Life goes on
After Dad’s passing, everything went to normal. All my daily chores, school, work, errands, reading, study, and so on, were exactly the same as usual̷...
Category: General
Goodbye Dad
After battling several chronic illnesses, my father passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2008. He was 72 years old. His passing away happened after a one week o...
Thirty Eight Years
Thanks to the Lord’s grace and mercy, I turned 38 years old last Thursday. I didn’t want any celebrations; however, I had a nice noon dinner with th...
Beautiful Lapachos
I already said once that in Paraguay there’s a saying that goes like, “In Paraguay there are just two seasons: summer, and fishing…”, me...
Dusting off my old resumé
Some days ago my boss, Rev. S., had a serious talk with me. He gave me some not so good news. Those were expected, but they were difficult news nonetheless. Rev...
Interesting quote
From the original Latin, a timely advice for rulers everywhere, from one of them that once ruled over the whole civilized world: Deo auctore nostrum gubernantes...
My 9-year old brother
I am 37 years old now, and way beyond my childhood; but I remember clearly how much I wanted a brother. Being the eldest son and the only boy really had its cha...
A Bishop President… what???
Disclaimer: I usually refrain from dealing with politics. However, given that our recent elections had such significance, and that Tom asked me for an opinion, ...
Internet Censorship in Paraguay
This is a sad story of how a state-owned monopoly can hinder the flow of information to the public even in a supposedly free country. The state-owned Paraguayan...
Quite a month
Whoa! February was quite a month. Right now I am without stable Net access (again…) and this is slowing down my posting and Net activity, but this month w...
A depressing time of the year
As I was waking up this early morning (oh my goodness, how I hate mornings!) I turned the TV on to check on the weather and the morning news. Then I saw it: a T...
Mangoes, Mangoes, Mangoes…!
High summer is here with us to stay. This week we had to endure highs around 38 C (100 F) and lows of 28 C (82 F). Add to this a fairly high amount of humidity ...
Merry Christmas!
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. Malachi 4:2a (ESV) I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas, full...
A Distant Violin
I closed the gate of my office building, and started to walk to my mom’s place, where I would spend my lunch hour. The day was glorious: cloudless sky of ...
Catching up some air
Word on last Sunday’s administrative session wasn’t good. There were several incidents among disgruntled brethren and the view was not particularly ...
My Church, Again…
Things down here are hectic, which sadly it means business as usual. The unexpected passing of Rev. M., our late senior pastor, still has some fallout for us. T...
The Importance of Friendship
Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me! (Job 19:21, ESV) When you are up to your nose in emotional pain, the o...
One Year Older
Today, by the grace of God, I am officially 37 years old. The day went smoothly, but busy. I am grateful to our Lord for His care and continued protection. R...
Back From a Forced Hiatus
It’s been a long time since my last post. Of course this is an uninentended condition; I really meant to post more often. However, besides the usual delug...
One less hurdle
I was awaiting the onset of last Sunday with some anxiety. As you might have known from my previous posts, our church is through changing times; and yesterday w...
Cold Sunday
We had a rather cold day today, with temperatures of 15 C (58-60 F) on the air. This might not seem cold; but we also had rain, mists, and a polar southern wind...
Paraguayan Traditions: The First Day of August
Paraguayans think that if you make it past August, chances are good that you will survive for one more year. Old maids say that this month is especially hard on...
Happy 4th of July!
I would like to wish a happy Independence Day to all my American readers. Have a nice day! Pass some of the barbecue! Watch out that cracker! 😉
Happy Mothers’ Day!
As usual, tomorrow is Mothers’ Day in the Paraguayan holiday calendar. In our culture, this is a really important celebration. I suspect we will end up sp...
I need a dynamo!
On Sunday night, my car began to sound a high-pitched loud alarm a few seconds after it started. Yesterday, after a lot of goings between the mechanic and the c...
Some Good News for a Change
Today I would like to tell some good news. On March 29 and 30 I had to sit on two rather tiring qualifying exams to achieve the certification of Registered Publ...
Some Updates
This month has been hectic! I find myself overwhelmed with work, but even then there are some things to share with you. Letters, yay! I got two letters that mad...