A hundred people had gathered to celebrate the perpetual profession of a few brothers – a public declaration of trust in You and a willingness to follow You for life. Then, halfway through lunch, every phone sounded at once: heavy rainfall, possible flooding. We were celebrating men who had promised to follow You permanently, while… Read more

We’re now under a State of Calamity. Several villages are already flooded, and evacuations have begun. It is raining harder.“Check the creek,” I remind them. We’re bracing for the worst tonight. The roads are impassable. I feel helpless, unable to get to them. All I can do is watch the river level online and trust… Read more

The mustard seed is tiny, but it is alive. Perhaps that is all You ask of me today: to place the impossible in Your hands. Read more

“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”The world without You holds nothing of value. What would I gain by choosing comfort if it takes me away from You? To follow You is to go where I would rather not go, to carry responsibilities I… Read more

Faith is easy to profess in peaceful times and tested only when the storm arrives. I’m thankful for the storms. They strip away the illusion I’m in control. Though I may lose everything, it is in these darkest moments that Your presence becomes most certain. Read more