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Where’s the nearest strip club?

January 18, 2011
Adventures
Life on the Field

Dread washed over me when I heard that our first team bonding activity would take place on the icy city streets of Atlanta. Earlier that day I flew into the Atlanta airport to meet the eight girls that I will be spending the next four months with. Prior to departing for Nicaragua on January 19, however, we would be staying in Georgia for a few days of training. Exhausted and unprepared for the freezing cold temperature, I hit the dark streets with my new sisters wearing only a thin hoodie and my favorite...

Who am I?

January 18, 2011
Adventures
Life on the Field

“Your new name will be God’s Delight and the Bride of God for I delight in you and will claim you as my own.” Isaiah 62:4 When I arrived to the training camp I expected it to be lectures and note-taking. I was so wrong. Never have I seen so many passionate Disciples of Christ whose mission is to speak into the lives of young adults. From my amazing team leaders and teammates to the staff, the love of God is overflowing. Not only are they teaching us how to survive in other cultures, but they are showing us how...

my life, my name, my calling.

January 18, 2011
Adventures
Adventure

Lately I’ve been snacking on a bag of Dove dark chocolates. If you’ve ever had a piece of Dove chocolate you know that on the inside of each wrapper there is an inspirational message such as, “make the most of everyday” or “keep promises you make to yourself.” Well, I stopped reading these messages because I’ve eaten so many chocolate pieces and now the messages all repeat themselves. Tonight I opened one of my few remaining pieces and popped it in my mouth. I was about to crinkle up the wrapper and throw it away, but for some reason I stopped...

Take Two

January 18, 2011
Adventures
Adventure

Who would have thought that only 9 weeks after returning home from the World Race, I would be back out on the field??? I sure didn’t. God tends to surprise me…A LOT. I have grown accustomed to change; so when the Lord said it was time to change some things around, I was obedient. I am now a team leader for a Real Life trip to Nicaragua! I am co-leading a group of 7 incredible women of God who LONG to see HIS presence unfold. Not only am I excited to be emptied of myself (only to be filled back up with the Holy Spirit) but I am beyond blessed to walk...

Wrong Expectations

January 18, 2011
Adventures
Life on the Field

After two very short hours of sleep, I woke up at three AM to a snowstorm in my home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I grabbed my ONE suitcase and carry on bag and got into the car. After driving three hours on a snowcovered highway, dodging semis and salt trucks and never exceeding the 60 mph mark on the speedometer, we arrived at the Detroit airport. (An adventure I’m not so sure was worth the hundred dollars I saved flying from Detroit instead of Grand Rapids!) I shed some tears and said goodbye to my...

36 Hours ago…

January 17, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

…this team and the other four groups spent some time on the streets of Atlanta. Now, I am going to stay slightly ambiguous about this particular event because I want to give these women of God, the opportunity to share their experiences because of how God in their midst. What I would like to share though, is how amazing each and every one of them are. The reason I am sharing this is because I had the opportunity to walk with them on the streets. The video that is attached shows the opening three or four minutes of their time on the streets. As you watch the video and hear them...

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