"Come inside! There's a surprise for you!" I look up from my journal to see Jenn peering around the door of our room. This month, though beautiful and full of so much joy, started out quite … Read more about Finding the Key
Learning Trust From A Soccer Ball
6,000 miles from home, and with just days left of our first month, I came to such a raw realization - my heart is never going to be the same after this year. Scattered across eleven different … Read more about Learning Trust From A Soccer Ball
Rising from the Ashes
“A strange thing just occurred to me – I don’t think I actually know how to even relate to women.” This is how my journal entry began April 27th last year. I was in the middle … Read more about Rising from the Ashes
15 Thoughts From Our First 5 Days in Africa
We landed in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on 1/8/19, meaning we've been here a total of 5 days now so here's some thoughts I've had so far in these first days (In no particular order)! • Ivorians are … Read more about 15 Thoughts From Our First 5 Days in Africa
Meet the Rak Pak
The sounds of balloons popping echoed in every direction, feet scurried all throughout the room, and then the off tune lyrics of various songs began filling the air with nervous excitement. What … Read more about Meet the Rak Pak
What Are You Willing to Risk?
“How much are you willing to risk?” It was a blazing hot day in the middle of a midwestern summer when these words were laid upon my heart. I had just come out of an incredibly hard … Read more about What Are You Willing to Risk?
