investment (but we're not talking about money)

Chris & I have been among the city folk of Longmont, CO for the past few months. We will only be here for a few more. So what do you do with only a "few months"? Do we seek out a full investment into where our feet are planted for the moment, or do we keep one foot in your homeland and one in some far away dream you have?
I'm beginning to realize and hopefully understand the power there is in investment with your surroundings. Knowing someone when you walk into the local coffee shop has this weird and great feeling. I'm not just a face in the crowd. I have a connection. A friend.
But to arrive at this encounter takes the effort to have both feet...here.

I've always been among the crowd to have my feet (& my heart) in two different places. But I've decided no more. (and I'm tired of doing the splits)

Investment. What does that look like? I think it starts with seeking out relationships by being involved in whatever opportunities that you come across. But there's a catch. Most of the time, well let's just say all the time, it takes effort and putting aside time for all this to happen.

I decided to volunteer at our local outreach center to encounter more people within our community & a chance to give back. I have received such a joy from being a part of such a great endeavor for the community. I now know some really awesome people. (Who I would have probably never met)

Investment. Do it. Right now. No matter where you are or how soon you'll be leaving your current spot. Make it happen. You won't regret it. Unless we're talking money. Then that's a whole different story.

Yobel goin GLOBAL!

Our Friends at YOBEL Market are trekking through Cambodia, Thailand, and India all this month visiting places where the poor, the marginalized, and the captives are finding true wealth, solid relationships, and freedom.

They'll be visiting projects such as the Sak Saum Project in Cambodia where women who have been involved in or are at-risk of becoming involved in human trafficking can find refuge. The project provides much needed education and vocational training as well as solid counseling. The women of this project produce beautiful silk products.

They will also be visiting NightLight project in Thailand which reaches out to sexually exploited women and children.

Keep them in your prayers for the next month as they travel and build relationships.

Thanks for lookin us up!

Hello, to anyone who reads this.

You are here most likely because you got our letter and took the time to look us up. That's awesome!! Thanks for your support.

Also, shoot us an email with "sign-up" in the subject line to vern.lish.mcroberts@gmail.com and we'll keep you updated via e-mail.

Garbage Warrior

You must watch this Doco!

We are alive and well in beautiful Pennsylvania!

Here's a little video we recorded at Niagara Falls on Alicia's birthday.

One Month!!

Yesterday, Alicia and I celebrated one month of marriage.

She is my queen, my bride, my partner in crime!

My life is sooo boring

Well, at least that's the feeling I got after watching Slumdog Millionare. There's just something about movies like that that gets me thinking. Life in Boulder, Colorado presents about as much danger and conflict as running from a pack of wild marshmallow peeps. As a result I tend to idealize the dangerous and conflict packed lives of the characters in these action/drama movies. I think this is what draws Americans to these movies so much, it's a convenient place to get our fix of meaningful life experiences from. I am quite guilty of idealizing a character in a movie who for instance is kidnapped, robbed, and dropped in a foreign country. Wow, now that sounds like an adventure! This is kind of ridiculous because I'm sure if I really was in that situation I wouldn't be stoked to eat rats and sleep in garbage cans. Ok, so I've established that this situation would not be as idylic as I sometimes imagine, but somewhere deep down I still long or these types of experiences. Experiences where I can live out my masculinity. Finally know the answer to the question in the back of my mind of what I would do in a fist fight, without having to punch a random guy on the street. I know for a fact, actually it's more than a fact, it's instinct, that I was not created to dedicate my life to a
demasculating, unfulfilling, self-centered way of life. I want to live by my God-inspired instincts. Help me Lord.