by Sam Rainer | Feb 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sometimes it is difficult to know how to pray. The apostle Paul struggled with how to pray while sitting in jail waiting on his potential execution. Would God spare him for fruitful ministry? Would God bless him with eternal worship? In Philippians 1 he writes, “I... by Sam Rainer | Jan 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here’s a video of our church’s trip to the Brazilian rainforest. You can read my thoughts about the trip here. Much thanks to Katie DeCillo (one of our team members) for putting this video together! [vimeo http://vimeo.com/19317242] 
by Sam Rainer | Jan 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
The paint team needed one more can. The construction team needed a few more tiles. The water team needed one more day to finish a water wheel. The medical team encountered unseen hurdles. But the frustration of unfinished projects in the Amazon jungle only made our... by Sam Rainer | Jan 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
I returned last night from a two-week mission trip in the Amazon jungle, ministering among the Wai Wai people. Once I collect my thoughts (and recover from jet lag) I will blog about short-term mission trip lessons for the established church. In the meantime, I am... 
by Sam Rainer | Dec 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Some problems have staying power. And good leaders admit it when a solution to a problem will not come to fruition. Allow me to offer you two perspectives—one from the solution side and the other from the problem side. First, leaders can select the right problem to...
