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Led Back to the U.S.A. (by Jacob)
After seeking counsel from the Lord in prayer and Scripture, as well as seeking counsel from role models in our lives, we have decided to take a step back from being free lance foreign missionaries in Nicaragua in order to ...
You Did it to Me (by Jacob)
And the King will answer, "In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me." -Matthew 25:40 One gift we got before we ...
A Drop in the Ocean (by Jacob)
Praise the Lord! "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." -Mother Teresa We are back in the U.S. and are enjoying ...
Getting Settled Into San Marcos (by Jacob & Calena)
Greetings from San Marcos! "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." -John 17:3 We wanted to show you a bit more of what it looks like here ...
THIS IS HARD! What should we do? (by Jacob)
All adoration and glory be to Jesus! Thank you for taking the time to read another one of our posts. We have been stumbling and pushing through doubts about why we are here in Nicaragua: 1. We have not progressed ...
Our Life in Nicaragua (by Jacob)
Hello to our family and friends! We hope you enjoy a new feature to our posts: videos! We have settled into a simple and safe apartment in the city of San Marcos. We have been led by Jesus to this ...
Arrival to Guadalupe Gardens (by Calena)
Praise the Lord! Here we are in Nicaragua at Guadalupe Gardens. It has been two weeks of adjusting to life here. It has been an adventure! ARRIVAL On our flight to Nicaragua we sat by a young man who was ...
Preparation (by Calena)
May Jesus be praised, adored, and loved forever by all. Here is a recap of our past month or so in Wisconsin. We were blessed to play music and speak at a parish in Greenville and a parish in Appleton ...
Going on a Mission – Nicaragua! (by Jacob)
Praise the Lord! We have purchased our plane tickets to San Marcos, Nicaragua! We are going to begin by living at Guadalupe Gardens, a missionary formation center of the New Evangelization. It was started by Paul Rush, who has owned ...
Baby Jesus & Baby Blaise (by Calena)
“Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” Luke 2:49 I want to share three things I have learned about having a baby thus far: Jesus is living in Blaise ...
Reflection on Returning Home (by Calena)
"Each one of us has to respond, as best we can, to the Lord’s call to build up his Body, the Church." -Pope Francis On September 26, 2015 our Holy Father Pope Francis spoke to the bishops, clergy, and religious ...
Year of Mercy Begins (by Calena)
“I the Lord your God, teach you what is best for you.” Isaiah 48:17 Happy Year of Mercy! Here is what the Holy Father had to say last Easter on Divine Mercy Sunday (Blaise’s first Sunday Mass outside the womb): ...
Prepare the Way of the Lord (by Calena)
“Prepare the way of the Lord” Luke 3:4 Happy Advent Season! Here we as a Church have entered into the preparation of Jesus’ coming. I am understanding more this year that it is not just in celebration of Jesus becoming ...
Thanksgiving Week (by Calena)
Mathew 25:40 “Truly I say to you as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” Last Tuesday November 24 we spent the day at Arizona State University with the FOCUS ...
Viva Cristo Rey! (by Calena)
“My kingship is not of this world.” John 18:36 Blessed Feast of Miguel Agustin Pro! The Mexican martyr and Jesuit priest from Guadalupe, Mexico was born on January 13, 1891 and died in 1927. He served in Mexico when the ...
