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This blog entry is part of a series that I put together at the same time, chronicling my 10+ year experience with  Praying Pelican Missions . The series highlights my departure from PPM in November of 2016 and my transition to working with  Capstone Homes , a residential home builder based in Ramsey, MN. Below are the blog entries associated with this entire story: My First Years With Praying Pelican Missions The First Time I almost Left Praying Pelican Missions Leaving PPM, Losing Avery & Joining Capstone: A Call To Trust God  (this one's really long) A Tribute To And Reflection On My Time With PPM  (Photo Album) They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I thought it would be fitting to share a few photos from the last few years. See the pictures and captions below. They paint a picture of the beautiful ministry and experience i've had over the years, especially in Jamaica, but they of course don't do it justice and I can't even begin to e...

This blog entry is part of a series that I put together at the same time, chronicling my 10+ year experience with  Praying Pelican Missions . The series highlights my departure from PPM in November of 2016 and my transition to working with  Capstone Homes , a residential home builder based in Ramsey, MN. Below are the blog entries associated with this entire story: My First Years With Praying Pelican Missions The First Time I almost Left Praying Pelican Missions Leaving PPM, Losing Avery & Joining Capstone: A Call To Trust God  (this one's really long) A Tribute To And Reflection On My Time With PPM  (Photo Album) My time in serving with PPM has been an extremely joy-filled adventure. It has been really really challenging and stretching at times. There have been countless times when I've sat and been in awe at the impact that God has allowed me to have on the lives of so many young people and teams that have served on mission trips; churches, schools, a...

This blog entry is part of a series that I put together at the same time, chronicling my 10+ year experience with  Praying Pelican Missions . The series highlights my departure from PPM in November of 2016 and my transition to working with  Capstone Homes , a residential home builder based in Ramsey, MN. Below are the blog entries associated with this entire story: My First Years With Praying Pelican Missions The First Time I almost Left Praying Pelican Missions Leaving PPM, Losing Avery & Joining Capstone: A Call To Trust God  (this one's really long) A Tribute To And Reflection On My Time With PPM  (Photo Album) I considered leaving PPM about three years ago. I had an excellent opportunity to go into church ministry in the northwest metro. It was a bizarre situation and God has a sense of humor. I interviewed over the phone and then twice in person with the search committee. The people were fantastic, the church was healthy, and the position was about...

This blog entry is part of a series that I put together at the same time, chronicling my 10+ year experience with  Praying Pelican Missions . The series highlights my departure from PPM in November of 2016 and my transition to working with  Capstone Homes , a residential home builder based in Ramsey, MN. Below are the blog entries associated with this entire story: My First Years With Praying Pelican Missions The First Time I almost Left Praying Pelican Missions Leaving PPM, Losing Avery & Joining Capstone: A Call To Trust God  (this one's really long) A Tribute To And Reflection On My Time With PPM  (Photo Album) I was introduced to Praying Pelican Missions in 2005. At the time, the organization was in it's infancy. My brother, a youth pastor in Hopkins, MN, was taking his youth group on a mission trip to Belize with PPM. He asked me to join the group- kind of as an additional adult chaperone, but kind of just to hang out with my brother, who I was g...