In a day where we need heroes…the lyrics are raw and honest.

and int the middle of the song…a question or a statement…?

Who need a hero? (Hero)
You need a hero, look in the mirror, there go your hero
Who on the front lines at ground zero? (Hero)

its been awhile…almost 3 years since I’ve posted anything here. There has been much that has happened. And in some way…many have simply resolved in our minds and hearts…that this is the way it has to be.

I’ve been in many conversations, hard conversations in the past 7 days. All of them focused on bringing the reality of the Kingdom to light…in our lives. Yet there seems to be this opposition. In a recent reading of the book of Job we are reminded that we are not alone…

One day when the angels came to report to God , Satan, who was the Designated Accuser, came along with them. God singled out Satan and said, “What have you been up to?” Satan answered God , “Going here and there, checking things out on earth.”’

Job 1:6-7 https://www.bible.com/bible/97/JOB.1.6-7

And today in an email from a friend, I was reminded that we are really doing combat. So much brokenness…so much disconnect…so much assault in so many areas. Yet too I’ve got hope, because the end of our stories is sure.

The 12 Strong trailer captures in my mind, what we are engaged in. stay tuned. much to share. and if you’re interested in learning about a new endeavor that is afoot here on the north coast check out what my ally, Joseph is doing over at I Am Done.

fun video of all the celebrities arriving…wait for Bono at the end.

Our voices-Our Stories-Our Legacy Yall ready for this Dilley? ???????????? Nov 21-23

A video posted by Voices of Dilley Conference (@dilleyvoices) on Oct 10, 2014 at 8:32am PDT

A strange name…but such is needed to prick a person’s interest.  we announced a mini-campaign of sorts today and goes through next Sunday, April 24.  All to leverage our impact together in the Kingdom.

The purpose of this effort is raise additional and new monies to invest in several opportunities to reach our current families and invite new ones to connect.

unamulale  20 hours ago

We had the best time in Ohio with Tom and Melinda Roepke. They are some of the kindest, most generous souls one will ever meet. Thank you for opening your home, for feeding us the best food, for getting us into the local paper, and for all around loving us and believing in us. We love you so much @samgamgee@brokenbread79 Thank you @ventureexped for connecting us. #banabarona #baronabus

Bus makes Ashland stop to spark engagement, spread awareness

Times-Gazette photo/Joe Pelletier

Whether it’s left by a professional artist or a small child, each mark left in the Barona bus is equal and valued, said artist Leah Foster.

Along with Botswana native Una Mulale, who now is a pediatric critical care specialist in Brooklyn, New York, Foster is traveling the country with her bus, which is participatory art for her master’s thesis project.

“The idea of the bus is it’s a moving container of engagement,” Mulale said.

Foster welcomes people of all ages and walks of life to paint, draw or write in the bus. She also has played host to dinner parties and other small gatherings within the space.

In April, the pair traveled from Texas to New York in the bus, making stops at schools, churches and community events. Thursday, they begin the trip back.

Foster and Mulale arranged stops in places where they had contacts, and Mulale met Ashland County residents Tom Roepke, Mitch Weber and Clay Sloan on an International Justice Mission Freedom Tour Ride in 2012 when they biked from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about human trafficking.

The bus was in Ashland on Friday afternoon, and community members were invited to come interact and make their mark on the space at First Presbyterian Church.

For Mulale, the bus tour is an opportunity to spread awareness about and possibly gain funds for her dream to build the first children’s hospital in Botswana.

The word Barona means “ours” in Setswana, and the pair hopes the project will empower the people they meet in the United States to believe they matter and eventually lead to the creation of a pediatric care center where every child matters.

I’m stronger than you think I am
Ill take you farther than you think you can
You sing and call me Great I Am
So take your stand
My child, if you only knew
All the plans that I have for you
Just trust me, I will follow through
You can follow Me