“It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.” Daniel 4:2 I was doing my regular bemoaning about the public speaking part of my job as a missionary a while back when a friend sent me this verse-literally during the exact moment of my complaining. This friend is an incredible prayer warrior, … Continue reading Home Assignment Reflections
With my departure drawing near, just over a week away, I’m finding myself once more on “Team USA,” a little apprehensive about my impending transition back to “Team Kenya.” Honestly, it’s kind of great here. I can do pretty much whatever I want whenever I want to: I can stop for a fancy coffee with way too much sugar and just as much caffeine full … Continue reading Team USA
A little different than my typical anecdotes about ministry, one of the things I’ve had the privilege of doing while stateside on “home assignment” is carve out extra time to spend in God’s word and reflect on who He is and how He’s moving in my life. Below you’ll find one of those reflections, a little more personal in nature, and not about my ministry … Continue reading Reflections of a Halfhearted Creature
I’ve been home for almost two months now- and it’s been weird… a lot of fun, catching up with friends, a lot of rest. I’ve been trying to get outside and have been trying to be intentional with my time in the Word. As I’ve been doing some reflecting and dreaming, I’ve been trying to keep my eyes open, and the number one thing I’ve … Continue reading The Need Is So Real
When googling top fears, public speaking is ranked #13 in the article that first pops up, right between the fear of being alone, and the fear of death. It is a strange thing to be hot all over, having left the stage shaking, feeling like I stumbled over my words more than I’d cared to, only to be told my multiple people how confident and … Continue reading Lucky #13
This past term I got to participate in something REALLY COOL. The choir director at RVA and one of the Dr.’s from the Kijabe hospital put together a community choir! Saturday after Saturday, they were up and at ’em by 8:00am- practicing at the church across the street. Ten rehearsals offered, five required to be part of the performances, we practiced and practiced Handel’s Hallelujah … Continue reading Hallelujah!
If you read many of my posts, you know about the sponsoring program. If you don’t, essentially it’s a program designed to provide work experience and opportunity for our students that can’t just go out and get a job at Mc Donalds for the summer. Each year the students are here, there is a different main event they complete with their sponsors. In seventh grade, … Continue reading Kung-Fu-Pandamonium
Mid-Term. It is what it sounds like… the middle of the term, and we have arrived! It’s a four-day weekend where the dorms clear out, the students are off loaded onto their parents or guardians for a weekend of rest for the students and staff alike. Ironically, this supposed to be rest time always seems to be a party! People take the time to go … Continue reading LONGonot
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a fairy-tale? If you enjoy reading a good fantasy book like me, you have! Just over a week ago, my AP Chemistry lecture was stopped mid-sentence when the world outside turned into one. I was confused at first, wondering why it was snowing at almost 70 degrees outside, ogling the fluffy white things … Continue reading Fairy Tales
“What if we left at 8 ‘o clock and tried to be back by noon?” The text came through as an alternate plan when my friend realized she’d double booked. Today my parents are spending the day in Nairobi then dropping off the friends who have been with us the past week or so at the airport before returning here. Instead of going with them, … Continue reading Mike-In-Shining-Armor
Faithful Footsteps 