Random Thoughts

*After nearly two years of waiting for our house to sell - it finally sold. So we're building a new house.

*What an incredible summer. El Salvador, Chicago (twice) and other destinations that I'm sure are escaping my mind right now. Bottom line with all of this - God has done some AMAZING things in me and my family. I think my oldest daughter is now more radical for Christ than I am - and my other two are on their way - and that's an awesome thing to be able to say.

I leave you with a picture of the fam gathered at our new home site. Blessings!

El Salvador

What an incredible week in El Salvador. We saw 866 souls saved as well as several healing miracles. We prayed with a man who had his arm in a cast from a recent surgery. His fingers were numb and unable to move and he was experiencing pain. After we prayed he could move his fingers and the pain was gone. We drove by an hour later and he was on the street corner waving to us with both arms raised praising God!

Check out our team video:

Destiny El Salvador Team from Eric Smith on Vimeo.

Former Newsboys Lead Singer Testifies

If you were/are a fan of the Christian pop/rock band, Newsboys, you might be blown away by the testimony of the former lead singer John James. I had the privilege of going back stage and meeting John before a concert years ago - and for a former youth pastor that was a pretty cool moment. I had heard rumblings about some problems with the band, but didn't realize the depth of sin and despair this man had fallen into while he sang in a Christian band - adultery, drug use, and even taking the stage to "minister" while being drunk.

This story has a good end however and it's worth the read.