The Things We Leave Behind…
Pondering the fact that in 3 weeks from today we’ll be boarding a plane heading for the different world we used to be a part of isn’t easy. The past 7 months have been full of adventure, surrender and brokenness,…
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Pondering the fact that in 3 weeks from today we’ll be boarding a plane heading for the different world we used to be a part of isn’t easy. The past 7 months have been full of adventure, surrender and brokenness,…
When looking back on this time in Africa, I don’t really know what to think or say about it. Our team has often talked about what it will be like to go back home. We’ve often talked about the things,…
Who was Jesus? Did He really mean the things He said? Who am I? Will I give it all away or simply walk away? Where do grace, love, and works meet? What is the Kingdom of God? Why doesn’t the…
A few months ago I wrote a blog about being homesick. Now, as I reflect on how I felt then, it comes nowhere close to how I feel now. I’ve come to the point where it would be easy to…
The other day I was at the soccer pitch watching our team practice. I had just gotten back with Lila from taking a couple of people to Mbabane, the capital city of Swaziland, to register and pay for classes for…
If we’re all real with ourselves, then we can truly say that we all have a fear of something. I’ve heard people ask, “Why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?” when someone wants to go skydiving. There…
I was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Growing up I attended the 7th Day Adventist church with my family; my father would always make us go. I learned all the right things to say and do. I quoted verses from…
After a long week of traveling with Richard and the team, I’m finally back in Nsoko. I never thought I would consider this place home, and I’m still not sure if I do, but when I left Richard in Johannesburg…
You know that dream of Africa that most people have; the one where you picture cute children and just imagine yourself there playing with them, and it being the best thing in the world. Or, that picture you get of…