I can’t believe that it’s been over a week since I left little Leesburg, GA to come on this incredible journey. It has already been a life changing week in my life. We started off in Gainesville, GA at a training camp with a bunch of college students going all over the world: Kenya, Thailand, Guatemala, and other parts of Africa. This was a great time of getting to know my teammates and getting spiritually and emotionally prepared. During training camp we had sessions and then after the session we would do an activity or have a group discussion that was based on the...

I can’t believe that it’s been over a week since I left little Leesburg, GA to come on this incredible journey. It has already been a life changing week in my life. We started off in Gainesville, GA at a training camp with a bunch of college students going all over the world: Kenya, Thailand, Guatemala, and other parts of Africa. This was a great time of getting to know my teammates and getting spiritually and emotionally prepared. During training camp we had sessions and then after the session we would do an activity or have a group discussion that was based on the...

I peeked over the edge of the almost 8-foot high bed– from up there, it felt more like a dizzying 20 feet. Great, I get to stay the next four nights with the discomfort of possibly rolling off this three-story bunk and splattering on the ground in front of my new teammates (whom I greatly desired their acceptance). Welcome to Adventures in Missions training camp– where the mosquitos bite, you shower with a hose, the toilets clog, and the gravel is a death trap for slipping and falling into utter embarrassment. After pulling an all-nighter to pack, flying from KC to Atlanta,...

I peeked over the edge of the almost 8-foot high bed– from up there, it felt more like a dizzying 20 feet. Great, I get to stay the next four nights with the discomfort of possibly rolling off this three-story bunk and splattering on the ground in front of my new teammates (whom I greatly desired their acceptance). Welcome to Adventures in Missions training camp– where the mosquitos bite, you shower with a hose, the toilets clog, and the gravel is a death trap for slipping and falling into utter embarrassment. After pulling an all-nighter to pack, flying from KC to Atlanta,...

Well here I am back in america. I am surprised by how unreal everything seems. I am even more surprised by how different I feel. My trip to the Philippines was truly an amazing experience but it was also extremely difficult. I was forced to face the problems that came my way. I have always been good at running so whenever I had a problem with someone, I could just run away. The thing with living in community though, is that you can't just run away. I was forced to have unconditional love. I had to love people no matter how frustrated I got with them. It's funny though...

Well here I am back in america. I am surprised by how unreal everything seems. I am even more surprised by how different I feel. My trip to the Philippines was truly an amazing experience but it was also extremely difficult. I was forced to face the problems that came my way. I have always been good at running so whenever I had a problem with someone, I could just run away. The thing with living in community though, is that you can't just run away. I was forced to have unconditional love. I had to love people no matter how frustrated I got with them. It's funny though...