Arriving in Atlanta International Airport, I feel like I wasn't entirely prepared for what God has in store for our  team in Nicaragua. Training camp has been a great way to prepare for the upcoming trip, has strengthened me a lot spiritually, and helped me to really bond with the team. I feel like I am a lot more prepared for any hurtles that may come up. The Holy Spirit has been at work in my heart and increased my ability to share the gospel with others, to really listen to God's voice, to speak encouragement into the lives of my teammates, and to prepare myself for the different...

     This is my first blogging experience. There’s a reason for that: It makes me uncomfortable. Going places I have never been and stepping out of my comfort zone has become a major theme in my life over the past few years, and it has been delightful.      Tomorrow, I will be on a plane headed for Nicaragua with people who were strangers to me just about 4 days ago. This is once again, me stepping out of my comfort zone. This past week I have been preparing to take this big step by taking smaller steps to solidify my trust in God and build relationships...

Tears, Fears, and Obnoxious Cheers…..   …..that's what this camp has been made of!   One qoute that had really been sticking with me lately is one from Marguerite Youreanar.   "To possess is that same thing as to know: the Bible is always right." When I first read this I thanked God for the ability to understand and to know things like..   His power, love and grace Beauty in its most natural form How to make sweet tea How to talk and communicate   But…what I didn't know that God was gonna do was allow me...

this blog is suppose to be about training camp, so ill try to make it short and sweet. first i have a terrible fake laugh and you would think that being a server i would have a great fake laugh because you always have a laugh for when someone says something awkward at your table. Have you ever got annoyed of your own laugh, my laugh has been so try hard, and i dont know if its coming from nervousness, or awkwardness, or lack of creativity to carrying on the conversation. Meeting a bunch of new people is so interesting to me and you  get to know their stories,personalities, their struggles,...

2 Corinthians 4:13-15 It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. I've been reminded at training camp that I have to use my voice. I rely so often on saying that I am a quiet girl so I don't have to be the one to speak up....

Returning home after 3 ½ months in Kenya, I had exactly one month before leaving again for this trip to Nicaragua. One month isn't much time when it means transitioning back into American life after being immersed into African culture. But the hardest part of coming out of Africa was leaving the 12 people on my team who had become my family and the people who know me best. And truthfully, I never left Africa. Coming into training camp, I knew I would have to surrender my Team Kenya to God. If I was to have deep, intimate relationships with my new team, I would have to resist comparison....