Passion for Paraguay

Almost three years ago I launched a book titled "One Border at a time". I am working on translating it into Spanish this year.  Click here for direct access on Amazon https://a.co/d/0awp2shT It’s the story of an epic trip we took with our Chevy Suburban 1988 diesel 6.2 L engine (a beast) or blue cruiser. We left the USA in September 2002, and pulled into the driveway of a small rental home, in the town of Obligado Paraguay November 2002 (three months later). So much has transpired over these past years. Other trips followed and other mission projects ensued. With the passing of years we all have new borders to clear. There is one issue though; we get comfortable and often stop crossing new borders.  The excuses often sound like:          I don't have the energy anymore     I am too old for this     I don't have the time     I would rather let somewhere else do it.     I have been bur...

“After finishing seminary, I was invited to direct a newly founded Paraguayan radio station. I spent almost nine years with that ministry, and although I am no longer involved full-time, I still serve on the board of directors. This book is the story of that radio station: Radio Alternativa, 92.7 FM. It was for a long time the only Christian radio station in southern Paraguay." That's a quote from my book, which I finally have in my hands. I am so thrilled. When the Radio station turned a decade old back in 2009, I began plans of writing something to celebrate that moment. But Julie and I soon got involved in the startup of a small Bible school, which became our focus. Then, in 2012, Anahi and I lived through a fatal highway accident that took the lives of Julie and Timothy. I sank into a pit for a few years. Now, as I am crawling back out and living in this new life, I am finishing some of the projects I had previously planned. This book is one of those latent projects t...