“I can’t go.” I finally told my husband. “I cannot follow this man who keeps ridiculing Jesus.” He nods. I was having trouble breathing. Humbly, my husband obligues. We sneak off from our group, as all the others follow blindly the guide who is almost to the bus. The journey in the sun would take hours. […]
Things started to get wierd. There is no other way to put it. The tour guide at the grand cathedral in Cusco, Peru began be-littling Jesus…. The Bible says to expect criticism, if we are Christians… But honestly, I was still shocked. Never experiencing anything like this, in America. (Matt 5:11, John 15:20) The tour group, […]
He grabbed my hand, lead me down a cobblestone path. We had just left the airport, where we checked into an old hotel room. He was rustic, quaint…had a balcony overlooking ancient streets. It seemed nostalgic, throwing wide large, glass doors. Darting eyes, seeing a world so much different from my own. I had never really […]
She kind of scared me. I slid past those two, deafening-clanging doors, locking behind me. I was there visiting a grandparent. Only twenty-seven-years-old, two young children…following like baby chicks. The odor of dying and medicine, lysol and fermented aging was something I never got used to, every step of the way, into this building, my stomach […]
“You were supposed to chew it, for a long time.” He turns back to look at me, suitcase in hand….gnawing like a cow on his cud, on his own leathery leaf. Pride made me gulp it down… That thick, dark texture, the one the colorfully decorated Incan gave to me, in the airport. “I just couldn’t […]
You all…just look at the top photo in this post! That wide open space, that beautiful lush land? That’s Carahuasi, Peru! But first, here is the agenda for today… As promised, I’m going to explain where the name for this blog, “Rich Faith Rising”, came from. I’ll tell you of the incredible event, the one many […]