Reflections
Delp Family Ecuador Bucket List
Over the years, we, the Delp Family, have created a Delp Family Ecuador Bucket List. A list of things that we want to make sure we accomplish here in Ecuador. This has been a significant list as there are so …
Culture Shock in the Vitamin Aisle
In the mission world, we talk about culture shock a lot. You have probably heard people talk about it, people who have been overseas for a while, or maybe not even that long and then go back to their passport …
The Power of YET
…Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
I almost missed it…
One of the most frequent questions we get asked as missionaries is what a day looks like in our lives. It’s also one of the hardest questions for us to answer because NO day in our lives really looks the …
Celebrating Christmas in Cayambe!
Yesterday, we celebrated the staff in Cayambe and the children in the Home for At Risk Children with a Christmas dinner. It was a beautiful night filled with delicious food, small performances put on by the kids in the Home,
…Merry Christmas from the Delps!
The Delps are on Sabbatical!
During the months of June, July and August 2022, we will not be sending out our normal monthly newsletter as after 12 years in ministry (17 since Joel first served as a pastor), we are taking our very first sabbatical.
…Reflecting on the Women’s Caravan by Kim
I was listening to a song a couple of weeks ago and there was a part in there that says:
“Some days are long, some work is tough
Whatever I lack You make it up
Your yoke is easy, Your …
Carrying the Ashes Together: An Ash Wednesday Reflection
I don’t remember ever really “celebrating” Lent growing up. I could very well be remembering it wrong, I am getting a little older and over-the-hill now. Maybe we did something significant remember 40 days of something, but I don’t specifically …
Nothing-Something
I don’t want to sound like a crashing cymbal
I don’t want to be some empty noise
I’m down on my knees Lord I surrender
Jesus help me to love with a love like Yours
Whether in the church …