Every Sunday is our dedicated to church and is also our girls night. So Sunday I went to my first African church service. It was fun and not quite as long as I expected. We got to church early or late I don’t really know which one since there were two services. As we waited for church I decided to try and make friends after a few failed attempts I made some friends. We played and talked a little until it was time for church then we headed into the church building. We sat in the middle rows in the church and the kids would sit around us and some would sit in my team mates laps. We...

Every Sunday is our dedicated to church and is also our girls night. So Sunday I went to my first African church service. It was fun and not quite as long as I expected. We got to church early or late I don’t really know which one since there were two services. As we waited for church I decided to try and make friends after a few failed attempts I made some friends. We played and talked a little until it was time for church then we headed into the church building. We sat in the middle rows in the church and the kids would sit around us and some would sit in my team mates laps. We...

Africa: Week 1 We are in Africa! It is very surreal. When we hopped off the plane at the small airport in Livingstone, I felt like I was in a different world. In all reality, it really is a different world then the United States. Our wonderful hosts picked us up at the airport and took us to our home for the month. We unpacked and set up our rooms, made some dinner, and I took my first ever bucket shower. This is where you take a large cup from a big bucket of water, and essentially keep wetting yourself down until the shower is somewhat complete. It is not like the hot showers we get in...

Hello everyone, I am currently writing to you from inside my cocoon (my bug net) in Livingston, Zambia. My team and I arrived here about two days ago. We came from training camp where we were taught about how to handle life on the field, our identity in Christ, how to minister to people, and what  true christian community looks like. We got to know our teams and do team building activities to learn how to handle stressful situations.  After training camp we headed to the airport at 4 am. Our travel days consisted of sleeping on almost empty planes, vlogging + blogging, london, and...

We are so excited to announce our Africa team has arrived safely at their ministry home in Zambia! They are currently unpacking and getting settled in to their new home for the month.  They will spend the coming days receiving a cultural briefing from their host, fighting off jet-lag, and getting an idea of what life will look like for this next month!   Keep following the blog for future updates from the team!   – The Passport Department

We are so excited to announce our Africa team has arrived safely at their ministry home in Zambia! They are currently unpacking and getting settled in to their new home for the month.  They will spend the coming days receiving a cultural briefing from their host, fighting off jet-lag, and getting an idea of what life will look like for this next month!   Keep following the blog for future updates from the team!   – The Passport Department