One apartment, two stories. Way back, I had met “Tyrone,” a truly broken soul who has been in and out of jail. Now that he’s back in jail, I’ve heard from him and have gone to pay him a visit. I wasn’t able to take a Bible in, or anything for that matter. So for […]
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RPM: More on “Tyrone” and “Leah”
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on February 22, 2020| 3 Comments »
RPM: New space & a new face
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on August 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Since our last post sharing Fatima’s housing problems, we had quite the roller-coaster trying to help her find a place to land. We found one seemingly ideal opportunity, but it fell through. My son, Gabriel, and a friend of his helped her move out of her old place on the day of her eviction, with […]
RPM: Spring forward & mas ayuda … tomorrrow!
Posted in Parish in American Context, Parochial Strategy, Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on May 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »
So, I’ve begun another season in my two parish districts. It’s been pretty interesting so far — definitely a Spring forward! The very first day back in the S. Providence parish, the very first multi-family house, I was welcomed into the apartment of a retirement-age woman, “Ximena” (not real name). She was morbidly obese and […]
RPM: His Spirit striving? And a friend in need
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on October 31, 2021| Leave a Comment »
A few updates from the parish mission since last time. I’ve had a couple of tag-alongs, even since Anderson’s internship over the summer. First, I was able to take Mason Chase and his wife, Christina, to take a short visit of the S. Providence parish. Mason is a theological student in our Des Moines congregation. […]
RPM: Winter work & springtime strategy
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on March 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land” (Song 2:11-12). As spring draws near, some RPM updates for praise and prayer. For starters, Covid derailed my […]
RPM: Ten dollars & one soul
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on October 23, 2020| Leave a Comment »
A few updates on the Reformed Parish Mission effort. Leah. First of all, after some initial baby steps, there’s been some definite faltering. Church attendance has been more checkered (and that’s putting it nicely). She has been, however, a part of a Zoom Bible study I lead, where my wife, Leah, and a couple of […]
RPM: Can you offer a (virtual) hand?
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts, Uncategorized on April 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
So a young lady, “Leah,” has come within our church’s orbit from our S. Providence outreach. Her story is shared here and here. Leah doesn’t have a credible profession of faith, though she considers herself a Christian. In many ways, she is as the Ninevites of old, who did not know their “left hand from […]
RPM: Broad St. Outreach #2
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts, Uncategorized on November 5, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Last year we held our first evangelistic outreach meeting within walking distance of my S. Providence parish, right on Broad Street in Providence. Last Saturday evening we had our second. As before, we recruited Pr. Luis Morales to translate for me. We sang Psalm 1 in Spanish and English, and we read and preached from […]
West Port Experiment 