Nothing is a waste

Nothing is a waste

I’m reading through the entire Bible this year using The Message translation, and as we begin this eighth month, I’m still on track to finish by the end of the year! Sometimes I have to laugh at the modern-day paraphrase, and other days, I just love Eugene Peterson’s interpretation. This is what I read this…

Silence.
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Silence.

When is the last time you spent 10 minutes in silence? What about an hour? Or a day? That’s what I did on Sunday afternoon.  I didn’t have a plan to turn off all of the sounds and head out by myself. I just knew I wanted to go for a long walk. If I…

We’re home!

We’re home!

I wanted to share a few images I took of the beautiful people of North Ghana. We made it home safely last night. Each day was absolutely packed from morning until night with experiences, people and learning. We split our time between working at the OneWay Africa ministry center in the packed city of Accra…

One more week

One more week

One week from today, I will be boarding a plane for Africa. It’s embarrassing how incredibly stressed I’ve been preparing for this trip. I’ve had migraines, sleepless nights and vertigo to the point I haven’t been able to get out of bed. Meanwhile, my sense of adventure, excitement for the work I’ll be doing there,…