Broken Jars

Last week presented me with a real “nail biter.” With a departure for Suriname scheduled for August 15, I had only three or four days to obtain my replacement Surinamese visa. One can’t do that online or at the point of entry. For Americans, the passport needs to be presented to the Consul General of Suriname in Miami. When I Express Mailed (US Post Office) my passport, the post office simply delivered a pick-up notice to the Miami consulate. They’d never get it in time to process my visa, partly due also to the fact that one of those crucial days in the middle of all this was a Suriname holiday, and the consulate was closed. How would they ever get my passport, process the visa, and get it back to me in time? Praise the Lord for his timing and for his servants: my sister in the Lord keeps that consulate functioning, and she super-expedited the process which brought me my passport and visa yesterday morning – two days to spare!

It’s been 21 years since the Lord gave an initial vision to kick-start this ministry. It was written within days of the experience, but never published on the web until now. You can click on “Our Executive Director” or “Our Core Essentials” to the left or simply click here to read it. Your comments are welcome.

Stingray, chicken’s feet, bakkwa, and Kashmiri Naan were never words on my dear Sarah’s culinary checklist before she came with me on this mission trip to Singapore. (more…)

Greetings to you from hot and humid Singapore, and welcome to the launch of the new Broken Jars website.   (more…)