Official site of Shaun Groves – musician, speaker, advocate for children living in poverty
The pastor announced he’d been offered a job elsewhere but had turned it down he told us. He said he was happy in his pulpit, with us. A few weeks later he was offered less work for more pay at the denomination’s headquarters. He took the job. Said he was “called” to leave. I was thirteen. I’ve noticed…
“There will just be a few families at the church who want to meet you,” Mary said. She’s the cherub-faced woman with an easy smile who is our wise gude all week, on loan from Compassion’s Tanzania office. And she lies. “A few families,” she said.
After two days of delayed flights, missed flights, and reroutes… 
It’s very late in Mwanza, Tanzania – eight hours later than back home – and the bloggers I’m traveling with are hard at work, pecking away at their keyboards trying to put day one here into words for you. That’s a task made even harder by a lot of jetlag and a little sickness.
Despite…
As the Compassion Bloggers start packing for Tanzania (May 6-12) I thought I’d offer a few overseas travel tips you likely haven’t read anywhere else.
1. Flight socks. International flights are inexplicably cold. An extra pair of socks, a small blanket from home, a sweatshirt or jacket packed in your carry-on bag will come in handy.
2.…
May is slow for me. Has been for the last 11 years of music making.
Colleges and churches are the ones that book me to sing and/or speak on behalf of Compassion international. And in May, churches are turning the corner into Summer programs, mission trips, and camps galore. Colleges are taking exams and graduating Seniors.…
Luke 6:1-9
While traveling on the Sabbath, Jesus and his students got hungry. They picked grain for lunch. The lawmakers said this was illegal: no grocery shopping on the Sabbath.
Also on the Sabbath, Jesus went to church and saw a man in need of healing. Knowing his critics were watching, Jesus healed the man and asked,…
He was named by a police officer in India. One name. Like Madonna. But we added on today.
We made the trek into the big city for a nice lunch and an appearance before Judge Smith at the county courthouse.
Ten months ago my cell phone rang. I was speaking at a festival in New York. Becky…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
