This week has been amazing! God has truely worked in every life around me. I  am so blessed to be on the team i am on and be working beside so many awesome men and women of God. This week has been incredibly eventful with moments of freedom, hearing Gods vioce, building tents out of two pieces of tarp, moments of surrender, walking to the top of a giant waterfall, dancing, singing, worshiping, and great preperation for this trip. I cant believe I will be in Africa in the next few days. I dont believe it will completely hit me until I am walking off the plane. I know God is going to do...

Spiritually:  The time has come! We are FINALLY coming together as a team in Atlanta, and I could not be more excited and nervous. I will be honest when I say that Satan has been attacking our team with doubts and fears, but my God has filled me with a hope for this trip that cannot be overcome.  This week the Lord showed me one section of scripture that has really challenged and encouraged me. In Luke 9: 57-52, conveniently titled “The Cost of Following Jesus”, Jesus says “follow me.” Presented with this incredible opportunity, the men say that they are...

Dear Mom and Dad –   I’m not a blogger. I struggle to actually sit and write out my thoughts, ideas, and babblings on paper. Maybe I’m just the more ‘face to face type’. Well, I know that I am more that type.  But I realize that you are not here in Tanzania with me to sit, drink some African coffee and talk and reflect back on the last four months. I could tell you about the time when my team and I rafted the Nile River. I could tell you about hospital visits in Uganda praying over precious souls that have been infected by AIDS. I could share with...

If someone a year ago had told me that I would be in Africa now, I probably would have laughed and said “yeah, probably not Africa” and yet here I am.  The thing is, we have absolutely no idea what is best for us but God has it all taken care of.  It all comes down to a matter of trust. This issue of trust was unearthed well before I left for this trip.  You see, raising over $5000 is kind of a daunting task for a part time, teenage employee and because of who I am, I would stress about this issue a good deal.  God kept trying to tell me to just trust that He...