Adventures – Page 27

New… Again, and Again, and Again

The other day God gave me an incredible revelation: Just because you are struggling today with something you struggled with one year ago does not mean you are taking steps backwards. It means He is making you new… again. He is always making you new. You were new a year ago. You were new six months ago. You were new last month. And yesterday. And now you are new today. God always has something more for us. A deeper intimacy. A greater mercy. Bigger eyes to see. More words to speak. God takes us to places where He knows we will be stretched and where He knows we will grow....

One big ol’ African smorgasbord

Welp, we’re finally in Busia! I am so glad to finally be here…despite the fact that I’m soaking in my own sweat as I’m writing this. It feels so good to finally be in one place knowing that we don’t have to travel anymore. Let me tell ya…I have ridden many a plane and bus in my life but never have my feet been so swollen or my derriere so asleep and numb. When we finally got to Kenya we stayed in Nairobi for a couple of days. We stayed in this super sweet hostel called Milimani Backpackers. I have made a mental note to go back there one day. I met some...

Nothing BUT room!

Hi!!! I am safe and sound in Busia kenya!! We spent 3 days in nairobi kenya which was amazing. We went to the internet cafe and met a man named Cosmas who is AMAZING!! He invited us back to his house and church. He wants us to meet his family. He lives in Mombasa which is on the coast of kenya. He assured us if we come visit he will take us to the beach so we all promised we would be back next summer. We also had the BEST mocha chip ice cream sundae in the ENTIRE world (kristen you would have been in heaven). We had a ten hour bus ride to Busia filled with...

This is Africa.

So far, in the past two weeks I have been in Atlanta (Georgia), Frankfurt (Germany), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Nairobi (Kenya), and now Busia (Kenya). We have lived on air planes, hostles, and now houses. We don't have toilets, hot showers, or beds (some of us). We have made up games, learned some, played a LOT of football (European), danced, sang, and have eaten…lots. It has been nothing like I have expected…how could it have been? The children are nicer than I have expected, the bathrooms are less visable (lol) as I expected, the church is more excited than I expected, and...

Take a Step

I have taken many steps in my life. More than anyone can count. The most important steps in my life though have taken place most recently. I have taken a step to believe in God. I took another step. This step was a bit bigger. I answered His call to apply for this trip. The next step I took was second nature and that was saying yes to fully commit to raising money, packing up everything for two months, and fly to Africa with complete strangers. Every step that I have taken have led me here. AFRICA! Kenya to be exact. This step has changed all my future steps. If God wants me to do...

You ain’t lovin’, if you ain’t shovin’

"You ain't lovin', if you ain't shovin'" A quote from one of my teammates as we squeezed our entire team (23 people) onto a bus. Rule #1 about Kenya: there is always room for one more. Alright friends, this is my second attempt on writing a blog post before the power/internet shuts off so these are going to be short. BUT I will be happy to tell you all about my adventures when I return =) Rule #2: Kenyans have no concept of time. For example: breakfast was supossed to be at 9am this morning. We didn't sit down to eat till after 11am. Yes, this comes with a more...

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