Today marks 5 weeks until my team hits U.S. soil again. (Pause... F I V E WEEKS ... WHAT. That seems wildly impossible, altogether sad and exciting all at the same time.) Today a team of 16 … Read more about About Today
Being a Disciple Requires Discipline
Discipline--some people love it and some people... don't. It's one of the things I've been learning something big about this year. In Mark 7, Jesus is hanging out with some Pharisees, when they … Read more about Being a Disciple Requires Discipline
A New Sense of Normal
It's now been a solid two weeks since S squad left, and I realized a few days ago how... normal... life has begun to feel here. Some days, the team house feels caught between quiet and empty … Read more about A New Sense of Normal
An Undoing
I wrote this approximately two weeks after arriving at HOPEthiopia, but my team is just now getting wifi strong enough to post blogs. I'm planning on posting several over the next few days while we're … Read more about An Undoing
Hurry Up and Wait
WOW -- what a whirlwind the past 4 days have been. Wednesday started early with a 4 am drive to the airport (thanks dad!!!!) and a short flight to Atlanta to start training camp. We started … Read more about Hurry Up and Wait
Praise in the Storm
Several weeks ago, I started this post, telling this story and reflecting on it. Then, camp got under way, I got busier than I could balance, and I left this story unfinished. Today, here is the story … Read more about Praise in the Storm
Running the Race
On the first of this month, I got home from a summer of camps and travels and late nights and hard laughs and many, many sweet moments! I feel at this in-between of wanting to still be in the summer, … Read more about Running the Race
Obedience
Somehow, it seems like "obedience" has become sort of a buzzword among Christian communities lately. "I'm stepping out in obedience by doing this." Yes, friend, go you. Step. Out. We grow in … Read more about Obedience
Greater Plans
Wow! It's been a minute, but its been a lot of good minutes. In the past month I've graduated college (WHAT !!!) and left for a summer of traveling the country facilitating mission trip … Read more about Greater Plans
