Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? Had to give way in the last few days to a passing ambulance? I am amazed at the number of ambulances that go by my office on any given day. An ambulance tears around town with its siren blaring. It is always going to a crisis or leaving …
Author Archives: bro.bobyoung
The Shack
Just finished reading The Shack over the past weekend–Wow! This 2007 book is a delight–but the real word to describe it is phenomenon. Theology, narrative, novel, spiritual reality–all rolled into one. It doesn’t qualify as superb writing according to the general standards of the literary guild, and there’s no reasonable explanation of the impact it has had on countless …
Missional: Working on the Definition
About a year ago, I began hearing and reading the phrase, “Missional X”. Shorthand for “Missional Experience.” The question keeps surfacing in different ways and forms: What is missional? What does it mean for a church to be missional? We who find ourselves in typical, historical churches tend to look for another institutional tweaking. OK, …
Friends around the world….
This has been a good trip. This weekend in Tegucigalpa, we have visited with brothers and sisters from several different congregations in the metropolitan area. There are 25 congregations of churches of Christ in the city. Friendships and brotherhood in Christ renewed, prayers strengthened, opportunities to reconnect. Another elder appointed at La Vega, updates on …
All things working together for good…
This has been an incredibly good day on this mission trip as many uncertainties have become clear. After I visited the airport here in Tegucigalpa to change our tickets for the return trip out of Tegucigalpa rather than out of San Pedro Sula, we received news that the Oklahoma group we are meeting on Monday …
Travel Day
Today is a travel day, so we are up very early. We have to catch the bus at 3:30 a.m. From Antigua to Guatemala City to Copan Ruins to San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa–they say it is 11 hours on the bus; it all adds up to about 14 hours. On trips such as this, …
Juan Carlos
This week I have been visiting and helping the church in San Lorenzo (formerly in Santa Catarina, but recently moved to a better location in San Lorenzo). San Antonio, Santa Catarina, and San Lorenzo are three adjoining communities that virtually touch one another, and we have been working in all three of the villages. The local preacher, …
An Antigua Argument
I walked down the street on a quiet Saturday morning. I was in Antigua, Guatemala, a few minutes before 7:00 the streets were almost deserted. A lone runner loped down the middle of the cobblestones. Here and there a few individuals or couples were walking. No car was in sight on the street where I …
Reflections of Guatemala
It hardly seems possible that a week of cultural studies is drawing to a close. I have a growing appreciation of the unique challenges faced by Guatemalans, especially those in the rural areas. For one week, I have had the opportunity to spend extended time every day with a Guatemalan, a nurse who serves as …
Antigua, Guatemala: Casa de Cony
We are “at home” in la Casa de Cony in Antigua, Guatemala where we will spend the next two weeks. This is our second time to stay at Cony’s house–a delightful experience with the best hostess in Antigua! Very convenient, delicious meals, wonderful times of sharing, and many opportunities to practice Spanish. This morning I met Angela …