Author: Adventures

To be honest, some days aren't all that I imagine them to be.  To be honest, I don't feel like doing much. To be honest, I'm often homesick. To be honest, I'm frustrated about not always being able to communicate. To be honest, I'm not sure I'm making a difference and some days feel like a waste. To be honest, God is much bigger than those five things (lies, doubts,worries). To be honest, God is teaching me a whole heck of a lot personally. To be honest, We just finished building a house for one of our cooks. To be honest, I receive many of the sweetest and...

What are 2 green mangos? They are tart fruits that have been plucked from the tree before they had time to ripen. They are food of survival until the harvest is ready. They are thin strips of sour fruit dipped in salt to make them taste better. They are fruit, food, survival. By themselves, 2 green mangos are nothing special. They can be found on a tree at every house in the village. But combine 2 green mangos with friends, gringos (white people), Jesus, laughter, love, and a language barrier, and they take on a whole new meaning. Holding hands with my young Nicaraguan friends, I'm...

As I am washing my clothes the other day, by hand, I stopped to look at the clothes line and noticed everyone's bloomers (underwear, for the uninformed). Now we are like 3 weeks in so I couldnt help but think how awesome it was that we are already so close as a team and as brothers and sisters in Christ. Its evident in so many ways, from washing our underwear side by side and then letting them fly in the wind in our their brilliance, to sharing testimonies and prayer requests, to sharing clothes (at least on the girls side) and sharing late night laughs and snacks to conquer our...

So, Im a Wisconsin girl ( long o's included ) and I love my dairy, specifically milk and cheese. So, i knew coming here Id be giving it up if not entirely atleast in big portions. Spanish food really isnt loaded with cheese like we do up in the states. Sad day, but its still really excellent because they actually know how to cook with spices and other things and its awesome.  Anyways, I really love milk more than cheese and God has blessed some of our meal times with milk. Usually with one or two 1liter cartons to share with 15 people at breakfast for cereal. So, not the 1.5...

3 years ago my family fell apart, and with it, my whole world.  2 years ago, the date was a painful reminder of hurt in my life and a time I didn't want to think about.  But last year, all of that changed.   I decided to take a day that the enemy and stolen and turned to his purpose and TAKE IT BACK.  I took it back and made it a day of celebrating God's promises, of standing in the gap believing that my God is a God of restoration.  I declared this day Restoration Day, and this is what I wrote on that day:   God is a God of restoration....