Our trip originally flew us into Havana directly from Atlanta, GA. Immigration as well as customs was simple and hassle free. It was the same way leaving Havana, returning home to the US. In order to reach Pastor Enrique on The Island of Youth, we had to take another full day of travel. Kindly, … [Read more...] about An American in Cuba: Faith and Ferry Rides
In Clarkston, Georgia, a small town proves that one area can be home to a variety of people from all over the world. In the 1990s, refugees from over 150 different ethnic groups moved to the small town located just outside of Atlanta. Around 60,000 refugees have called Clarkston home during their … [Read more...] about Project Focus: Jolly Avenue Development Center
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Mark 1:17As a child I spent, my summers at the ocean with my family. I first learned to float with my grandmother in the ocean, and my first catch of fish as a child was on the beach. I remember hovering over the … [Read more...] about An American in Cuba: Fishers of Men
Katherine Hines first visited Uganda in 1994, and during this trip she found the place that would become the home for her ministry. Kamonkoli is located in the Eastern region of Uganda, and in 1999 she started Hines Ugandan Ministries in the village.“Well, it's changed a lot since 1999,” Hines said. … [Read more...] about Partner Spotlight: Hines Ugandan Ministries
God is everywhere, in all people.This is a fact. For I see it with my eyes, I feel it, and it is real.I have yet to visit one place where God’s presence and existence isn’t found. I’ve seen him in prison. I have felt him at sunrise, singing worship with 400 children in Honduras. I saw him in a … [Read more...] about An American in Cuba: Seek and you Shall Find…
Tom Rhodes started working with Third Lens Ministries nearly six years ago. He was introduced to Third Lens’ president Lee Carroll through a man at church. Carroll brought Rhodes on as an architect for Third Lens’ projects, and now Rhodes serves on the board of directors as the Secretary/Director of … [Read more...] about Tom Rhodes: Director of Design
Plywood People is a non-profit organization who’s focus is helping improve the world of non-profit work. The organization was founded by Jeff Shinabarger in 2010 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.“Anybody that's interested in starting something or is part of a startup or organization that's going … [Read more...] about The Relationship between Third Lens and Plywood People
One of the first things I learned about Cuba is that there is normal time, and then there is “Cuba Time”. These folks get in no hurry nor do they always stick to a precise plan.On the flip side of this idea, is that they are all cool about this. No fussing or mumbling. No eye rolling or loosing … [Read more...] about An American in Cuba: Javier’s Coffee
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