Author: Adventures

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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Talamanca

Talamanca, you were a place where I was full of love and life. I did not know I needed you but I did. Talamanca, you were a place where your people and I were much alike. We provided hope for each other and tell stories of gods faithfulness. Talamanca my heart is in your jungles, in the noises, in the wild animals, in the sticky rains, in your beauty and wonder. You were a place where God was moving.  Talamanca, you were a place where I was challenged. When we worked a day as if local farmers do. Carrying racks of bananas down mountainsides and being knee deep in mud. That was probably...

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Expecting the Unexpected

So, if you are reading this, I’m alive and thriving just to let you know. As of yesterday, I have been in Costa Rica for two week. Crazy, I know. I survived the mountains, I have survived the jungle, and now I am residing in the city. But let me tell you none of this is what I expected. God has once again taken everything that I thought Costa Rica was going to be and fully blown my mind. While I had gone into the trip thinking that I would spend all my time in the city doing kids ministry, that is not what I was really here to do. Within the short span of two weeks, God has opened up...

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Talamanca

Talamanca, you were a place where I was full of love and life. I did not know I needed you but I did. Talamanca, you were a place where your people and I were much alike. We provided hope for each other and tell stories of gods faithfulness. Talamanca my heart is in your jungles, in the noises, in the wild animals, in the sticky rains, in your beauty and wonder. You were a place where God was moving.  Talamanca, you were a place where I was challenged. When we worked a day as if local farmers do. Carrying racks of bananas down mountainsides and being knee deep in mud. That was probably...

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The Wildest Love

“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” -Psalm 103:8 After almost 40 hours of traveling we finally arrived to the ministry base we were going to stay at for the night in Bangkok. The hosts were so kind and provided us everything we needed, I was overwhelmed by their generosity. When I walked in, the first thing I saw was a large banner that said “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” in English and in Thai. When I saw that it really truly hit me how universal his love is. It’s not limited to any type of...

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Buried with Him in Baptism

  I was baptized for the first time at the age of seven… I remember being dunked in the “big hot bath tub” at church, my family being at church to witness it, getting a necklace in the shape of a cross, and eating cake to celebrate. I learned about what baptism meant… I heard the words “buried with him in baptism, and raised to walk in newness of life…” but at the age of seven, I didn’t know what trials, temptations, pain, and hurt would look like. I knew nothing of pain… I was very blessed and never had to worry about anything,...

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