Author: Adventures

Wow…that’s all I know how to say. I’m blown away by all that I am taking in, it’s hard to comprehend all that has passed these past few days. Time here is irrelevant and has a strange way of passing. Days and weeks fly by, and take years to pass at the same time. Each day brings its own adventure, you just have to know how to look. Whether teaching art and English to the local children, getting beat in soccer, smothering houses in blue paint, or leaping from chicken buses, our days are filled with life and experiences. I continued to be left in shock and awe by what...

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...

  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,...

  First I want to say I am not a blogger and I am really bad at collecting my thoughts so forgive me for the ramble. I just want to share a few of the ways the Lord has been teaching me to trust him throughout these few weeks. So here we go! The reason I signed up for this trip to Guatemala was because i felt the Lord calling me to step out of my comfort zone and into a life of full trust in Him. I can say that since coming here i have not been comfortable. The living quarters are much different than anything i have ever experienced in America. i take bucket showers once or twice a...