I keep striving. I’m trying to keep up. I feel like I’m splashing around, but something inside of me is screaming You’re drowning! Quit thrashing around and just be. Be. It’s been a crazy incredible month. There’s so much to share and the words get all boggled up. Then I become frustrated because the words don’t align properly or even… Read More
day 17: if you can swim in shallow waters, you can swim in the deep.
It was a flashback that took me by surprise. We were snorkeling off the beautiful crystal blue coast of Roatan, Honduras and enjoying God’s creations in the underwater. I soon witness a woman begin to freak out. She was almost in a panic. “I just saw the ocean floor disappear. I can’t swim here, I’m too afraid.” And she quickly… Read More
day 16: when the rescue seems overwhelming you have it wrong.
The stench of poverty waved through the air. It was thick as it took my breath away. My senses were overloaded, but oddly my heart was full. It didn’t take too long for me to feel overwhelmed. I think the heaviness of poverty hit the minute we drove in to Guatemala City dump communtiy. Then a sense of sorrow waved… Read More
day 15: god comes to the rescue and provides a birthday cake in guatemala.
I knew God had called me back to Guatemala to be a voice for the children there. I had heard it so vividly in my soul last February. But here we were, a team of 20, standing on Guatemalan soil and I was wondering again “how can I make a difference?” Waking up sleepily the first morning there was excitement… Read More
day 14: when you think you’re sent to rescue
As the team loaded up for Guatemala an exciting feeling loomed in the air. We were going to rescue! We were the #serveguate team from all over the US and Canada and God had called us to reach out and rescue others. There was an empowering edge that waved through those feelings. But it didn’t take God long to help… Read More
who’s going to guatemala and how you can come too.
I leave for Guatemala with a team of 20 incredible people tomorrow morning. I would love you to come along too. You can help us be a voice. This trip has been eight short months in the making. Last February I boarded a plane with 20 others for the Wrecked Guatemala mission trip. I wasn’t sure what the week would… Read More