you would think just because they live in proverty here that they have lost hope and want to give up. but in reality they are STRONGER than you think. they keep fighting their disasters day by day. their smiles hide many feelings but their heart are BIG. Taking whatever situation that comes their way and making the best of it, still with a big grin on their face. it hurts my heart to see even the children cry, i know God doesn't expect me to have all the answers but does expect me to TRUST Him in big or small ways. when i look into a childs eyes i see them having to...

you would think just because they live in proverty here that they have lost hope and want to give up. but in reality they are STRONGER than you think. they keep fighting their disasters day by day. their smiles hide many feelings but their heart are BIG. Taking whatever situation that comes their way and making the best of it, still with a big grin on their face. it hurts my heart to see even the children cry, i know God doesn't expect me to have all the answers but does expect me to TRUST Him in big or small ways. when i look into a childs eyes i see them having to...

We just spoke with the team leaders and they've all arrived safely in Philippines.  They have made it to their ministry site and will be settling in these next few days and getting some orientation from their host.  Expect to see some blogs rolling out in the next few days as they find internet. Thanks for all the prayers for this team! The Passport field support team

We just spoke with the team leaders and they've all arrived safely in Philippines.  They have made it to their ministry site and will be settling in these next few days and getting some orientation from their host.  Expect to see some blogs rolling out in the next few days as they find internet. Thanks for all the prayers for this team! The Passport field support team

I never heard much about this so called "training camp" that AIM does. I wasn't told anything about what we would be doing or what the goal of it was so being the human that I am I made up my own ideas and goals for training camp. They were the following: 1. Get to know my team 2. Get to know the area of the Philippines and what exactly we'd be doing there. On the first day, we were showed to our cabins and then told "Go pick 3 items that you would keep with you for the rest of the night. So I brought my sleeping bag, my pillow and my bible. Then we were told "No...

The last two weeks have been a little crazy for me. I came home on the 15th after spending two months in Rwanda and spent the next week at home in Michigan unpacking, repacking, and spending time with my family & friends. Then I flew to Tennessee where I spent four days at Lee with my friends & sister. The time went by so quickly and I never really had time to sit quietly and process my thoughts. So I did not spend any time thinking about what we were going to be doing at training camp and figured I would find out once I arrived Monday night.  Before I left Lee my friends...