My race is coming to an end, but I’m excited to go to the Philippines in September and continue doing God’s work. After this trip I know God has called me to be a missionary, and I hope you continue to pray for me as I go out many more times for the Kingdom.
I learned a lot on this trip, and I did a lot of things I never thought I would. As my supporters I would like to thank all of you so much! This was the best year of my life and God did so much. Here’s a list of some of the things God blessed me with doing good and bad haha….
Month One in Lesotho: Preached a sermon, raced real Africans, ran in the mountains of Africa, went to a witch village, had fat cakes(Africa version of funnel cakes), got my hair corn rowed in a African Salon, witnessed almost 250 people come to Christ in one month, fed the homeless and sick, hospital ministry
Month Two in Swaziland: used a long drop(a hole in the ground to poop in this was our only bathroom), slept on the ground in a church, took only bucket showers, and handed out Toms to little children, fed the children of Swaziland
Month Three in South Africa: I got to lead three people to Christ which was my first time doing this:), teach English to a 1st grade class, paint a mural at the church we worked at, took bucket showers for the second month in a row, slept on the ground for the second month in a row, swam with sharks(at our debrief which is a time of rest away from ministry)
Month Four in Vietnam: assistant direct a Christmas musical in Vietnam that almost 1,000 people went to, told the gospel in a closed country (it’s illegal to do that in Vietnam), eat Vietnamese street food, sing karaoke for hours with the kids we ministered to
Month Five in Cambodia: Teach English to students from all over Asia, teach at a seminary, watch real Chinese people play ping pong(it was a lot cooler than it sounds), tell the gospel at Angkor Wat, pray for an Atheist couple, eat a tarantula and a scorpion and a snake and a bamboo bug(yummy!), disciple women in what evangelism looks like, fed the children of Cambodia
Month Six in Thailand: I lived in a village where no one knows English, taught English to Thai students, went to a Thai orange farm(one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen), I learned how to spread the gospel without a translator, slept on the floor for the third month, went to the red light district, spread the gospel at the red light district, prayed for men at the red light district
Month Seven in Nicaragua/PVT: Encountered spiritual warfare like never before, learned how to make cement, did construction for four hours almost everyday, preached a sermon on God’s Holiness, went to a locals home for dinner, evangelized with my mom:), swam in a lake inside a volcano crater with my mom
Month Eight in Costa Rica: I did construction for the second month in a row, lived so close to monkeys I could see them, lived in a jungle, preached a sermon and saw someone accept Christ, got baptized in Costa Rica
Month Nine in Jamaica: I did construction for the third month in a row, slept on the floor for another month, took bucket showers, evangelized in the seas of Jamaica, got corn rows in the ocean of Jamaica, fed the homeless, prayed for a woman’s child to get healing and they received it
Month Ten in Haiti: Prayed for evil spirits to leave women in a church service, lived in a Haitian orphanage for a few days, learned a song in creole, led two girls to Christ, taught English to the Haitian girls in the house I lived in
Month Eleven in The Dominican Republic: teach English to Haitian children living in the DR, went to the hospital and saw a man receive healing, worked with pregnant women(the DR has the highest teen pregnancy rate in Latin America), raised about $1,000 for the pregnant women, ate empanadas on the streets of the DR, teach bible stories to DR orphans and Haitian immigrant children
Well, that’s a summary of some of the ministry, and fun things I did. But there is so much more that cannot be described in words. I slept on the floor for a total of five months, took bucket showers for a total of four months, but it was all worth it! I would love to answer any questions that you might have. Thank you al again for your amazing support!
