At the Pastor’s Conference in Jacksonville, FL, Dámaris sang “I Am Not Ashamed” with their terrific choir and orchestra.  It was beautifully shot, and we think you will really enjoy seeing it!

Click on “more” below to see it… Enjoy!

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Our wonderful but quick tour of Mexico and Central America is summarized here, with a little commentary from Dámaris:

Dámaris and I are on a whirlwind tour of Central America with Dr. Joe Jordan and Word of Life (Palabra de Vida).  Well, if you could have seen us in the Palabra de Vida (PDV) van in Mexico City, it was more like watching grass grow than a whirlwind, but we have been doing two-a-days since we landed Friday night in Mexico.  A brunch Saturday morning with nearly 300, a concert that night in a theater, then Sunday morning in a church, Then, Sunday night in the beautiful PDV facility in Queretaro, Mexico that the Lord provided.  A “mir-ACK-el” as Leo Di Gilio, the director, describes it.

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Months ago Dámaris was contacted to sing at a pastors’ wives’ brunch sponsored by a Philadelphia Christian radio station, WFIL.  The speaker was to be Jill Briscoe.  We jumped at the opportunity to hear Jill again, and confirmed right away.  The event was scheduled for October 20th, yesterday.

Last Thursday, we got a call from our dear friend, Sara Dormon, who told us that Jill was stuck in New Zealand with her husband, Stewart, who had fallen ill and was not well enough to travel back to the states just yet.  ”Would you consider speaking to the pastors’ wives as well as singing?” No pressure, of course!  Jill Briscoe is one of our favorite speakers of all time.  Godly, powerful, wise, and with that refined British accent, she could say, “Drop dead!” and you would feel privileged!

Well, Dámaris agreed to speak.  No one can fill Jill Briscoe’s shoes, of course, and although Dámaris has never been a pastor’s wife, the Lord arranged it so that she could stand in the gap and bring a message of encouragement to 100 of them who came to hear someone else.

Click on “more…” below to hear Dámaris’s message.  We pray that you will be encouraged!

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Damaris and I were at Word of Life on Fri, 7/30/10.  The staff do a weekly Christian rodeo for the community.  That night, a terrible accident occurred where a horse lost its footing and fell on its rider, Graham Stump, while roping a calf.  The horse and rider were both on the ground for what seemed like a long time.  The horse got up, the rider did not.  He received a severe concussion, but no broken bones, miraculously.

Now, 11 days later, the doctors are saying that his brain injury is “very bad,” although he squeezed the therapist’s hand on command today.  The doctors have braced his wife, Randi, for the worst:  he may never “wake up.”  She is asking everyone to pray and believe God for a full recovery, and thanking the Lord for every small step that she is seeing.  She is keeping up a Facebook page with updates.

Graham and Randi have been married for 7 years, have two small boys (1 just now turning one) and love the Lord, serving in ministry at WOL full-time.

Facebook | Praying for Graham Stump

Here’s a snippet from Friday night’s concert.  Watch and enjoy!