Author: Adventures

       This trip has been taking my faith deeper than it's ever been before; deeper in worship, action, trust, communication and belief.  It's been a test of faith as I go to the hospital twice a week to pray for the sick, pleading with God to perform miracles and heal–physically and spiritually. Last Friday I had the opportunity to pray with John, a man who was having chest pains and from that lost his vision. John overheard me reading Isaiah 40:28-31 to the young man in the bed next to his, and he asked me to read it to him as well, so I did. ...

It all began when I asked to help teach a Sunday school class with my fellow teammates. It was Saturday, and we were trying to figure out what to teach. I immediately suggested Jonah and the Big Fish (the Bible does not say technically say whale, as a side note) because it’s one of my favorite stories in the Bible (spoiler alert: I LOVE improvisation). The following morning, when we were waiting in our shack of a Sunday school classroom held together by wire and tin, we only had six kids show up. The other class however had probably 60 kids. So, we decided to combine our classrooms...

A few days ago the Lord reminded me of the importance of trust.  Our team spent the day in Kisumu, observing hippos from a boat in Lake Victoria and shopping around the Maasa market. Also, while in Kisumu, I got to take my first real shower and sit on a real toilet in a month. It was a lovely day, although the trip back wasn’t quite as comfortable.  Honestly, it was the most unsafe I have felt over this entire experience. We ended up leaving later than expected from Kisumu. Mwangi, our matatu driver, came to Kisumu from Busia to bring us back “home.” The team...

    "Come to the waters You who thirst and you'll thirst no more Come to the Father You who work and you'll work no more"     "Love is here Love is now Love is pouring from His hands, from His brow Love is near it satisfies Streams of mercy flowing from His side 'Cause Love is here"       "Come to the treasure You who search and you'll search no more Come to the lover You who want and you'll want no more, no"     "And all you who labor in vain And to the broken and shamed, yeah" ...

    "Come to the waters You who thirst and you'll thirst no more Come to the Father You who work and you'll work no more"     "Love is here Love is now Love is pouring from His hands, from His brow Love is near it satisfies Streams of mercy flowing from His side 'Cause Love is here"     (This is Rosaline and Jen, Jen always runs away from me and Rosaline is one of the smartest kids in her class) "Come to the treasure You who search and you'll search no more Come to the lover You who want and you'll want no more,...