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The one thing that most consistently fuels my faith is the hope of Heaven. The simple gospel is that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him would not perish but have eternal life. It doesn’t say that we...
Join us in prayer for the IFM Colorado team:
Praise God for the miraculous provision of the IFM warehouse and the abundant blessing that has enabled IFM to update the premises. Pray that we would now be able to access the additional resources,...
Join us in prayer for the Grace Coach Lines Team:
Praise God that He sustains the business each year and pray that we would have favor and good reputation amongst the business community that we are working with.
Praise God for the new...
In an effort to join together in prayer for the needs and concerns of IFM, IFM staff (in Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and elsewhere), Grace Coach Lines, and much more, IFM has started the IFM Prayer Journal. The IFM Prayer Journal is set up as a blog...
After 3 outreach seasons (2 years and a pinch) the Norris family is taking steps to return to Colorado as our home base. When we moved down, we figured it was for a few years, and it seems that those years are completed. I think Thaine and I would be...
...six Russian speaking men
...dangerous contraband
...international borders
...flashing police lights
...interrogation and searches
What do these things bring to mind? A cold war border incident? A post cold war enriched uranium smuggling operation?...
Apparently it is traditional to eat tamales and pozole at Christmas time in Hispanic communities. We took many dozen tamales to Agua Viva men’s rehab to eat with them at their Christmas party on Christmas eve eve (that’s the evening before Christmas eve),...
There are these really neat plastic animals which expand to 600% of their original size when soaked in water. They are only a dollar, look very charming and life-like, and are difficult to resist. Three of them came home with us the other day….a sting...
(Written just before Christmas 2006)
A form came to my desk recently, seeking someone to fill it out. A statement was needed as to whether a patient was disabled or not. The lady had not been to our clinic for over one year, so I did not feel I could...
We want to thank our Heavenly Father for providing for our financial needs! We also want to thank two, anonymous channels of His blessing through whom came two large gifts at the end of last year. Thank you whoever you are! God has blessed Erika...
And now gay-plumaged birds of all sorts began to warble in the trees, and with their varied and gladsome notes seemed to welcome and salute the fresh morn that was beginning to show the beauty of her countenance at the gates and balconies of the east,...
(This was mostly written July 31, 2006)
Over the last year IFM has taken probably a dozen outreach teams to the Agua Viva men's drug rehab facility. We have also visited as a family many times; to visit the animals on the ranch and to deliver gifts...
Recently I saw a 39 year old man as my last patient of the day. It had been a busy morning and my thoughts were drifting toward wrapping up. His complaint was swollen ankles. In the back of my head a bell was ringing very quietly....swollen ankles is...
Life seems to always be a balancing act no matter who and where you are. Living here at the House of Cornelius for 1.5 years I have wrestled particularly with how to keep poverty in perspective. It is so gripping and shocking to see how many people live,...
I recently purchased my first bilingual Bible. Ever since I began studying Spanish this past summer, I have been enamored with the beauty of the language. I had a Spanish Bible,...
Buenos tardes and dios te bendiga! Spanglish has become my new best friend in the month I have spent living and working here in Ciudad Juarez, as an intern with IFM! I am doing a six-month internship, seeing where God wants to lead and how He wants...
Thank the Lord, after 16.5 months of tiny steps toward employment, I did work my first day on my own in a tiny local rural clinic. I had hoped to be employed right here in Fabens, but that process seemed to have stalled, and I’m so thankful that I have...
As we had mentioned in previous blogs (I might add a long time ago) we had been waiting on the Lord for the answer of the four new children in our household. Well, the Lord answered and the four children arrived at Bacaville in May. ...
This summer has been a challenge. We have had an outreach every other week pretty much since January, and in May we lost a foundational family for the rest of the outreach season. All of us remaining at The House of Cornelius were pressed hard as we pushed...
A few posts ago, Erika talked about how I am the one who does most of the the going out while she holds down the home and churns out the French Toast. Thankfully, we do get to spend a lot of time as a family here, spending most mornings and evenings together....
On the 4th of July, we had the opportunity to drive to Granjas del Desierto to deliver some practical items and money to the Agua Viva men’s rehab. The men there are always very thankful for such help, and receive such gifts with typical quiet, respectful...
Recently Thaine pointed out I hadn't written anything for the blog for a while. Having a new baby tends to do that to one's blogging. Last I wrote, I felt my level of existence was hovering just above the French Toast as it cooked. Now, I think I am one...
Today's blog entries are courtesy of our well pump. What? Let me explain. We are blessed with an amazing water system here at the House of Cornelius. It's essentially a small-scale, municipal system that produces bottled-quality water to all the taps...
The House of Cornelius exists to support outreach teams that go into Mexico and preach the gospel, visit in Jesus’ name, play with orphans, etc. Living here, we work to support those teams and the facility itself. We also spend time in Mexico scouting...
With each step Juarez came into greater view behind the rocks at the top of the mountain. Santiago and I had reached the summit of the first large peak in the Juarez Mountains. For months we had talked about climbing it, had stared up and...