Author: Adventures

After teaching at the Amazing Grace School for a month now I’ve realized how important it is for kids to go to school. Almost all the kids in America dread going to school, but here in Zambia the kids are so eager to go. Many times during the day kids will run up to me asking for a book or pen and it breaks my heart seeing the passion they have to learn. Yet they are quickly refused the chance because of how poor this country is. Going to school here means they have a real chance at getting out of poverty and being able to support themselves for longer periods of time, rather than...

As we walk over a make shift bridge to the Maramba flood grounds, the air is filled with the sound of shrill whistles and Nyanja (a local dialect) being barked by men and children alike. It is mid afternoon in Maramba township, and the sun is in full force, bearing down on the moist dirt, wet from recent rain. From an outsiders perspective, the following scene is that of a pickup soccer match, akin to street basketball courts littered across America. However this false perception is soon to be shattered. The Maramba grounds, settled between a local high school and small river that grows...

As we walk over a make shift bridge to the Maramba flood grounds, the air is filled with the sound of shrill whistles and Nyanja (a local dialect) being barked by men and children alike. It is mid afternoon in Maramba township, and the sun is in full force, bearing down on the moist dirt, wet from recent rain. From an outsiders perspective, the following scene is that of a pickup soccer match, akin to street basketball courts littered across America. However this false perception is soon to be shattered. The Maramba grounds, settled between a local high school and small river that grows...

I get it. Really. When woman get upset because the Bible talks about men being over woman, and wives submitting to their husbands. There are some absolutely horrible representations of what “Christian” men or even just men in general are like, or how they treat people. So I understand woman feeling defensive and wanting to compensate with their independence when Christian’s spit out these verses, because I would do the same thing. It’s so crucial to understand that when the Bible speaks of these things it’s referring to a time back in the Garden when...

I get it. Really. When woman get upset because the Bible talks about men being over woman, and wives submitting to their husbands. There are some absolutely horrible representations of what “Christian” men or even just men in general are like, or how they treat people. So I understand woman feeling defensive and wanting to compensate with their independence when Christian’s spit out these verses, because I would do the same thing. It’s so crucial to understand that when the Bible speaks of these things it’s referring to a time back in the Garden when...

This is amazing, this is incredible!  I love you guys!  Don’t worry about it, it doesn’t bother me!  I want to spend every moment with you!!!!!!  I need you to get away from me for a minute!  Well, that escalated quickly! What do you do when life gets real?  When everything turns from fairytales, and magic dust; to horror stories, and cold hard rain?  Now, I am being a little dramatic, and that is partially just to get my point across about how hard things seems IN THE MOMENT.   In marriage there is this term that is used to describe...