Author Archives: John Lage, Jr.

Hoy, voy a escribir mi primera entrada de sitio web en español(English below).  Porque yo estoy escribiendo en español, esa primera frase esta escrita diferentemente de la manera en que la hubiera escrito en inglés. ¿Por qué? Porque en inglés,  … Continue reading →

In one corner of our Guatemalan kitchen, is a handcrafted Japanese nativity set.  It has our name on the manger in Japanese characters.  It is a treasured gift from our son and daughter-in-law, Jeremy and Leanna Wares, but that is … Continue reading →

Last Tuesday marked the one month anniversary of our coming to Guatemala.  To say that it has been an amazing month would be an understatement.  Here are just a few happenings and differences.  We moved to another country and into … Continue reading →

One of the neat things about our Spanish school, Jabel Tinamit, is that they have activities in the afternoon and evening for the students.  Neither Jan or I have been able to participate in any of them until last night … Continue reading →

We arrived in Panajachel around 8 pm last night. God granted us safe travels. Courtesy of a very kind gate attendant from American, our three flight day with very short layovers between each flight, turned into a two flight day … Continue reading →

This verse, which I use as my primary centering phrase, seems immensely appropriate at this moment. All 4 of us, sitting in the airport in Miami, seem calm and at peace right now. The hustle and bustle to get ready … Continue reading →

Friends and family, As most of you know, our family will move to Guatemala in early February to begin serving in mission with Project Salud Y Paz.  We know that many of you may also give to worthy causes for … Continue reading →

Inward/Outward – The Story I read the reflection for December 21,2014 from this link above this morning and the truth that it contains burst out at me and literally took my breath away. I read it again and stopped breathing … Continue reading →

December 17, 2014 I almost never remember dreaming at night but I awakened this morning at 3:30 am remembering a strange dream. It involved delivering a box of data to Mark Wiltgen, one of my friends from my earliest days … Continue reading →