As we finish up our time here in Bali, I thought it would be nice to introduce you to the people we have been living and serving with for the past month. So without further ado, I give you team Love Storm!
Cassie (our team leader):
26
Knoxville, Tennessee
Fun Fact: In the 8th grade, I created a holiday called Unicorn Day.
If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
-Pennies From Heaven – Lois Prima.
What will you miss most about home this year?
-The feeling of missing out (FOMO) on good times with friends & family.
What has been the most challenging part of the WR so far?
-Not having abundant, clean water. You don’t realize you use water for so many things until you don’t have access to it all the time.
Favorite food?
-Pineapple.
What trait do you admire most in other people?
-Bravery.
What’s the weirdest thing that you packed this year?
-My collection of facial serums.
Weirdest food you’ve eaten since getting to Indonesia?
-Pig intestines.
Maggie (our logistics person):
21
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Fun Fact: I am missing both my big toe nails.
If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
-Water – Ra Ra Riot.
What will you miss most about home this year?
-My 20 pillows on my bed.
What has been the most challenging part of the WR so far?
-The humidity.
Favorite food?
-Fruit and popcorn (please don’t make me pick).
What trait do you admire most in other people?
-Authenticity.
What’s the weirdest thing that you packed this year?
-Public toilet survival kit.
Weirdest food you’ve eaten since getting to Indonesia?
-Durian.
Logan:
21
Blair, Nebraska
Fun Fact: I have a tattoo on my butt of a dog in an astronaut suit.
If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
-Shook Ones – Mobb Deep.
What will you miss most about home this year?
-Watching new movies.
What has been the most challenging part of the WR so far?
-Not having a hot shower.
Favorite food?
-Hot wings.
What trait do you admire most in other people?
-Attentiveness.
What’s the weirdest thing that you packed this year?
-Bananagrams & floss.
Weirdest food you’ve eaten since getting to Indonesia?
-Durian.
Elizabeth:
24
Chadwick, Missouri
Fun Fact: I got acid reflux from 1 M&M.
If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
-I Have Confidence – The Sound of Music.
What will you miss most about home this year?
-A couch.
What has been the most challenging part of the WR so far?
-Loss of independence.
Favorite food?
-Hardee’s 1/3 pound cheeseburger (meat & cheese only).
What trait do you admire most in other people?
-Honesty.
What’s the weirdest thing that you packed this year?
-My pencil sharpener.
Weirdest food you’ve eaten since getting to Indonesia?
-Shrimp crackers.
Alyssa (my beautiful wife & our team treasurer):
26
Richmond, Virginia
Fun Fact: I have been skydiving twice.
If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
-Don’t Rain on my Parade – Barbra Streisand.
What will you miss most about home this year?
-Family and friends.
What has been the most challenging part of the WR so far?
-Since I’m the treasurer for our team, the most challenging part at first was keeping track of our team budget and our field expenses for everyone as well as getting used to a new currency. But now that I’ve gotten the hang of that, the most challenging part recently was having a 12-hour stomach bug that knocked me out.
Favorite food?
-Baked potato soup.
What trait do you admire most in other people?
-Selflessness.
What’s the weirdest thing that you packed this year?
-Way too many paperback books.
Weirdest food you’ve eaten since getting to Indonesia?
-The food here is great but I have eaten many things that were unidentifiable. Maybe the weirdest thing I’ve eaten so far is snakefruit.
Greg (storytelling leader):
26
Richmond, Virginia
Fun Fact: I can whistle and hum at the same time.
If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room, what would it be?
-Break My Stride – Matt Wilder.
What will you miss most about home this year?
-My bed.
What has been the most challenging part of the WR so far?
-Constantly sweating, or “Bali Belly”.
Favorite food?
-Rigatoni bolognese, covered in parmesan.
What trait do you admire most in other people?
-Humility.
What’s the weirdest thing that you packed this year?
-1.5 pounds of matcha.
Weirdest food you’ve eaten since getting to Indonesia?
-Chicken heart.
Ministry Update:
Thank you for the prayers! Our team is staring to feel back to normal and healthy again.
We can’t believe our time serving at C3 North Kuta in Bali is coming to a close next week! We still want to stay present while we’re here the next few days as well as transition well into our next month of ministry in the Philippines. After a few days of debrief with our whole squad in Manilla, we will head to Tacloban, Philippines to work with Kid’s International Ministries (https://www.kidsim.org/).
“…and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith…” -Hebrews 12:1-2
