An adventure to say the least. The last 3 weeks have been filled with many mountain top moments and many valleys, but here are a few moments that I won’t let slip by without telling you about the Miraculously Invisible. … More Miraculously Invisible
So many of us can validate that we love someone by our sense of physical touch, what we do for them, the words we say, or our actions, but what do we do when we can’t? How do you love someone when you can’t reach out for a hug? What do you do when your words are not understood or they fall short? Everything we normally utilize to convey our love for someone or convey God’s love for someone, now the greatest challenge before you. So what do you do? How do you bridge the gap? … More Through their Eyes
When I finally took the time to sit down and reflect back on my time that I’ve spent here in South Africa so far, it’s almost indescribable. From serving at Blessed Hands and feeding the homeless and families in need, to serving at Kairos packing food parcels so that families can have meals to support … More What I’ve Seen
As we have transitioned from our last community to our next, it has been difficult to find time to sit down and write it all out and process all that has happened within the last couple of weeks. From having a goodbye dinner with the staff at Zwartkloof with traditional Afrikaans dishes, to seeing the … More Moment by Moment
Well, it’s official…our time at Zwartkloof is coming to a close. I’ll be honest. If I flew across the world and we only spent our time here, I wouldn’t hate it. I’ve not only fallen in love with this place, but also with these people. From the rangers Jarco, Nicole, Handre, Rudolf, and Empy to … More A Time to Stay and A Time to Go
Each and every day of this trip poses a great challenge. To stand in the sun and seek God in every moment or to choose the “my experience” mindset. The mindset that isn’t concerned about the people we serve alongside, the mindset that tells us that we should be getting the most out of our … More To know God and Trust in His Plan
The Joy of the Lord. September 7th, Travel Journal: Throughout my life, me of the most common phrases people have told me,including my mother, is “Choose Joy.” For the longest time…I thought I did. I thought I knew what joy was and I would fight for it every day and try to make good things … More When He is All I Have, He is All Need
On this journey to South Africa, if I have learned anything, it’s to take time to stand in the sun. Each morning as I wake, the temperature is cooler than I’m used to, there’s a breeze that blows by, and I find a single spot away from the busyness and people to simply stand facing … More Standing in the Sun, Laying Under the Stars
A New Worldview Today, September 1st was the first day of spring and it was also the day it finally hit…I am in South Africa…and I am staying here for 3 months. Yesterday as we finished orientation, I was looking forward to what was next, and how this knowledge had prepared me for going out … More A New World View
Well, we’ve finally arrived and I’m not sure what it is, but my heart is so light. As I breathed in the cool South African breeze the air felt so pure as it filled my lungs. It was as if everything that tried coming against me, every hurt, every attack, every stressed filled day…made this … More The Journey Begins
One Grand Adventure 