Author: Adventures

So here’s the deal…

During the world race “exposure” I learned how to live in community with people from different backgrounds. I learned that I was not just another American southern girl, but I learned how to be a construction buildin, furniture designin, nailgunnin, sawin, feedbackin, jesus lovin, evangelizin, Holy Spirit prayin kind of girl. I’ve learned to take the days as they come and not to worry about tomorrow especially when I have coffee pouring down my face right now. I’ve learned to find joy in all of it even the hard stuff, sometimes. I’ve learned that being dirty is...

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Lessons Just A Month On The Race Teaches

This may very well be my last blog post of my trip to Malaysia, so I decided I would give you a summary of what God has taught and shown me this month. He taught me:•How to build relationships built on the intentional pursuit to see Jesus within them•That My worth is in the cross•How to live in the freedom that Christ provides•How to pray deeply and hear Him more clearly•How to be still! (Such a hard one to learn, but completely necessary and freeing!)•How to depend on Him for literally everything •To seek out His glory everywhere•How to serve...

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Brokenness Behind The Scenes

Each day, I am slowly learning that Penang can be a lot like home. People go about their own business each day, carrying out their own routine no matter what. But you see something different when you intentionally seek to meet people where they are at, seek to see their heart, not their routine. We have been partnering with PenHOP, a house of prayer that has allowed me to deepen intimacy in my relationship with the Lord and hear Him when he speaks to me. I have met some of the most passionate, Christ exalting people here. We have also worked with a cafe called Let’s Meat that is...

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Go to the Mountains. Find the Beauty.

“Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” -1 Kings 19:11 I never knew a desert could be so beautiful. Nor did I realize that sometimes the water we need most has the potential to wreck us. I hadn’t noticed the muddy streets that follow the rain and proceed the beauty. The Desert.Last week I found myself, along with my World Race team, trekking through a vast desert. Miles and miles of terrain with no vegetation, no water, and few signs of life. And then there were the mountains & my heart was captivated by the...

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Comfort is a luxury, discomfort is a gift.

This week I was pushed out of my comfort zone. At the beginning of the week, we started working with a Christian family as they expand their cafe as well as their ministry. This was nothing out of the ordinary for me. However, that changed when we arrived at Kowan to do street outreach ministry with YWAM. This was a place for homeless people to get free meals, showers, and a place to rest. It is located in a poor part of Georgetown, Penang where there are a lot of mosques, temples, and a red-light district. Before this night, I had never done street ministry before. The idea of being led by...

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Finally free!

I have currently been in South America for a week now and the only word I can use to describe it is majestic! It is so easy to find beauty in the smallest things here and I absolutely love that! However I was blind to all of my surroundings until earlier today. Some of my teammates and I went on a run around our little town of Los Andes about an hour before sunset. The whole time I was running (or basically speed walking) all I could think of was how hard this trip has been so far, and then the thoughts of not being in the right place started to flood my head. The sad thing is that...

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