Author Archives: Peter Morris

Our Commissioning Service

A little over three weeks ago, our church family, representatives of our partner churches, and friends and family from the DC area gathered for our commissioning service. It was a beautiful service celebrating God’s faithfulness and looking forward to our ongoing … Continue reading

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How, what, why?

If you weren’t at our commissioning service on Sunday, you’ll want to check out this 5 minute video that shares a little about how God called us to Costa Rica, why we are excited to serve with ReachGlobal, and what … Continue reading

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Join us on Sunday!

After a long journey, Melanie and I are so excited to participate in our commissioning service this Sunday afternoon at 4pm. The service will be hosted by our home church, Ambassador Bible Church in Chantilly. If you’re in the DC area, we’d … Continue reading

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Goodbye February…thanks for the memories

With multiple weather events in DC last month, and seemingly endless cold, ice, and snow, it might be more appropriate to say, “good riddance, February!” But for our family, February will always mark special milestones in our missions journey. Having … Continue reading

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Why leave?

Growing up, Bible stories and songs like “Jesus loves me” at bed time were as familiar as Happy Meals and Sesame Street. My parents raised me to appreciate beauty in the world but also see brokenness and care deeply about … Continue reading

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Something better is coming!

Happy New Year! Whether 2014 was one of the hardest of your life or your best year yet, the Bible teaches clearly that from before the foundation of the world, God had something better in mind. This past Sunday, I … Continue reading

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An abundant invitation

2014 has been an amazing year for our family and to close out the year we are inviting our network of partners to select a prayer partnership day. In the church, most prayer requests are limited to sickness, joblessness, kids … Continue reading

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You have never given money to a missionary

We’ve had Thanksgiving (Thursday), Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and now – after all that commercialism! – it’s time for Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a day where charities across the country – and around the world – … Continue reading

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The Morris family (and Fighter Verses) explained!

This Thanksgiving week, folks are visiting the blog for one of two reasons: (1) intrigued about Fighter Verses; or (2) read my devotional post over at the Fighter Verse blog and wanted to check out our blog! About the Morris family  … Continue reading

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God at work in a whirlwind trip

Just over 20 years ago, I arrived in the United States for the first time. Our family flew into San Francisco to spend 7 months in Davis, California. During my time in Davis, God showed me – perhaps for the first … Continue reading

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