Author: Adventures

I have found that even in the mission field on the other side of the globe, it’s easy to fall into a routine. Breakfast at 7:30, work at 8, lunch at 1, finish work at 5, you know the drill. It’s especially hard back in the states where we are constantly on a schedule, constantly worried about what comes next. We have a plan and a method for how we go about our lives every day. But the thing is, that’s not how Jesus lived. Jesus lived in complete abandonment of His own desires and in complete commitment to His Father’s. In John 5 He says, “the Son can do nothing...

I have found that even in the mission field on the other side of the globe, it’s easy to fall into a routine. Breakfast at 7:30, work at 8, lunch at 1, finish work at 5, you know the drill. It’s especially hard back in the states where we are constantly on a schedule, constantly worried about what comes next. We have a plan and a method for how we go about our lives every day. But the thing is, that’s not how Jesus lived. Jesus lived in complete abandonment of His own desires and in complete commitment to His Father’s. In John 5 He says, “the Son can do nothing...

I have found that even in the mission field on the other side of the globe, it’s easy to fall into a routine. Breakfast at 7:30, work at 8, lunch at 1, finish work at 5, you know the drill. It’s especially hard back in the states where we are constantly on a schedule, constantly worried about what comes next. We have a plan and a method for how we go about our lives every day. But the thing is, that’s not how Jesus lived. Jesus lived in complete abandonment of His own desires and in complete commitment to His Father’s. In John 5 He says, “the Son can do nothing...

I have found that even in the mission field on the other side of the globe, it’s easy to fall into a routine. Breakfast at 7:30, work at 8, lunch at 1, finish work at 5, you know the drill. It’s especially hard back in the states where we are constantly on a schedule, constantly worried about what comes next. We have a plan and a method for how we go about our lives every day. But the thing is, that’s not how Jesus lived. Jesus lived in complete abandonment of His own desires and in complete commitment to His Father’s. In John 5 He says, “the Son can do nothing...

Have any of you ever vomited rice? If you haven’t, just know that it looks exactly the same as when you ate it (you’re welcome). Vomiting has pretty much been my main agenda for the past week. . . plus diarrhea. . . and a tiny, small little bit of almost non-existent self-pity (guys, I’m pathetic when I am sick). It just so happens that my first time being admitted into the hospital as an adult was in an international hospital. Upon arrival, our contact paced while jabbering nervously in Albanian, “American student needs immediate attention!!” (Poor guy was...

Have any of you ever vomited rice? If you haven’t, just know that it looks exactly the same as when you ate it (you’re welcome). Vomiting has pretty much been my main agenda for the past week. . . plus diarrhea. . . and a tiny, small little bit of almost non-existent self-pity (guys, I’m pathetic when I am sick). It just so happens that my first time being admitted into the hospital as an adult was in an international hospital. Upon arrival, our contact paced while jabbering nervously in Albanian, “American student needs immediate attention!!” (Poor guy was...