***I wrote this a couple of weeks ago, but I wasn't sure if I was going to post it or not. My teammate Johnny had just found out that his mom's battle with cancer had taken a turn for … Read more about The Onset of the Whys
Drumroll…The Officially Offical Post-Race Plans
Many Racers stress and fret about what comes after the Race for them. Not me. God told me five months ago exactly what I'd be doing after the Race. Back in Thailand, I realized … Read more about Drumroll…The Officially Offical Post-Race Plans
A Day In the Life: Swazi Ministry Edition
7:30 AM-Alarm goes off. Snooze button utilized. Snuggle back into the sleeping bag. 7:30 AM to Slightly after 8ish-Attempt to go back to sleep, but can't quite get there because … Read more about A Day In the Life: Swazi Ministry Edition
He Set My Feet Upon This Rock, Literally.
Yesterday, I found myself outside of our little bungalow, on the rock that overlooks the valley, with a backdrop of mountains and a river that cuts through them, crying over my broken heart. I … Read more about He Set My Feet Upon This Rock, Literally.
Travel Day Reverse Culture Shock…or It’s Winter in June
Swaziland has surprised most of us-in good ways. We spent months eight and nine in East Africa; one in the bush in Maasai Mara, Kenya, with flat expanses dotted by bushes, and the colorful and … Read more about Travel Day Reverse Culture Shock…or It’s Winter in June
Can we have a faith that makes Jesus “Marvel?”
I realize that I don't write a lot. It's usually because I don't feel like what I have is quite ready. It's not perfectly packaged, my thoughts might be too scattered, … Read more about Can we have a faith that makes Jesus “Marvel?”
Save My Twin
When your team for the Race is announced at training camp, you get all excited inside, and think to yourself, these are the people I am going to spend every day of eleven months … Read more about Save My Twin
Revelations of a Missionary Wife
I just finished reading a book called In the Presence of My Enemies, written by Gracia Burnham about she and her husband Martin's year of captivity in 2001 in the jungles of the … Read more about Revelations of a Missionary Wife
Her Name is Hope…and You Can Change Her Life
She was just eighteen months old when she was taken. She was taken from her home and from her family, by strangers, to the home of the witch doctor. She was tied up, with her hands and … Read more about Her Name is Hope…and You Can Change Her Life
