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

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

Not long ago, my wife and I took a scenic drive up the heart of Northern California on our way to visit her older brother in Oregon. The...

“God sees everything you do,” said the little plaque hanging over my father’s bed growing up in Cuba.

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

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

Mother [muhth-er] - noun. One person who does the work of twenty. For free. (See also: ‘saint’) It’s fun to look over various definitions...

With all the attention on immigration issues these days, it’s easy to forget the hundreds of thousands who have been trying to flee Cuba...

Can you count how many great-grandchildren I have? I’ll give you a hint: you’ll need just about all your fingers and toes. One more will...

Scientists say the odds of you being born are at least one in 400 trillion. So, first of all, Congratulations! You’re absolutely amazing!...

Ministry Purpose: “Equip God’s people to do His work and build up the church, the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12). Early Years Since its...

Hello from Grandma Carolyn here at LOGOI. I’m so glad I get to write you for this month’s update. I am grateful for you, as well as all...

I’m a big fan of Samaritan’s Purse. Not just because they help so many around the globe in the name of Jesus, but because I think...

“Don’t worry about the wicked,” the Psalm of David tells us, “or envy those who do wrong, for like grass, they soon fade away. Like...