Puerto Rico: A Lesson in Hope

A week ago, I returned from Puerto Rico, where I’d spent the previous week helping to rebuild a home destroyed by Hurricane Maria. Almost immediately, my wife and I began preparations for Thanksgiving. It was, to say the least, a disconcerting juxtaposition of events. Puerto Ricans have spent the last year working to recover from … Read more

Puerto Rico, Here I Come!

On Saturday, I leave for Puerto Rico with a group of fellow Methodists. Our mission is to help rebuild three homes destroyed a year ago by hurricane Maria—three homes of the thousands razed by that monster of a storm. There is still so much work to be done to help this island, which is a … Read more