There's a boys' home about an hour out of the city, for guys coming off of the streets. It's run by YWAM and is one of the better facilities we know of. Generally there are about 15 guys there, ranging in ages from 11 or 12 up to 18 or 19. We like to occasionally go out and play soccer with the guys and eat churipan (sausage in a bun), with the goal of building friendships and encouraging them. Last Saturday we spent a few hours playing and eating and having a good time.

My Bible camp growing up, has been breaking out the old pictures. This was me and my friend Lee, who was in my youth group and eventually went on the be the Senior Pastor of my brother's church in BC. But the reason I'm sharing this picture (besides the fact that I'm skinny and have hair), are those shoes and socks I'm wearing. The old leather shoes and slouched wool work socks combo. I loved that style. As evdenced by the fact that I'm wearing them by the pool at a Bible cam

As we’ve graduated the last of our older crew (we have only Jose and Mario to go), we’ve been slowly bringing in new guys. The first to arrive was David. He came to us from a tiny village up in the mountains a few hours from Santa Cruz. He was on his own, as his mom and stepdad and little brother moved to Chile and left him in Bolivia when he was 16. We could see that he hadn’t eaten very well in a long time. It took a couple of tries, but he passed his entrance exam f

Andres and I went to see our wayward son in prison last week. It's a terrible place. I've been to the prison a few times over the years, so that feeling of being overwhelmed as you walk through the huge gate isn't as strong, but the sadness of the place still hits you. After standing in various lines to pay, get searched, get our arm stamped...and then pay some more we went into the main area. There are no prisoners in this part, just offices and parking and all that. You

So, yeah..something fairly important happened in my life a few weeks ago. In my defence, I FULLY planed in my head to tell my mother. ...