Surreal moments. Those places in time and space where you can honestly not believe you are where you are and observing what you are observing. Acts 1:8…come on, quote it with me, you should know by now… My obsession with this verse is old news. Very old news. I remember a couple years ago when … Continue reading surreal
Haiti
men
I’ve seen countless women answering God’s call to be present within the orphan window around the world. Obvious reasons feed into why women are drawn to orphan care. Each has an innate way they nurture, love and care for others. I’ve even been surprised to see some of these qualities come out in myself. What … Continue reading men
pathways
Sometimes I wake to screeching through my bathroom wall. Nope, not roosters, more human….it sounds like a plethora of teen girls, but in reality…I have lived next door to the Pathways boys for 6 months and when they argue over whose turn it is to use the shower it sounds like a teen girl-cat fight … Continue reading pathways
Watson
About two weeks ago I was holding a tiny guy at one of our partner's villages. The team was laughing at me, because it had already become known that I'm not a 'baby person,' yet kept getting handed babies. This particular time, I'd been standing in a group of five Americans, and I was the … Continue reading Watson
voice
I know God’s love. I know the freedom and acceptance that comes with God’s love. I like to think I know his heart…not just for me, but for others, especially when I make life choices based on where I am called to love others for him. But sometimes we need to know his anger, his … Continue reading voice
dare
Visit me. I dare you. Come and see how the majority world exists outside of the American bubble. Outside of the ritz and sparkle of an entire country hiding their problems, suffocating in shame and guilt, and spiritually dead in so many ways. Come and see the beauty of a place that is dusty, hot...and … Continue reading dare
amazing love
My daily rhythm changes with the tide of incoming teams from the States. Team in country? I am occupied and my day revolves around them. And I love it. I love their enthusiasm. I respect their perspective of what Haiti looks like to them. I am genuinely anxious for God to move in them while … Continue reading amazing love
rhythm
Cars stuck in traffic. People on their way to work. Moto taps weaving through. A mother tugging her kid who could be walking faster on his short legs. Vendors setting up food and other items for sale. Toting water from the community well. Kids on their way to school. There is a rhythm to life … Continue reading rhythm
renmen
Love. If I use it I mean it. I don’t throw it around easily, so when I say it I care about that person a lot. I’ve been the one on the other end of ‘I love you’ who awkwardly goes, ‘uh, yah, well...me too.’ I think that too many people throw around that ‘L’ … Continue reading renmen
presence
Presence is a powerful thing. Absence is heartbreaking. But in order for the reality of presence to be the most powerful, absence in some form has to be realized. In mid-March I stepped off of a plane onto foreign soil, and into a new normal full of presence, love and a consistent outpouring of the … Continue reading presence
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