Author: Adventures

Before I begin, I want to say that this first blog entry won’t be perfect or a masterpiece but it’s real and it’s from the heart. I have learned so much about who God is through others here at training camp. The first night of our training camp teams had to experience what homeless life was like. During our journey my team came upon a man walking by himself. The first thing that struck me was the smile on this man’s face. As we stood shivering and began talking to this man I felt as if God was trying to talk to me. The man began saying how, although it was 1:30 in...

It’s only Wednesday and I have so many stories but because of time I’m just going to tell you about my crazy first day. I wish I could tell you about everything that’s going on with the team and how much we are growing together but the word that we found that describes us is “dangerous”. You may find that weird but our group has so much potential to fully serve God and I know everybody will have a purpose. We know that there are no limits with God and He is going to use us in so many ways. Well, I landed in the Atlanta airport at 1:30 p.m. on Monday the...

Long story short…I missed my first flight Monday morning. Everything worked out just fine and I was able to catch a later flight. As I flew into the Atlanta airport, I could only wonder what my team was doing. Were they still in the airport? Had they left for training camp? The first few hours seemed so important to me when meeting my team, I was worried I had missed some of the team bonding God would. After a smooth flight I headed over to grab my luggage and find the atrium to meet up with everyone. Upon arriving I was so thankful to see that the groups had not left the airport...

  January 25, 2010 Day 1 Today begins one of the biggest days of my entire life. First, I want to start this journal off by sharing my background with all of you and how I came to the point of where I am right now. About a year and a half ago my life was a complete wreck. Even after being raised in church, I had gotten to a point where I turned my back to the truth and the saving grace of Jesus Christ. It was in the summer of 2008 when the sinful desires of my life simply did not fill the gap in my heart anymore. I will spare the details of my testimony but ins short I use to be...

Over the past few weeks we have witnessed the power of a story, and how it can bring hope to a hopeless situation. Diana is a 13 year-old girl from Mombasa who we met at Bethany Kids in the hospital one Wednesday while praying with patients. Diana had been struggling with sickness since October 2008. In August of 2009 Diana was diagnosed with Hydro-Cephalous, fluid trapped in the brain which can cause severe brain damage. Within three weeks she had three surgeries attempting to drain the infectious fluid in her brain, but nothing was working. Even after going home for two weeks, she had...

Several days spent with the Masaai Tribe was an amazing experience, and I’m sure one of the most memorable weeks of the entire trip. Sleeping in a bat infested church building in the middle of the most interior part of Kenya and learning how to use the bathroom in a hole in the ground wasn’t exactly pleasant; but the breath taking moments when God was clearly present made up for all the uncomfortable living conditions. Mornings spent on top of a huge bolder to watch the sunrise opened my eyes to the beauty in the details of the African bush that are hidden amongst the monotonous...