(Written on Sunday, June 26, 2016)  I’m sitting on the front steps of Trinity College and Seminary. Across the street the church bells are ringing in the beginning of today’s service. Permanently tanned people in white shirts file in the building, greeting each other in their native tongue. The mountains surround the scenery and colors of bright flowers line the pathway.   God really outdid Himself in Sielmat village.   It was a thought that had flooded my brain since I stumbled out of the bus on June 9th.   I have sat in this exact place countless times. On...

As our time here in India is ending I’ve been questioning why God wanted me here. Now don’t get me wrong I’ve enjoyed my time here in India immensely. Yet I’ve still wondered why God called me here. What did he still have to teach me in these few days we had left? Last Sunday I wasn’t feeling well so I stayed back when the rest of the team went out to church that day. It was during this time that I was finally still. For those that don’t know me-I am always busy, I am never still. So when my team had left and I was at our house by myself, I did not have...

For me, getting over my insecurities is like climbing a steep, muddy mountain. My legs get tired after a while, my calves burn, and I seem to be stuck in the ruts of the sticky earth. But I keep climbing, hoping that eventually I’ll get a glimpse of the top and know the beauty that’s just at my fingertips. While in India, we’ve been learning a lot about what God wants for us individually, but most importantly–that we’re chosen. That God chose us for this trip. For this team. For this city. For these people. For someone climbing out of the lies of the comparison...

Everyone says to leave behind all of your expectations when you leave to go on a mission trip because they only lead to being disappointed and discouraged. That shouldn’t be too hard, I thought. I don’t know much about the place I’m going anyway. Wrong. I had quite a few and I’ve found that God isn’t interested in meeting any of them. Not yet anyway. I often find myself living life as if God owes me an explanation. Why is it so easy for some people to walk out of your life when you’ve been nothing but a loyal friend? Why do the people I have prayed for...

As our time here in India is ending I’ve been questioning why God wanted me here. Now don’t get me wrong I’ve enjoyed my time here in India immensely. Yet I’ve still wondered why God called me here. What did he still have to teach me in these few days we had left? Last Sunday I wasn’t feeling well so I stayed back when the rest of the team went out to church that day. It was during this time that I was finally still. For those that don’t know me-I am always busy, I am never still. So when my team had left and I was at our house by myself, I did not have...

I made a list this week.   It’s entitled, “Things I’d Like To Know But Probably Won’t, Ever.”   It includes many deep musings, ponderings, and questions. A few examples:   Why does the edge of my phone screen refuse to work?   Why am I not good at art?   Why do some people get healed and others don’t?   Why do people break up with other people for no good reason, even through the relationship is perfectly fine and you’ve been dating for a year and a half and you talk about marriage all the freaking time like it’s...