Author: Adventures

Being someone who was adopted from South America, I grew up knowing the needs of people around me and the very things that made living day to day a constant struggle. However, now that I have had the opportunity to live in the United States for eleven years now, the need of people in South America was something I hadn’t thought of often after coming to live in New Mexico. But that’s just it isn’t it? I’d forgotten the needs of other people and was living a comfortable and luxurious life. Truth is, I loved my life and the way I was living but did not want to step out...

What is next on your agenda for the day? Did it take you less than 10 seconds to answer that question? I am a task oriented person- always ready to rattle off the scheduled business that fills every moment of my life. However, I do not believe that this is how God intended for us to live. When God created man, He gave him a task- “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth” (Genesis 1:28). God gave Adam something to accomplish. But God...

When our plane first flew over Guatemala, I was stunned by the pure beauty of the mountains and the lush, green nature. When we landed I immediately witnessed the culture change and saw how differently they lived then I do. As we drove through the towns and up the mountains to Chichicastenango; I saw the houses, the trash, the stray dogs, and the poverty at every corner. But my heart didn’t break. I saw the desperate needs and hopelessness in so many lives. I was expecting to feel so much emotion and heartbreak going to a third world country. I get emotional watching documentaries or...