Hate is such a strong word. I find myself correcting others when they use it by asking, ‘Do you hate it? Or do you just not like it?’ It really has to do with a lot of emotion and passion about whatever you are directing the hate towards. I hate the sun when it burns … Continue reading hate
Haiti
layers
Above me is a ceiling made out of a quilted patchwork of multi-colored tarps held together by a myriad of wires, ropes and thanks to some wacky Americans…zip ties. It holds so much beauty in its own right, but then add to it a Holy purpose and all of a sudden it is transformed into … Continue reading layers
simplicity
Every time I get back from a mission trip, I wonder how I look to other people. Sun scorched? More freckles? What do they see in my eyes? Am I more serious? Do I laugh more? Less? Do they mistake my ‘tired’ appearance for the real struggle of transitioning back to the selfish culture we … Continue reading simplicity
home
Home. I struggle with this. Home is technically just a place I sleep if you prefer the 'normal' definition of the place you live. But home is also halfway across the world every time I step into an orphanage in Kirov region. Home is at a friends house every Thursday night when my little buddy … Continue reading home
thirst
I had never been drinking so much water in my entire life...yet constantly thirsty. We were sweating out liquid faster than we could take it into our bodies. We were in Haiti...and it was HOT. We were reliant on water from massive multi gallon jugs, and by the end of the week we were running precariously … Continue reading thirst
see
There are so many clichés about ‘seeing,’ but how often do we think about how we are reflected in the eyes of others? What do they see when they look at us? How do our eyes reflect our love? Our friendship? Our compassion? Our purpose? Our passion? Our orneriness? Or even our hate? There are … Continue reading see
kryptonite
I have a problem. Actually it’s pretty big…seeing as how it includes 8 people…not just myself… You know how Superman’s greatest weakness is kryptonite? Well…my kryptonite would be having the support, laughter and community of a team around me 24 hours a day…then losing it once we are home. What I still miss is the … Continue reading kryptonite
chosen
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
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
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