A normal day in Moldova... 8:28am – Wake up two minutes before my alarm goes off. Score. Lay in bed contemplating my confusing dream. Something along the lines of a train ride, the … Read more about October 29, 2013
It’s always sunny in Moldova
I didn't even know the country of Moldova existed before I began looking into the World Race. And then for too long all I knew is that it was small, poor, and above Romania. For the last 9 … Read more about It’s always sunny in Moldova
Clothe the naked.
I'd walked this way daily since the beginning of September. I had often glanced at the house wrongly assuming that it was abandoned. You could see through the wooden slats. There was … Read more about Clothe the naked.
Life in Vietnam: Bicycles, beaches, and beautiful children. [Video!]
Vietnam. When listing the 11 countries I was going to be traveling to and serving in it was the one I'd always forget.Month 8? I assumed it would be hard. Past halfway so the … Read more about Life in Vietnam: Bicycles, beaches, and beautiful children. Video!
Choose JOY: location, location, location
A large part of my race has been deciding to choose joy and learn to be content no matter WHERE I am. Sometimes I really want to be anywhere that's not where I currently am. I typically love … Read more about Choose JOY: location, location, location
Choose JOY: [Community] “Why can’t we all just hold hands?”
I realized I also want to write about life on the race in a more general, update-like manner. I don't need big revelations or illustrations to be able to share about them in a blog. So, … Read more about Choose JOY: Community “Why can’t we all just hold hands?”
I had an emotional reaction to a bird in a cage, so I listened to the Avett Brothers.
I'm sitting here in a coffee shop in Phnom Penh trying to decide how to write the blog that's been brewing in my heart for a month. I heard "Head full of doubt/Road full of … Read more about I had an emotional reaction to a bird in a cage, so I listened to the Avett Brothers.
Sometimes I realize…
Sometimes I realize my world race if halfway over, and that I haven't spoken the words, “I want to go home.” Sometimes you wake up to the sound of a rooster crowing. At … Read more about Sometimes I realize…
Rest, relationships, and responsbility. (Nepal recap)
Nepal, last month, was wonderful. My team and the other all girl's team experienced our first dose of "village life" and we were a 10 hour bus-ride from Kathmandu. Ministry for my team … Read more about Rest, relationships, and responsbility. (Nepal recap)
