Author: Adventures

Journal Entry 01/30/2013   God, Thank You: -for every seed you will plant through me -for giving me amazing girls to do this ministry with -for reminding me that I have people that love and support me -for showing me that your love can be and is unconditional -lastly, thank you for chasing after me even when I wanted to run as far as I could away; in a moment when I stumble, you pick me up and tell me, “You are still mine.”   I am in a place right now that, even though I want to go home, I know I am supposed to be here. Before this journal entry I...

    We were bumping down the dusty village road to the widows’ ministry when our contact, Moses, asked who was  giving the word of exhortation….   cricket   cricket   cricket.   Then God told me I was…so I was like, “Oh! Yeah! I am!”   My response to God’s leading was this:   Really God? What the heck am I supposed to talk about? We are literally five minutes from being there. You think this is funny don’t you? Well. You’ve got five minutes to give me something to talk...

A picture. A snapshot. A perfect moment caught forever in a photograph. I wasn’t even aware it was being taken. Me, surrounded by kids, being embraced. An innocent, perfect picture that breaks my heart. I love these kids. I love these kids more than words can describe. I’ve only known them for 2 weeks. Brief encounters. They’ve stolen my heart.   This photo moves me to tears. I’m not ready to leave them. I still have 3 weeks, but it doesn’t feel like enough time. I knew when I signed up for this that I was signing up for...