About a month before I came to Africa I experienced the most intimate moment with the Lord during a drive back to my apartment. I was coming home from a Wesley service on a Wednesday night where we had experienced an awesome worship session. Wesley is a ministry through the University of Georgia that acts as a launching pad for missions oriented leadership. I was listening to one of my favorite worship songs and driving by myself, reminiscing on the year that had passed. I remember I was coming up to a bridge I always go under on the way back home and looking up at the rich dark night...

About a month before I came to Africa I experienced the most intimate moment with the Lord during a drive back to my apartment. I was coming home from a Wesley service on a Wednesday night where we had experienced an awesome worship session. Wesley is a ministry through the University of Georgia that acts as a launching pad for missions oriented leadership. I was listening to one of my favorite worship songs and driving by myself, reminiscing on the year that had passed. I remember I was coming up to a bridge I always go under on the way back home and looking up at the rich dark night...

About a month before I came to Africa I experienced the most intimate moment with the Lord during a drive back to my apartment. I was coming home from a Wesley service on a Wednesday night where we had experienced an awesome worship session. Wesley is a ministry through the University of Georgia that acts as a launching pad for missions oriented leadership. I was listening to one of my favorite worship songs and driving by myself, reminiscing on the year that had passed. I remember I was coming up to a bridge I always go under on the way back home and looking up at the rich dark night...

There's a girl at the school we're ministering with whose name is Noella. I'll be her sponsor after I leave and I'm filled with joy.  The fact that I get to tangibly continue loving her is a gift from the Lord.  Because she has my heart. Our van pulls up each morning and as we pile out, her scream of excitement is one of many, yet still often the only one I hear.  She sprints toward me and I throw my backpack and my pride to the ground as I scoop her up. She is beautiful, precious, and beloved. We sit for hours with different kids but Noella seems to...

I have witnessed the powder in the name of Jesus Christ. He gives joy to those who have nothing.  He feeds the hungry.  He provides love to the orphans. He makes me new by baptizing me in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  He heals the sick. He gives me energy when I'm fasting. He provides peace when I think I need to worry. He casts out demons in His powerful name. He sent out a team of 12 disciples. He chose me as His servant. He taught me to die to my earthy ways daily to know Him and seek Him more.  He showed me how to speak in the Spirit when...

This trip has re-defined how I think about things. I have been reconsidering how I view different aspects in my life, I have changed the way I view the Lord and the power in Jesus name and I have realized that the everyday objects I have in America have different purpose here in Africa.  With my trip coming to an end I have been reflecting and laughing about how I have used items differently and how the people here used their resources differently than I do.   So…  Sunscreen is used as lotion. Bug spray is the newest perfume sent. Baby wipes make the best showers and...