Helping Hands Blog

T hey were big and strong and looked so cool riding on the back of that strange looking truck. Like superheroes, they’d jump off and land with their feet running before the truck would stop. Then, they’d grab a big metal trash can filled with who-knows-what and fling the contents into the back of the truck as if it were light as a feather. Sometimes they’d grab a big heavy plastic black bag and toss it from 50 feet away (or maybe it was just five feet) into the back of the tr

"Due to safety risks in parts of this area,” the Tripadvisor notice began as I looked up Boconó , Venezuela, “travelers should review the latest guidance and information from government agencies.” I clicked on the notice which read, “WARNING: FCDO continues to advise against all travel to Venezuela.” As we introduce this month’s Missionary of the Month, I was once again reminded of LOGOI’s focus on equipping, helping, and encouraging national Spanish pastors — right where the

I had watched dozens and dozens of Charlie Kirk’s videos long before he was killed. I have watched dozens and dozens more since he was...

O ur Thompson family is working on a long overdue family reunion. We are mom, four sons and wives, 14 grandchildren (12 married) and...

I was awed by all I saw and experienced in my first trip to Italy in July. I didn’t think the magnificent Duomo in Milan could be topped...

M any of us have the phrase from Psalm 139:14, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” in a picture frame hanging on our wall.  It’s...

Christmas is such a good time to ponder the wonder of God’s love and grace.

Mom and Dad loved each other, I got along well with my older brothers, we could go outside and play all day long and just had to be home...

What a privilege to help these incredibly talented and capable pastors and leaders — not to build air-conditioned buildings or buses — but t

Cuba is never far from our thoughts. Our ministry there is (almost) completely run by nationals — just the way it should be. Even so, we...

“This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher.” —Albert Einstein, on filling out his tax returns I suspect by the...

Note: Enjoy the letter we mailed our partners this month with LOGOI's new brochure. You can see the brochure online by clicking on the...

Back in 1938, the “horse of the year” was the thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit. In 2003, the film Seabiscuit was an Academy Award...

Back in August 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Miami. I was living in Texas at the time and was glued to the news fearing for...