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So What About St. Nick?

August 20, 2016

This past December 2015  Click for St. Nick was able, thanks to your partnership,  to distribute 130 baskets of Christmas joy and hope to those needing a hand up at that time of the year. We were able to help approximately 540 people, including adults and children with a basket of food, some kitchen utensils […]

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Faithful in little trusted in much

August 9, 2016

I have found over the years in working with missions in Central America and other parts of the world that when one is faithful with the things of God, that person will be faithful with his fellow human beings. No doubt, we have all met people and maybe even been lied to by people who […]

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What can you do for Missions?

August 5, 2016

The theme “Missions” encompasses many things and has many varied facets.  Today there are a lot of people in the church who are focused on mission and what they should be doing to reach out to those who haven’t heard of about Jesus and the forgiveness, grace and loving acceptance that he offers those who […]

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The Art of Simplicity

July 3, 2016

For those living in Canada on Canada Day, July 1st and those in the USA on their Independence Day on July 4th I say let’s always remember the cost of freedom and what it means to each one of us.  Let’s never forget as we see violence and hate around the world trying to cover […]

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The difference a few minutes can make.

June 21, 2016

She said to me “I will never forget the day that I was admitted here and I was so very distressed because my baby had been born at just 34 weeks and was fighting for his life. I remember you came and sat next to my bed and read a scripture from the Bible that […]

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Maria and her molar of faith

June 10, 2016

I first met Maria through a Bible study that we started for six Catholic women who wanted to learn more about the Bible.  Maria and her husband have two boys and a little girl. Maria was in the beginning very quiet and didn’t share much about what we were studying from the Bible but now […]

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Building a brick house – one act of kindness at a time.

June 8, 2016

At SOR Mission we live our mission statement daily in helping others.  We have been called to help connect human need with God’s resources.  In this case today, God’s resource just might be that next cup of coffee and sweet that you might want to enjoy.  Doing an act of kindness,  like giving the proceeds […]

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¿Qué exige Dios de nosotros.

April 23, 2016

Se dice muy a menudo que somos parte del problema o parte de la solución. He escuchado esto mucho de mis amigos. Es tan fácil a veces de quedar atrapados en nuestra vida diaria hasta que nos olvidamos de nuestra responsabilidad de ayudar a los demás, además de ayudar a nuestra propia familia. El profeta […]

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Today is Juan Santamaria Day in Costa Rica

April 11, 2016

Juan Santamaría (Aug. 29, 1831 – Apr. 11, 1856) was a Costa Rican soldier, also known as Nacho Gonzales, and is officially recognized as the national hero of this country. Today, April 11th is observed as Juan Santamaria Day, a national holiday in Costa Rica.  Santamaría was born in the city of Alajuela, Costa Rica. […]

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House #8 had it beginnings during Holy Week

April 2, 2016

“If one of you wanted to build a large building, you would sit down first and think of how much money it would take to build it. You would see if you had enough money to finish it.” Luke 14:28 Welcome to house #8 that we began during Holy Week in Honduras.  As the above […]

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