Author: Adventures

God provides

Wow! This past week has flown by! I cannot believe we only have one more week of ministry left 🙁    This last week we taught English at a school and it was FULL of kids. Sooo many kids. Going into this trip I was feeling kinda nervous about doing a lot with young kids because I don’t feel like I am energetic or crazy enough, I don’t have a passion for them, and I often feel like I can do ministry much more effectively with older high school or college aged kids. I’ve never described myself as a “kid person” because everyone in my circle at school is...

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this is living

two nights ago, i was dancing to hillsong young and free in spanish with some of my new best friends after a church service. we were having the best time, jumping around, laughing, and worshipping a little undignified. i remember looking around and feeling God saying, “this is living. this is freedom. this is joy.”   that time i spent dancing with my sisters meant so much to me- even though to others (and maybe even my other teammates) it might have just been a silly moment that they won’t think twice about. i have struggled for years with insecurities, depression,...

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The Kingdom of Heaven

I’ve been in Cambodia for close to two weeks now and it’s felt like we’ve gotten a bit of everything to this point. A typical day has us teaching for four hours and playing with the kids at the orphanage for any spare time we have between meals and team time. This week our whole team with the exception of Joe ended up at the hospital with upset stomaches but are all feeling well at this point.   Last Sunday as the kids at the orphanage led worship, I felt the presence of the Lord in a special way. Even with singing simple children’s songs like “Father...

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this is living

two nights ago, i was dancing to hillsong young and free in spanish with some of my new best friends after a church service. we were having the best time, jumping around, laughing, and worshipping a little undignified. i remember looking around and feeling God saying, “this is living. this is freedom. this is joy.”   that time i spent dancing with my sisters meant so much to me- even though to others (and maybe even my other teammates) it might have just been a silly moment that they won’t think twice about. i have struggled for years with insecurities, depression,...

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The Simple Gospel

  This week our team split in half to serve at 2 different care points. My group had the privilege of teaming with a Swaziland ministry called Ambassadors of Hope, a ministry of young adults who travel around Swazi praying for revival. Together, we went out and visited homesteads to share the word. (A homestead is a plot of land that belongs to a family. They live, farm crops, and raise animals on this land.)    Often home visits consist of missionaries going out and being good company; they commonly do chores for the members of the community ( fetch water, clean , assist...

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The Kingdom of Heaven

I’ve been in Cambodia for close to two weeks now and it’s felt like we’ve gotten a bit of everything to this point. A typical day has us teaching for four hours and playing with the kids at the orphanage for any spare time we have between meals and team time. This week our whole team with the exception of Joe ended up at the hospital with upset stomaches but are all feeling well at this point.   Last Sunday as the kids at the orphanage led worship, I felt the presence of the Lord in a special way. Even with singing simple children’s songs like “Father...

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