Service

Today, in the grand land of Nicaragua, was family day! What an incredible experience that was. To begin the day, we welcomed the girls’ families into the villa and had a church service with them. It was super incredible to be able to worship along side the families because we were singing in Spanish. It…

It has been an incredible first day. We arrived at the Villa in the early afternoon and had a little bit of downtime to settle in as a heavy rainstorm came through. Later, we got to help set up a volleyball net and put together gift bags for tomorrow’s family carnival. My favorite part of…

I found my happy place unexpectedly this week. I was getting uneasy because I’m not great with kids, I’m not the best person for teaching others about the Bible and I’m not musically inclined enough to give lessons. These are all things that people on our team are so gifted with and I’m very thankful…

At the end of my third and final week in Cambodia, I’ve been trying to process everything that I have done and seen. Cambodia has been an incredible experience that has radically changed my view of the world. Everything here is so different, yet the problems that Cambodia is dealing with America also has. We…

Today I had an encounter with an elephant named Soka. The team had been giving him fruit and sugar cane to eat and we each had the chance to have him take food from our hands. I had run out of things to give him at this point and decided to reach out regardless and…

I remember when I got my first gold coin – I was ecstatic and enamored by its weight and beauty. I wasn’t going to spend that little guy even if the next Polly Pocket came out and I was out of allowance. I wasn’t particularly into collecting money, but the uniqueness and intrinsic value of…

Today I had a encounter with an elephant named Soka. The team had been giving him fruit and sugar cane to eat and we each had the chance to have him take food from our hands. I had run out of things to give him at this point and decided to reach out regardless and…

Before I left the US to come to Cambodia many people told me that they would pray for me because there are many dangers in foreign countries. Disease, heat stroke, malaria, and sex trafficking are a few things we could be faced with. But before I left, I went to my church and the sermon…

There is something so beautiful about love. Love is a language that has no barriers. It is the only language in the world that seems to be universal and understood across all cultures through actions rather than words. Today as I spent time with the children at Calandaria’s feeding kitchen I realized something. I realized…

Here is my “story” for the past two days. Yesterday we visited a men’s rehab and it was great to see how the broken people have been restored by God’s love. Some were killers, some were robbers, some were drug addicts, and some were all three. What was great to see was when we sang…