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Give me Jesus but not the Holy Spirit

February 18, 2015
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I’ve visited many churches & ministries in my vast 18 years of life and have realized something disturbing about North American Christians. We love Jesus with a burning passion but if we were asked how much do we love the Holy Spirit the answer would get stuck on the tip of our tounge. In training for this trip I was reminded that the Holy Spirit seeks to have true intimacy with us. The illustration was with a water bottle and a cup. The speaker filled the cup up not even half way and proceeded to move around swinging his arms back and forth with ease. The...

Bout Dat Life

February 4, 2015
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As a believers in Christ we sing these songs of set a fire down in my soul,no place I would rather be,fill me up,and I could literally go on all day. Its sad and disappointing that if God truly fulfilled all these “request” (which he can) we wouldn’t know where to start. Do we really want God to break every chain? Do we really want the living God to set a fire down in our soul? Can I really be in so in love with Jesus? The bible is full of broken people who God used as a vessel to bring him glory. So today I want to encourage you that no matter what you have...

Fried Chicken,Watermelon, but no Kool-Aid

February 3, 2015
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Breakfast was as I would say on point… There was Corn Tortillas,Eggs from the farm, pico de gallo,watermelon, cantaloupe, and that Nicaraguan rice and beans. I’m getting ahead of myself let me back up. I woke up at 6 in an attempt to workout but after a day of doing kitchen duties, socializing with the kids, and toughing out the heat the snooze button did it’s job. I arose 20 minutes later and grabbed my indestructible cell phone,white skull candy headphones and book “When Helping Hurts-How to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor and yourself”....

Keep the change gringos!!!

February 3, 2015
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Legally the bus should sit around 13 but its a Tuesday there’s church, kids need to get home, and it is one my team members birthday’s, so ice cream is the “move” as we young folks say. The faded green bus fills up with women,children,and gringos. The roads are uneven so i lose count around 35 people. The seating is worn down and yes it’s hot. In the south chivalry isn’t dead or at least that’s what I was taught so giving up a seat is customary. I motion to one of the women talking mostly with my hands that she can have my seat. I’m hot, tired...

Island Life

January 31, 2015
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Life on the Field

Originally I had typed up a post while waiting for our flight at the airport. Sadly I was never able to post it but have decided to share it with you anyway. I want to give you all a good example of how life is here in Nicaragua. Today Is The Day Today is the day; we are officially on our way to Nicaragua! Currently my team and I are waiting in the Atlanta Airport on our flight scheduled for 6:10 pm. If our flight is not delayed we should be arriving in Managua, Nicaragua around 9:40 pm. From there we will find a hostel to spend the night, catch the ferry early in the morning, and be at...

Broken Pieces Into Masterpieces

January 31, 2015
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Tiled It! We are the tile. Broken and messy. Without direction we will continue to be broken. It’s all about the details. One bad cut of tile can mess up an entire row. You can never do anything to make God not love you, no matter how many mess ups. A relationship with God allows you to build from the ground up, just as the tile. With Him we can become new, and nothing is too hard for him. Just as the house we are on earth, but are being used for something greater than us. We are building his kingdom and we cannot do it alone. Instead of filling the gap with broken pieces of sin, fill...

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