Helping Hands Blog

If you can handle some rather intense heat over the summer months, learn a bit of Spanish, and understand the “fideicomiso” banking rules...

Many are surprised to learn that basketball often rivals the popularity of futbol (soccer) in Argentina. Since the 1950s, Bahía Blanca has been the top city for Argentine basketball producing such NBA players as Juan Ignacio “Pepe” Sánchez (Philadelphia 76ers) and Manu Ginóbili, a four-tie NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs. To our knowledge, our Bahía Blanca national missionary, Erick Hernandez, never had any NBA aspirations, but he is one of our incredibly talented “p

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...

M y dad loved Cuban coffee (affectionately known as cafecito). Dad thought the best time to have a cafecito was at breakfast,...

I recently attended a rather non-traditional wedding where the family tree, as they say, had extra branches. Both the bride and groom...

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...

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

“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh. “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll...

Our world has so many troubles. Everywhere we look, it seems there is conflict, corruption, and injustice. Peru’s President, Dina...

For their missions conference last month, I was asked to give the Sunday morning message for a wonderful church in Alabama. They have...

King David danced. He was “leaping and dancing before the Lord” as the Ark of the Lord was returned to the City of David (2 Samuel 6:16).

Dear LOGOI Family, Every January, LOGOI usually allows me to brag a little bit about my marvelous family, which now encompasses 55...

Over this past year, we have been working on a very special LOGOI book titled An Unexpected Love Story. It’s the story of how my mom, a...

“I was depressed for seven years,” Maria Piedad Mesa de Echeverri begins her story. “I was seeing psychologists, psychiatrists,...

There might be some truth in the definitions above, but almost all of us can relate to Mark Twain’s quote when he said, “My father was an...

I recently saw an Instagram post of a shepherd helping one of his sheep to get out of a long, deep trench. The lamb was covered in mud...

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...

It’s a beautiful 80-degree day here in Brisbane, Australia, as I write this Christmas letter to you. It’s summer in the Land Down Under...

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