Author: Adventures

Shall We Let Them Die?

Shall we let them die without hope? Wasting away Wandering in the wilderness Finding no city of refuge in this barren land No satisfaction no security no safety. Shall we let them be afficted by their wrongs? Watch them try everything and anything except the one thing that will heap them Watch them pour into an emptiness they can not fill Throw in the needles, the drugs, the broken hearts, the broken bodies, the next rush Throw into their souls the things that kill And yet We stand silently with the fix The cure The only thing that turns shattered people into beautiful mosaics And we say...

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The Battle of Namatama

Disunity.It’s a funny thing.It sneaks into the shabbily painted concrete walls of Namatama house.It pretends it belongs and whispers to us in the African rain,Convinces us it belongs,Comes up in our dreams,Raises the hair on our necks,Causes a facade to make us think all is fine when everything is not.It’s a lie he tells us.Because it lessens our power.Together we have the strength of Heaven’s hosts,But alone… Unity.It’s a funny thing.It boldly walks into our presence and calls us to arms.Tells us to look it straight in the eyes and own up and except it,Make it...

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Golconda Fort: The Walls That Broke Mine Down

Last week was absolutely wild. And so, so good. On Friday afternoon, several of my teammates and I took Ubers all the way across Hyderabad to explore Golconda Fort (peep my last photo upload for visuals).  It was our off day and it was Jordy’s birthday.  There was a lot of sun and a lot of adventure to be had.  Honestly, ministry was not the first thought in my mind. During our half-hour drive across town, the change in neighborhood struck me.  Where we live, it is fairly affluent and tranquil.  There are even a few Christians.  Where we drove, people and...

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“Growing where you’re planted”

  Wow it’s been a while since I’ve posted! Sorry friends and family! These last two weeks have been challenging and rewarding. We’ve had some changes to our team and officially have our new team leader which is exciting! On the morning of Tuesday the 13th, our team accidentally went to the wrong class and tried teaching English to a Communications class, which was hysterical, they know some verbs in English that’s for sure! In the afternoon our lovely host had a little fiesta down the street for the local kids. We had a piñata, blasted Hillsong...

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