Little boys are crashing their toy cars into piles of blocks. Little girls are building a house out of blocks for toy people. I have a child sitting on my lap attempting to play Connect 4 with another … Read more about An Oasis For Kids
God Gave Me a Hug
“God, I know you’re my heavenly father and that you’re always with me, but right now I really want my Daddy. I miss him God. I want a hug from him, you can’t hug me … Read more about God Gave Me a Hug
Worship and Painting
“How will you worship if no one on your team has a guitar?” At launch, before we even left the country, we were asked this question. No one on my team has a guitar so this question … Read more about Worship and Painting
Excited to Go, Sad to Leave
Yesterday was my last Sunday at church. My pastor announced how much the church had raised for me and then the church prayed over me. I almost cried. I have been blessed with an amazingly supportive … Read more about Excited to Go, Sad to Leave
I Should Be Worried
My next financial deadline, it's next week. I've felt like I should be stressed/anxious/worried about it, but I haven't been. I have felt completely at peace about it. It's been amazing, and a little … Read more about I Should Be Worried
Sharing Hope
"If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared." ~ Psalm 130:3&4 (NIV) As a congregation we read this verse … Read more about Sharing Hope
God Answered My Unspoken Prayers at Training Camp
Training Camp. I was a little terrified. Of the physical and emotional exhaustion? No. Of the simulations that we would be put through to prepare us for the mission field? No, I was actually a little … Read more about God Answered My Unspoken Prayers at Training Camp
It’s Really Happening!
It's happening. It's really happening! In two weeks I'll be at training camp, discovering exactly what I've gotten myself into. I'm so excited to meet my squad and to prepare for this adventure with … Read more about It’s Really Happening!
Worry and Encouragement
"Ok God, If this is what you want me to do you're going to allow me to get accepted and then you're going to provide all the money right? Over $16,000 is a heck of a lot of money, and I have no idea … Read more about Worry and Encouragement
