Author: Adventures

Taking a leap of faith

It is my fourth day here at training camp and today is the last day we will be here. Tomorrow my team and i will be on our way flying to the beautiful Guatemala lands. Upon arriving we stayed the first night at a safe house. Kind of like a shelter. Our first activity was to walk around atlanta, Georgia and just talk to the people around us. It happened to be Dragoncon weekend where everyone is dressed up in costums and such. it was pretty much the most interesting thing i observed in a while. first i met these two men from brazil with my one teammate and we were just making casual...

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The Beginning to a New Adventure..

“It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ,…He had His eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose He is working out in everything and everyone.” Ephesians 1:11 (Msg)   Let me first start off by saying that this is not my plan, but His. Being back in Alabama with all my friends would definitely be a lot easier. I fought God for months about coming on this trip. I didn’t understand why God would want me to leave the life I had when I was already so...

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College Missions: What to Do in 2012

Summer’s winding down and if you’re 18-22 years old, chances are, another (or your first) semester of college is beginning. Soon, it will be Thanksgiving, then Christmas, and before we know it… a new year. As one year ends and a new one approaches, we tend to consider our priorities, promises, and even shortcomings.  Every January 1st, millions around the world (if not billions) make resolutions about how this year will be different, how it will be better.  But will it?   It’s not too soon to be thinking about your plans for 2012, especially if...

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Avec la foi, rien est impossible !

Wow quel voyage exceptionnel. Dieu ne cesse de minpressionner. Je suis parti trois jour dans une ville a 4h de Panajachel qui se nomme wewe. Nous ne savions pas ce qui nous attendais et nous nous dirigieons. Nous avons faite lexperience de Luc 10 dans la Bible, lorsque Jesus envopie ses disciplies evangeliser ewt proclamer son amour. Le but etait de voir Dieu agir dans nos vie au travers de ces trois jours la. Je suis parti sans souliers, eau, nourritures et argent. Gloire a Dieu parce qu apres seuleument 15 min. Il ma beni et jai pu avoir une paire de souliers que quelqun ma payer ! Nous...

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Dear College Me: Gary

Oh, the sweltering combination of heat & humidity of the summer! Somehow the rise in temperature slows us down, doesn’t it?  Yet it’s nearly August and office supply stores are already running “back-to-school” ad campaigns. Alas, time is not deterred by the steaminess of this season.  Some of us are starting college as a freshman and will be moving into our dorm rooms in a couple weeks. Some of us are returning to campus for another semester, or perhaps for our senior (super-senior?) year of college.  Some of us have been out of high school...

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Never Going Back to OK

July 20-22 were three of the most beautiful, faith-growing, amazing, incredible, remarkable, astounding, unbelievable, and miraculous days of my life. On July 20th, our team leaders informed us that we would be heading out on a Luke 10 Journey. What is a Luke 10 journey you may ask? A Luke 10 journey is modeled after how the Lord sent out His disciples: without food, without money, and without a place to stay. I encourage you to read about it for yourself in Luke 10:1-12 and Matthew 10:1-23. So with Luke 10 in mind, the fourteen of us split into four groups and headed in all different...

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A Day of Smiles

Throughout our time at Guatemala, we have been visiting an orphanage with only 7 kids. 7 kids that have been left by their families and by society. 7 kids that are desperate for love. 7 kids whose smiles light up a room and whose laughter is contagious. On Saturday, we decided to take these 7 kids on an adventure to the water park.   As we traipsed through the park to meet the kids, I was not sure of what to expect. We rounded a corner and as soon as I made eye contact with them, I knew all the planning and work was worth it. Joy* pointed at us and smiled a smile so big that it...

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This is my life

So I've realized I haven't posted many blogs while here in Puerto Barrios but I do have many stories to tell. So here I will tell a few shortened versions of the things I have had the priveledge to be a part of over the past few weeks.  Heres an overview of some of my favorite ministries Bar ministry.  We bring the woman flowers or chocolate with bible verses attached when we visit and God has worked through this as well as our conversations. We have also been able to develop relationships with a few different woman that work at some of the bars.  ...

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Who are you Fighting For?

          To begin to sum up the last seven weeks here, I'm just not sure that I could do it. I've been through so much, seen so much, and fought so much with God.. but He has won. I have learned how to fight for my faith. Granted, I am still trying to find new ways to fight for my freedom (and fight for my sanity) everyday. What has really helped me has been to have quiet time with God everyday. I never thought that spending time with my heavenly Creator at the start of everyday could really change the way I go about my day.       ...

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Dear College Me: Kelly

“That Boy is Going to Break Up With You Over an Email” In our first Dear College Me video, the above is what Kelly, the Program Coordinator of Real Life, warned her college self.  In this video, there’s so much more she had to say, like: You’re not going to be defined by what people think about you… For some who read and watch this, it’s been years, maybe decades since you finished college, but the truth that Kelly articulates still holds: “God has given you gifts and he’s gonna use you to do things that nobody except you can...

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Give A Little Bit

Because of a mudslide, our team was unable to travel to Sololá, a neighboring city of Panajachel, to visit the orphanage where we’ve been serving.  God simply had a different plan for us.  Instead, I and five other teammates headed towards the community where we had our outreach camping trip at the beginning of our trip. Our mission for the day was to go door to door and evangelize to the people of the community; we were also given money to bless people that we came across.  For whatever reason, this day of evangelizing was a little bit more difficult and...

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This is My Life

A few weeks ago, I went with my buddy Nick to rent motorcycles on our day off. I envisioned us cruising the beautiful countryside, doing figure-eights around each other, popping a few wheelies, and peeling out in front of the entertained locals … you know, simple stuff like that. But then I failed the driving test. Turns out, you need to know how to drive a motorcycle before the rental agency lets you take one out for a spin. I wasn´t even trying to rent a motorcycle either. I was deemed unfit to drive a moped, which is pretty low because I swear I´ve seen 10-year-olds...

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