Disclaimer: This blog is just a cool story. But it’s real. It was 3:30 in the morning. I was sleeping in a tent in the middle of an African safari, miles away from most anything. We’re … Read more about How to Hunt Lions
Homesick in Africa
As we’ve met and surpassed the halfway point of the Race, a few realizations have set in. There are still five months left. FIVE MONTHS. That’s a whole semester of school. That’s … Read more about Homesick in Africa
Letting Dreams Die
Just over a year ago, I was sitting in my room at school working on physical therapy school applications. I had taken the classes, written the essays, gotten my recommendations, completed the … Read more about Letting Dreams Die
Hope in a Hopeless Place
HIV/AIDS Attacks t-cells and CD4 cells Over time, so many CD4 cells are destroyed that you can no longer fight infections- AIDS HIV medicine can keep it from reaching this point AIDS: Acquired … Read more about Hope in a Hopeless Place
Be Still
The other day, a small African child fell asleep drooled on my shoulder as he was sleeping. The day after that, I got to sit and talk with a woman dying of AIDS in hospice. And the day after that I … Read more about Be Still
50 things learned in Asia
Milk Tea: 2 parts milk to 1 part water, boil, steep black tea until right color, sugar to taste Clothing is optional for boys under the age of 5 Modes of transportation: Bus, moto, tuktuk, taxi, … Read more about 50 things learned in Asia
Freaking Ants
I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my step secure. He put a new … Read more about Freaking Ants
Let the Little Children Come to Me
“And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do … Read more about Let the Little Children Come to Me
Sacrificial Love
Thailand was one of the most hospitable places I have ever been. Time and time again, we were given the best that people had to offer. Every house we went to, we were served and cared for. Every house … Read more about Sacrificial Love
