To Catch a Kitty: Hunting in the Bronx

Last Saturday night, we were awakened by strange noises.

Curious about it, I opened the front door and when looking around I spotted a scared little kitten running away. Those strange noises were coming from a very frightened and cold baby kitty.

Wanting to rescue it, Cuyler and I put on our hat and boots, searching the yard and the neighbor's yard with a flashlight for the poor little kitty. No such luck.

Throughout the night, you could hear it crying and when we would try to find it, it was nowhere to be found.

Finally after two consecutive nights of hearing kitten cries and getting no sleep, Cuyler comes home from work with a trapping cage. Where on earth she found something like that in Manhattan is beyond me.

So she set it up, hoping and praying that we get the kitten and nothing else small and furry!
If it caught anything else, I declared I wouldn't go 10 feet near it!

The next morning, the cage was empty. Nothing yet - or so we thought.

Cuyler left for work and I jumped in the shower. After showering I heard noises outside and I knew what had happened. We caught a kitten!!

I went outside and sure enough, there was a scared little kitty in this little trap. It was really freaked out too!

My neighbor let us borrow a small cage, in which we kept the kitty until we could figure out what to do with it.


She ended up with the ASPCA.
She was treated with antibiotics and a week later, placed up for adoption.

My Roommates

I have two roommates, Shirley and Cuyler. I have lived with Shirley for the past four years and Cuyler joined us last August.

Originally, from Colorado Cuyler moved to NYC via Texas and found us through a friend of a friend. Normally we only have Christian roommates in our house (because it's most compatible with our personal values, ministry involvements and lifestyles) but as Shirley and I prayed about a new roommate, God put Cuyler on our hearts as our choice for a new roommate.
It was a good decision. We love her. She is such a blessing.

Snow in the City

We had a little snow storm yesterday. NYC is most beautiful when it snows. It brings a silent, fresh purity to an otherwise dirty, noisy and bustling city.

Imagine if the City of New York were to turn from their wickedness - I mean the whole city were to forsake their destructive ways and turn to Christ. A transformation would take place. The peace in the city would be like a holy hush, surpassing the temporal purity and beauty of a fresh snowfall. The best part, is that it wouldn't melt and turn black from the dirt - it would be forever and incorruptible. The beauty would be beyond measure.

What would it take for this to happen?


Pray for our city.

New York City needs a permanent transformation.


Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Ps 51:7

Missions Conference in Florida

I went to Good Shepherd Church of God in Pahokee, FL last weekend to attend their missions conference. They are a longtime sponsor of the work I do with Urban Harvest Ministries.
I travel there every year and give a report to the congregation of the work at UHM.

Each time I go, we have a great time and this year was no exception. One of the highlights and a nice surprise was seeing an old friend of mine from school, Silvina Gonzales. She is originally from Uruguay and is a medical missionary traveling all over South America. During her stay in the US to attend the seminary several years ago, we became very good friends. She is an amazing woman in her work and accomplishments.

Here is just one of many articles talking about her work:

Medical Missionaries Venture to Remote Churches of God