Author: Adventures

The Saints of Authority

Day two after arriving in Busia and already we are taking a ton of ground back from the enemy…but we all know that when we reclaim a lot of ground Satan will try and get it back…but not this time. As the Saints we have all authority over anything that can be thrown our way. As the Saints we can rebuke any lie, attack, thought, or feeling that is not of God. Because we have the Holy Spirit within our hearts, and because we have been made alive in Christ we can and we will prevail in this battle for the broken. God has sent us for a reason…and we will make sure that the...

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YOU

A small orphan without anything to eat for the next month, however we are tossing pounds of food in the trash A young girl who has just entered the world of AIDS because a street boy heard the rumor that if you have sex with a virgian you will be cured of the diease, in that same moment we are enjoying our daily tv show  A middle aged man who has spent the past two months of his life in a hospital due to a few broken bones in his arm, however we are paying hundrads of dollars to be cured from the common cold  A young girl whose parents just died and is left to take...

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I now live on Extraordinary Lane

            There are days where I sit and wonder what I am doing with my life. Seriously, who in their right mind takes a trip to Kenya , raises over $6,000, leaves college, misses the birth of her first nephew, leaves every person she has ever loved, spends four months in a third-world country with 13 strangers, spends way too much money on other people, says that God told her to do it, and, to top it off, decides to move there? Who does that?!             It all started with a...

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Holy Spirit, Brains, and Thinking

(Creepy Star Wars narrator voice)… It was the year 2011, March 9th, 9:32pm, Nairobi, Kenya… We were all worshiping together, in one accord, as the Body of Christ…when the bomb fell… It came without warning…as we all cried out our praises… we got hit…(duh duh duhn) The “Holy Spirit A-Bomb” blew up…right in the middle of everyone… Brains blew everywhere…it was bloody…it was awesome… …(normal voice)…has that ever happened to anyone before?? Just wondering…HA!   Well, hey...

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Attention Parents and Supporters!

Dear Parents and Supporters, In light of the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami, we wanted to inform you that we have spoken to all leaders and the teams are safe and doing well. We're continuing to monitor this situation and if anything changes we will notify parents immediately. If you have any concerns or questions, please leave a comment and we will respond as soon as possible. Please keep the Polynesia, and Central and South American coasts in your prayers. Tamica Sloan Real Life staff

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Update

Hello everyone! sorry I have not blogged for awhile i will start blogging at least once a week! Right now we are at debrief in Nairobi with team Uganda. in a couple days we will are headed to Busia where we will spend the rest of our time. These past two months have changed me more than i could ever describe in a blog so as I start posting more I think you will see what I mean. Today we checked out the slums of Kibera and I’m still processing the experience so I will post more on this very soon as well put up pics and videos!!!!!

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