, in a court hearing, when I won the case against me and the case against Marcelo was dismissed with certain conditions. Over the past couple of years, however, I started to think about Marce...

Its been very busy over the past months for me as a husband, father of four and as someone in full time ministry. When I get a few minutes, I read, or when I travel to one of my Paraguayan locations, I read. I have been reading the book Made in America by Sam Walton . Most of us have walked into a Wal-Mart store and walked out happy with a deal we found. The story is inspiring to say the least. Wal-Mart was not a major chain back in the sixties. It took decades of hard work, risk and vision to build one of the largest retail stores in America. I am impressed with Sam's down to earth approach and eagerness to build something great as an ordinary person. Sam writes:  It is a story about entrepreneurship, and risk, and hard work, and knowing where you want to go and being willing to do what it takes to get there. . . But I think more than anything it proves there is absolutely no limit to what plain, ordinary working people can accomplish if they are given the opportunity and t...