Author: Adventures

THE STRUGGLE BUS After lots of time and no blog update I feel somewhat ready to share the dreaded truths and the wicked realities of being on a month long mission. TOUGH TRUTHS. I seriously need hot water. I will say that my lowest lows come at 6:15am when I’m outside showering with ice cold water looking at the fog roll in and saying to myself that I could’ve been back in New York City working a normal job. I would LOVE some American food. I have lost weight and I am low on energy and a green juice or any near equivalent would be tight. More clothing options? Unheard of at the...

  I was blind to the pain and affliction people face everyday. I was blind to the grace and love The father pours on me DAILY. I was blind to the amount that I can do to spread the gospel. I was blind to the amount of power that comes from the Holy Spirit. I was blind. I was blind to the fact that all of these things are also at home in Spring, Texas. But now I see. I would compare our first week in chichicastenango, Guatemala to the conversion of Saul to Paul. Acts 9:8 says Saul opened his eyes and saw nothing. The numbness of day to day life and the busyness we Americans drown in,...

  I was blind to the pain and affliction people face everyday. I was blind to the grace and love The father pours on me DAILY. I was blind to the amount that I can do to spread the gospel. I was blind to the amount of power that comes from the Holy Spirit. I was blind. I was blind to the fact that all of these things are also at home in Spring, Texas. But now I see. I would compare our first week in chichicastenango, Guatemala to the conversion of Saul to Paul. Acts 9:8 says Saul opened his eyes and saw nothing. The numbness of day to day life and the busyness we Americans drown in,...

According to my circumstances, my resources, my abilities, I shouldn’t be here in Guatemala. When I first heard about this month long trip, my heart beat so fast and I knew I was meant to be here. However, I began to face the fact that I didn’t have the money to come, I had a perfectly good summer long job lined up if I stayed at home, and my dad has stage 4 cancer. Everyone reminded me of this daily and how I shouldn’t go. I began to listen to them. However, God continued to gently nudge me. He told me to trust him. He told me that His plans for me were greater than my...

THE STRUGGLE BUS After lots of time and no blog update I feel somewhat ready to share the dreaded truths and the wicked realities of being on a month long mission. TOUGH TRUTHS. I seriously need hot water. I will say that my lowest lows come at 6:15am when I’m outside showering with ice cold water looking at the fog roll in and saying to myself that I could’ve been back in New York City working a normal job. I would LOVE some American food. I have lost weight and I am low on energy and a green juice or any near equivalent would be tight. More clothing options? Unheard of at the...

According to my circumstances, my resources, my abilities, I shouldn’t be here in Guatemala. When I first heard about this month long trip, my heart beat so fast and I knew I was meant to be here. However, I began to face the fact that I didn’t have the money to come, I had a perfectly good summer long job lined up if I stayed at home, and my dad has stage 4 cancer. Everyone reminded me of this daily and how I shouldn’t go. I began to listen to them. However, God continued to gently nudge me. He told me to trust him. He told me that His plans for me were greater than my...