We were evangelizing door to door in the hot, African sun to the people of the Meru tribe; weaving in and out of mazes of corn, coffee beans, and mango trees; and kicking up clouds of bright, red dust from the dirt paths. We migrate to the shade when we can to shield ourselves from the ultraviolet rays pounding down on our faces and shoulders. We greet old women walking down the paths carrying firewood and water jugs on their backs with a “Habari” (How are you?) and a smile. We meet children on their way to school or children who cannot afford to attend school wandering the...

What does it mean to be a stranger on earth ( Psalms 119:19) ?   I got a message from one of my old squad leaders from the race, who had gotten a psalm and word for me in month 10 on the race but just got around to giving it to me. Which go figure was in fact the absolutely perfect timing for me to receive it.   She gave me Psalm 119, and a list of the things that the Lord had highlighted for me when she had read it, and they were all spot on. I then read it for myself and as I was reading I came across verse 19 and stopped. The words struck something in me that left me mesmerized...

And these signs will accompany those who believe:  in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:17-18 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed.  The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.  Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three...

Mzungu=white person in Swahili. Everywhere our team goes, we hear shouts of Mzungu! Mzungu! from small children. You can always count on everyone, including adults, shouting "HOW ARE YOU!" to us mzungus. Once a response is given, they simply giggle and run away. Many children may only have one or two pairs of worn shoes and will save them for special occasions, like church or holidays, yet they have such an abundance of joy. One little girl I met in Tangi Tatu had about twenty flies swarming her face, but her smile was the biggest and brightest I have ever seen. This brightened...

I’ve been gone for almost a month now, and so much has happened in that time.   I’ve eaten my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches next to chickens, cows, goats and sheep; watched donkeys carry our water from a river; heard the voices of African school children praising God in Swahili; been covered in dust; watched our tent get completely turned over by a dust tornado; read Scripture to the downhearted; brushed my teeth next to a herd of grazing cattle; received a new Maasai name and a new Swahili name; walked several miles a day evangelizing from hut to hut; picked out...

Dust tornadoes, long walks in the sun, mastering the art of the squatty(hole in the ground we use for a bathroom). These were all just a few of the unexpected inclusions of our 2 weeks with the Masai Tribe. Some people would look at these activites as a burden, and I'm not gonna lie…after the first 5 miles I began to become weary. But one night our team took the time to worship the Lord together and I was reminded in a song: "Whatever's in front of me, help me to sing Hallelujah. Whatever's in front of me, I'll choose to sing Hallelujah". This was exactly...