Author: Adventures

I am not enough for Africa. I am not enough for Mozambique. I am not enough for Maputo. And that’s alright, because I don’t have to be. Because Jesus Christ is enough.   This is something that God is in the long process of teaching me, and it really hit me today. Brittany and I had been playing with two sweet little girls in our ministry contact’s yard. We were playing with Britt’s guitar and the soccer and as I was watching them play, I noticed that their clothes were falling apart at the seams. The older girl, who is probably about 6, had a couple hang nails...

Do you love yourself?Truly love yourself? Until recently, I never did. I mean, I was fine with who I was, but I didn’t truly love who I was. The world always gives you the message that you are not enough. Whether it be from media, your friends, your family, yourself, etc. everyone seems to receive that message. You are not smart enough. You are not athletic enough.You are not talented enough. You are not skinny enough. You are not pretty enough. The list goes on and on about our “shortcomings.” We keep on striving and trying to “be enough.” We focus so much...

Alone time is a rarity here in Mozambique. Our living quarters consist of tents crammed in a small yard and a room where everyone congregates for meals, team time, and many games of Monopoly. There are always children from the neighborhood in our yard who constantly want to be played with and locals playing keyboard on the front porch.   One day when I was desperately craving alone time, I made my way to the front of our yard with my journal and colored pencils in hand. The plan was to relax, hang out with Jesus, and draw. As I got out the colored pencils and began to slip into...

I was eating an orange outside in Mozambique, while two little girls were playing around me and I felt like I should give them some. I handed one little girl a piece and she immediately walked over to her friend and motioned for me to give her a piece, because if she got a piece and her friend didn’t that just wouldn’t be fair. This little girl who has nothing to call her own, and who probably doesn’t get fed well, made sure that before she enjoyed her orange, her friend had some too. I’ve learned a lot of things while in Africa- I’ve seen and experienced so...

“I want you to have her,” said the 21 year old mother. What? I must have heard her wrong. Have her daughter?     I met a beautiful young woman, Deti, and her gorgeous 2 year old daughter the other day. After I found out her name she instantly asked how old I was. At first I was confused but once I told her I was 20 she said, “I want you to have her.” “What?” I responded. “I want you to have her.” “Why?” I responded. “Because I can’t feed her; I have no money.”   My heart broke into a million...

My apologies to everyone for the lack of posts. But you will be glad to read that Jesus is moving in Maputo, Mozambique. During our month in Maputo we stayed with Felito Utuie, a disciple of the Heidi Baker ministries. He is 31 and has already accomplished so much for the kingdom of God. He has seen Jesus deliver people from witch doctor curses. He has been stoned and run out of muslim villages for holding crusades. He has even saved whole muslim villages including the devout chief of the village with the power of Christ. He is a man of God. It was such an honor to work alongside him during...