Monthly Archives: January 2015

Friday, Power Group, Week 3 We started out the day as we always do, worshiping and praising God in song, then Brian talked to us about ‘teachable moments’ for ourselves as he shared the story of the rich young ruler in Mark 10:17-22. We need to be continually reminded of not making idols, whether it […]

We all crawled out of our bunk beds around 6 am. The weather is warm, and the sleep was refreshing. After breakfast, Brian Park shared a devotion with us about ‘Powerful Moments’ in our lives, using Ephesians 5:15-16 as a reference. We all have our ‘aha’ moments, but he encouraged us to ‘walk circumspectly, redeeming […]

I would be remiss if I didn’t start this journalistic effort without a story of travel adventures (if you knew me, you would understand). I met the group from Riverside at the Long Beach Airport, and promptly lost my iPhone. I realized it after about 5 minutes, and knew that it had to be at […]

It’s the end of week 2 and the guys have left.  They left with full bellies stuffed with hot dogs from Dave Johnson’s favorite chili dog establishment. But now with the guys gone and many left over “dogs” Dave Johnson’s heart kicks into action. In the Power Ministry our work is never done.  The leadership […]

Matthew 4:19-20 Today was a blessing on several levels.   We did not have the typical “work assignment” day that has personified this POWER trip.  The drive from McAllen last night was uneventful.  We stopped & had dinner at Rudy’s BBQ.  This was my first exposure to one of the various Texas-style BBQ’s.  Great stuff – […]

What a difference a full allotment of sleep can make!  We all had extra time this morning to sleep-in and drink some extra coffee.  In the vans around 8AM and off to Senda de Vida to have Sunday service with Hector.  His Church was established on an old trash landfill next to the Rio Grande. […]

Today was perfect weather-wise.  Mid  30’s this morning as we departed for Reynosa with clear skies.  Although it’s still quite cool, it’s not the bone-chilling damp coldness we had in Del Rio.  We had two groups heading for construction projects.  Our group went to visit a prison containing 70 women & 1,600+ men as inmates. […]

Friday Jan 23, 2015 Greetings from Hwy 177 outside Del Rio, TX.  It’s day 3 of our POWER trip journey including our departure from Atlanta last Wednesday.  My name is Braden Burns and I’m from Rome, GA.  I also go by Brandon, Branden, Barden and other creative derivations; however, I’ve been called far worse names […]

Jesus once said, “Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.  They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not […]

Well the journey has begun.  73 men from all over the United States, from Rome Georgia to Riverside California and in-between have set aside a week of their life to serve the Lord along the Texas/Mexico border. They have saved their money, taken a week off work, and trusted the Lord to provide for both […]