Hebrews 13:8 — Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Despite fickle NGO/mission boards, feelings, fear, people, governments, churches, pastors and donors, nothing changes. Our calling, God Himself, nor Nicaragua’s needs have changed in the 33+ years that I’ve been here. The one and only True God has 8 attributes that […]
Weekly Testimonies
Bulletproof Shield
Bulletproof Shield (Armor Of God, Pt 1) Ephesians 6:16 “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked” 1st teaching of 6 on ‘Full Armor of God’ 1. Belt of Truth: Represents honesty and integrity. 2. Breastplate of Righteousness: Symbolizes moral integrity and […]
Drunkard
Isaiah 24:20 KJV: “The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard” I used to think this verse meant that in the last days world was going to be knocked off of its axis or something. Maybe because of earth quakes or atomic bombs. But it doesn’t mean that. We know that the earth’s […]
Temper
Proverbs 25:28. Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls. Temper Temper Temper! The first thing I noticed when I got saved (besides a miraculous change in my life), was that some Christians had really bad tempers. The head usher of my home church, saved for 70 […]
Depression
1 Peter 5:7 – Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I was really worried when I got out of the VA hospital last March. Upon returning to Nicaragua, immediately, I fell into the deepest darkest depression of my life, mixed with extreme anxiety attacks. Exhaustion, not feeling well, 2 months […]
Angry
Ephesians 4:26 “Be ye angry, and sin not”. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU MUST BE ANGRY, DON’T HAVE A TEMPER TANTRUM. CONTROL YOURSELF. As an MP in the Army (only about a year in the MPs, a total blast btw!), a soldier was beating up his 90 lb. wife. When I was booking him, he […]
Insurance/Assurance
Luke 12:17-20 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my […]
Trust & Obey
Psalm 33:18 The Lord watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love. I love how the Good News Translation says obey instead of fear, as the King James Version would say. It’s more understandable for a kid. Don’t get me wrong, the KJV tells to “fear the Lord”, which works […]
Mothers
Happy Nica Mother’s Day Winnie didn’t want to have her picture taken because she was sad (missing our own kids who are studying in the states). Jessica and Cindy, who basically were raised by Winnie, look at her as their mom. So they jumped in and saved the day. Winnie has lots and lots of […]
Puppy
1 Cor 13: 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; We just got a new puppy named Remi. She never gets angry. Never holds a grudge. 0 […]
Symphony or Sympathy
Are you seeking a Symphony for God or Sympathy from man? Acts 16:25 … at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God (in prison) Suddenly an earthquake shook the prison, their shackles fell off, the walls came down, and they were free to go. Lots of churches teach (and correctly so) […]
Distractions
People keep asking me about ‘going and making disciples’. I don’t know if you know this but I’ve been leading an hour long Bible study for up to12 people 6 times a week for years now. I know how wonderful it feels to teach the Bible, exposition-ally, line upon line. I can never stop doing […]
Submit
Submit (Espanol abajo) (lessons from the plague, pt 3) ***UPDATE ON MILLION FRIENDS BELOW*** Hebrews 13:17 – Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that unprofitable for you. […]
Good Friday
Good Friday (Espanol abajo) (lessons from the plague, pt 2) Good only comes from God, and only God is good! UPDATE ON MILLION FRIENDS BELOW Luke 18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Jesus is God, therefore He is good. This statement that He […]
Believe
BELIEVE (Spanish below) Mark 5:36 Be not afraid, only believe…. Jesus As I’m praying about this virus situation, I only have a great peace. I am not afraid because I believe God exists, I know that Jesus is sitting at the right hand of the Father, praying for me. His Holy Ghost is inside of […]
Feet
Update on the Winner home for at-risk girls. Because of the amount of teams and visitors we were informed that it is best to put in a whole other space for the girls and the dorm mom. for (security and legal reasons). Because of that, we need to have this room built and finished before […]
Santa Claus
(Spanish/Español abajo) Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. Short-term missionary David Boucher came down and delighted thousands of child over the past three weeks because he wore a Santa Claus hat everywhere we went. […]
Hope
(Spanish/Español abajo) 1 Corinthians 13:13 “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” Until recently, I thought hope and faith was the same. They all come from God, all three of these gifts are from God.. They are all characteristics of a True Follower of Jesus. They are intertwined. You […]
Able
(Spanish/Español abajo) Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Without God we are unable to do anything. With God, we ARE able to do and receive more that we can even dream of because of God’s power that is […]
2019 Report
Happy ThanksGiving!! We just want to say hi from Million Friends here in Managua Nicaragua, and wish you the very best. Our kids are nestled safely and going to school in Ohio with my sister. She takes great care of them, and they are delighted to be up there. Winnie and I are in Managua, […]
Gates
Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. The gate […]
Miracles
UPDATE ON WINNERHOME FOR TODDLERS(español below) Matthew 13:58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith. If you don’t believe in miracles you don’t believe in the God of the Bible. If you don’t believe in miracles you’ll never see one. If you believe in miracles you’ll do what God asks you to do […]
Power
NOTE ABOUT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND (español below) 1 Cor 2:4 And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power When God takes us into His Holy presence, in heaven, it’s not going to be because of someone else’s fancy speech or Bible preparation. Not even […]
Blessings
(español below) EPHESIANS 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. God has already has provided everything we need— all the salvation and blessings we will ever need are in the finished work of Jesus. We as mature […]
Rain
(español below) Matthew 5:45 ‘God’ sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Rain is an act and expression of love. God is an equal opportunity lover. Even when we don’t want rain we get it. Even when the unjust don’t love God, they are loved. We as His children, should be the same […]
Spiritual
(español below) I Corinthians 3:1 “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual….” When Paul was talking to the carnal Christians in the church of Corinthians he said, “I couldn’t speak unto you as unto spiritual men.” That applies to most of us unfortunately. Who is this spiritual man that Paul […]
Carnal
(español below) I Corinthians 3:1-3 “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet […]
Natural
(ESPANOL ABAJO) “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” I Corinthians 2:14 There’s 3 types of man: (1) Natural man (non-believer) We were all there once, God has no grand children). (2) Carnal […]
Trust
(español abajo) note-we are looking for a used 7-8 passenger vehicle with automatic Psalm 71 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust. Trust is a choice. Trustworthy people choose to trust everyone until they get a reason not to. If you can be trusted you see no reason not to trust someone else. […]
In
In (español abajo) Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith IN God. Faith in God is confidence or surety of God’s grace, character and integrity. We are saved by faith in what Jesus did for us. Because of our surety of this, we know that we are going to heaven If we […]
Walk
Walk (español abajo) Genesis 5:24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because Godtook him away. I love this verse because I personally love walking (and praying as I go). My best prayer time and devotions occur when I am walking. Some like to kneel when they pray, or be in a […]
Action
Action! (Español abajo) aka ‘Faith that does nothing is worthless’ John 5:7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” Although praying in an action verb, it really isn’t action. Many […]
Giving
Million Friends Word of the week = GIVING (Spanish/Español Below) *dean@Million Friends IS TEMP. Down* 2 Corinthians 9:7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. My son pays me the biggest compliment when he calls me a ‘giving addict’. […]
Honor
Million Friends word of the week-Honor (Español abajo) Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. There are two words for honor in Spanish. Honor and Honra. Honor as in an integral part of of human being. […]