The bags slid across the floor as the big, red truck bounced over the rough terrain, climbing further up the mountain. Lush, green tea plants seemed to stretch for miles on both sides of the dirt road. “This must have been what Eden looked like,” I remember thinking. Just when I thought the road couldn’t […]
It is only day 2 and already, our outreach has been adventurous! The bus trip that was supposed to take us 18 hours actually took us 26 hours. But by the grace of God, all of us were safe and in good spirits when we finally arrived at the Joseph Project in Johannesburg. The amazing […]
God has been tilling up the soil in my heart a ton over the past 9 weeks. Last week, we took a 20 hour bus trip to Drakensberg, South Africa for the Nations to Nations conference. We joined up with 3 other DTS groups and had an awesome week of lectures, praying into calling, doing […]
I’m realizing, more and more, throughout this DTS, that in addition to material poverty, there is another poverty that is far less noticeable and much more grievous. And that is spiritual poverty. I believe America is really suffering from spiritual poverty. We boast diversity, religious freedom, tolerance, social equality and so many other things, but […]
Where to begin? Life here is full, beautiful, and challenging. I am being stretched in so many ways and God is filling me in so many ways. There are so many beautiful people here, so many wonderful teachers, and so much need in this area of the world. I haven’t been able to work up […]
Today, between feverish chills and the ugly cry (you know the one – splotchy face, snot dripping, and when you walk by a mirror and look at your own reflection, you wish you hadn’t), I opened Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest and was slapped in the face by some great yet hard truth. […]
Sometimes I think God just likes to show off to demonstrate how completely in control He is. And it gets my attention every time. He is amazing! I am so blown away by the ways in which he continues to confirm this move to South Africa. In order to apply for my South African VISA, […]
Tonight, my heart is breaking a little. The tears are flowing freely and will not be swept away, despite my best efforts. I have tried to fight the sorrowful part of this journey, but it is inevitable. Because in a little under 10 weeks, I will be moving away from all of the people that […]
