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I had the priviledge of sharing with Atlantic Avenue Church of the United Brethren‘s youth ministry this past weekend for their Survivor Retreat. Pastor Dustin Staples and his wife Ashley are good friends of mine, and it was great to … Continue reading →

When I was 10 years old, I attended a church camp at Seneca Hills near Franklin, PA. The speaker that year was a missionary by the name of Hudson Hess. I can’t remember a thing about what he spoke about, … Continue reading →

Andrea, Abbie and myself are heading to Delanco Camp today. This is our third year participating in Junior High I at Delanco. It is always an amazing week. I will be leading worship this year along with 2 students from … Continue reading →

Our family made our yearly summer trip to Pennsylvania to visit with my family. We stayed with my parents and spent lots of time with my sister and her two kids (Ava and Aiden). It was great to see everyone….and … Continue reading →

In typical LaMotte fashion, it’s been a crazy two weeks since returning from Guatemala. When I got home, we immediately remodeled our kitchen (our cabinets were ordered before I left), Abbie celebrated her 2nd birthday; Vacation Bible School began. Ed … Continue reading →

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted because I spent the last week in Guatemala, leading a team from our church. It was an amazing trip that I continue to process in my head and heart. So I am going to … Continue reading →

I leave on Saturday to lead a team from our church to Guatemala for a week long trip. We’ll be working with Lauren Pupchik from MissionImpact. While there, we’ll have the opportunity to teach a Bible story and shine Jesus … Continue reading →

Can I say how excited that I am that the semester is over? No more seminary for four months. This year was especially tough because I took class all January (while living apart from my family) and only had a … Continue reading →

I am bogged down with the end of the semester at seminary. I’ve thought about posting several times, but then I realize I have a lot of work to do. So, I will briefly post some updates. On April 18 … Continue reading →

I do not understand our cultural fascination with Twitter. It’s essentially Facebook without all the other tools/apps/features. I have tried Twitter and think it basically a worthless pursuit at this point. With Twitter, you can leave brief thoughts/sentences to let … Continue reading →