I’ve spent many years in orphanages…I’ve spent a lot of time with orphans. But I’ve only been chosen three times…the third time was 2 weeks ago today in Haiti. The walk to the orphanage was brutal. The sun was so bright my sunglasses barely cut it. I’d burnt myself earlier in the morning, and with … Continue reading chosen
Mission
overview…haiti style
January 12, 2010 was a horrifying day for Haiti. The earthquake killed 300,000 people, left 250,000 children without one or both parents, and displaced 1.5 million out of its population of 10 million. As staggering as that all is…it was just one in a long list of natural disasters, political unrest and a myriad of … Continue reading overview…haiti style
sometimes
Sometimes God crashes into your world and you are caught completely by surprise. We see him. We hear him. Maybe even catch a scent of our Savior. Other times…we ignore him. Content with our home, car, family, job, activities…we replace our beautiful Savior with the life we are living on this planet. Ironically, the life … Continue reading sometimes
the older the better
I do a lot of reading. A lot. However, right now, my book list is longer than time I have to read. Last week I got incredibly giddy because a professor of mission I adore was finally on Twitter. He tweeted: ‘Only when we cheerfully and faithfully bear the burden of sorrow, anxiety and pain … Continue reading the older the better
never have i found
I was a freshman in college when I had a significant identity crisis. A friend died. I had some issues with depression. I fought with my parents constantly…from 3 hours away. And I realized I’d been hiding behind, and projecting that image, of who other people wanted me to be. My most common phrase was … Continue reading never have i found
‘the’ debate
I love the moments when I look around a table and find myself thinking, ‘I am so incredibly blessed to be able to serve with these people.’ Our Haiti team leaves in about a month, and we have a strong team on all fronts. We have laughter. We have strength. We have experience. We have … Continue reading ‘the’ debate
inspiration from a friend
If you are around the Woods Chapel Student Ministry long enough...then you know that God is doing something very cool within the hearts of these students. There is a reason why the biggest resurgence in our youth group is after a mission trip. One of our seniors wrote this and said to me last weekend, … Continue reading inspiration from a friend
undesirable
outcast. ashamed. hidden. alone. undesirable. For a lot of reasons, I think the story of the Samaritan woman at the well with Jesus in John 4 is absolutely beautiful. One main reason is Jesus was going through Samaria, when ‘normal’ folks went around region containing the outsiders, their enemies. The other reason is…by ‘normal’ cultural … Continue reading undesirable
missional Christian?
I recently had one of those moments where I heard something and had an immediate reaction to what was said…then thought, ‘Whoa, a couple years ago I would have not had that reaction.’ And I can pretty much guarantee, you are going to read this and go…geez, what is her problem, but I just want … Continue reading missional Christian?
enthusiasm
I feel like I just got a booster shot of enthusiasm to keep me going the entire week…which seeing as how the end of this week is the Family Mission Trip…that may be excellent timing. This afternoon found me at the Mavericks hockey game with nineteen 5th & 6th graders. They were loud. Very loud. … Continue reading enthusiasm
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