Author: Adventures

Why Pentecost ruined everything

I don’t know what those 120 people loved like before the upper room, or the 3,000 saved directly after, or the 2,000 that followed even after that. But I know that the story of Jesus and the presence of the Holy Spirit wrecked every plan they had for their life. For the worn out intellectual, they began learning from the disciples and teachers. For the hermit, they were called out of hiding and into rich community. For the greedy and close handed, their fingers were folded open and their viewpoint of possessions was completely flipped. The pessimist began to raise the corner of their...

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Why Pentecost ruined everything

I don’t know what those 120 people loved like before the upper room, or the 3,000 saved directly after, or the 2,000 that followed even after that. But I know that the story of Jesus and the presence of the Holy Spirit wrecked every plan they had for their life. For the worn out intellectual, they began learning from the disciples and teachers. For the hermit, they were called out of hiding and into rich community. For the greedy and close handed, their fingers were folded open and their viewpoint of possessions was completely flipped. The pessimist began to raise the corner of their...

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He is Beautiful, and so am I

So here lately, I’ve been waking up around 5:30 a.m with some of my teammates to start our day with a Bible study. Honestly, I hate getting up out of bed at 5:30, but I love starting my day with Jesus before anything else. We have been reading the book of Matthew, and we’d really like to finish the New Testament by the time our trip ends. The lord has been reminding me of how big He is. From feeding 5,000 to letting Peter walk on water, He was always faithful. I’ve been learning so much since I started reading Matthew, it’s like the Lord opens my eyes to so many...

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He is Beautiful, and so am I

So here lately, I’ve been waking up around 5:30 a.m with some of my teammates to start our day with a Bible study. Honestly, I hate getting up out of bed at 5:30, but I love starting my day with Jesus before anything else. We have been reading the book of Matthew, and we’d really like to finish the New Testament by the time our trip ends. The lord has been reminding me of how big He is. From feeding 5,000 to letting Peter walk on water, He was always faithful. I’ve been learning so much since I started reading Matthew, it’s like the Lord opens my eyes to so many...

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A look into the Life of Sweet Potato

Patrick “Sweet Potato” is one of the elderly from the Maramba Old People’s home. He was born and raised in Zimbabwe, but moved to the home in 2006 when there were riots. He has five children that still live in Zimbabwe. Since his parents were not educated, he is not sure how old he is, they believe he is 85-90. We love to read the Bible, even if it takes us 30 minutes to read 10 verses and talk about “God the Maker” with him. A few more things to know about Sweet potato; he’s charismatic, passionate, a storyteller, very talkative, and he loves to dance!...

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He is Beautiful, and so am I

So here lately, I’ve been waking up around 5:30 a.m with some of my teammates to start our day with a Bible study. Honestly, I hate getting up out of bed at 5:30, but I love starting my day with Jesus before anything else. We have been reading the book of Matthew, and we’d really like to finish the New Testament by the time our trip ends. The lord has been reminding me of how big He is. From feeding 5,000 to letting Peter walk on water, He was always faithful. I’ve been learning so much since I started reading Matthew, it’s like the Lord opens my eyes to so many...

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