Changes!
I hereby interrupt a series of blogs to note a number of changes that have been made to this program: –What would have been a week of boot camp immediately before heading to South Africa (on September 9, 2009) has…
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I hereby interrupt a series of blogs to note a number of changes that have been made to this program: –What would have been a week of boot camp immediately before heading to South Africa (on September 9, 2009) has…
I’m expecting to grow closer to God and to understand him more, I think that when we begin to love the people in Africa, the ones that maybe nobody else has shown love towards, we will come to a better…
We were asked to write a blog about how we were called to this mission trip. Here is my story… I guess looking back I can see that God has been inviting me to come on this journey…
We were asked to write a blog about how we felt before leaving on this mission trip. Here is what I’m expecting… I’m expecting the unexpectable which is ironic I realize, but I have no idea what to expect of my…
“Faith that does nothing is worth nothing,” James declares in his short, but marvelous book (chapter 2). South Africa, missions, is my something. God calls everyone to do something, this is what he has called me to do. For…
None of these categories stand by themselves because they are all dependent on one another in my head, but it is the easiest way to make sense of what my expectations are. Here they are in no particular order: Growth…
How I was called to the mission field. Not exactly an easy question for me to answer. Something I’ve realized quite recently was that even before I really believed in God, He was shaping and molding me into the person…
You know how sometimes you hear really sad stories- or terrible stories… Maybe your friend tells you about an accident they witnessed on the highway, and the details they share with you totally break your heart? You definitely pray for…
Expectations and Anticipations I can’t wait! I can’t wait! I can’t wait! is what often runs through my head, but when I slow down and actually think about what I can’t wait for there are so many other thoughts…