Author: Adventures

So this weekend was full of celebrations! Yet in the midst of it all my perspective changed. And because of that, I’m still celebrating. Let me explain further.  So it’s quite evident that I can’t speak spanish. I obviously get by with hand gestures and a smile.. yet it can be so frustrating when all I really want to do is reach out and thoroughly get to know some one here. This past weekend we left Ometepe Island to work with another ministry. It’s made up of people that have poured their hearts out into ministry, a building that supports them, children in...

But really, I went to L.A. The town where CICRIN is located is called Los Angeles and, funnily enough, down the road is Sacramento. My Tuesday morning assignment was prayer walking with four of my team through Los Angeles. Before we left, we stood together and I prayed for God to guide our steps, thoughts, and words. After, we walked out onto the main road past houses, people riding bikes, bus stops, and convenience stores. About ten twenty minutes in, one of teammates suggested we turn down a down a small dirt road (not that uncommon, most of the roads are dirt). It was beautiful and...

Hermoso.  It is one of the few Spanish words that I will never forget.  Hermoso is used to describe something that is beautiful and lovely.  Hermoso is not something that I would use to describe my heart.  But for a reason that I still do not fully understand, the Lord did.  When you are living life on the field, it becomes incredibly easy to become complacent.  It is easy to justify only giving half of your heart to the work you are doing, or to only do it half as well as you could have.  After all, you need to pace yourself.  You need to take things...