Author: Adventures

February 8, 1993: Born. A sinful being into a broken world.  July 11, 1993: Infant Baptized. My parent’s dedication to raise me in the Lord. October 10-14, 2008: Saved. The most messy and beautiful few days of my life. September 24, 2011: Baptized in the Spirit. Radically healed and filled. July 6, 2015: Baptized in Water. In Honduras by a Spiritual Father. …a great story and timeline. Well, of course, I’m partial- it’s mine! And maybe it doesn’t quite follow the norm. A million questions flood my mind…        Why did I wait 7...

We live within the same walls as our ministry. We sleep one floor above the 22 kids that we get to love on every day. On the weekends we get to go into town, watch local soccer games or take the drive to Tegucigalpa. Throughout the week our work typically remains inside of the compound. We’ve just hit the second month mark….and it’s safe to say that I have caught the cabin fever bug.   In devotions last week Papi Lee shared some words that began a healing process for my case of cabin fever. He talked about a conversation he had with a group of World Racers. Asking...

The last week has been hard in finding purpose in what we are doing here in Honduras. We spend most days moving gravel, washing dishes, and hurting more than helping when we try to help with the kids’ school. A lot of us have been feeling kind of stuck. With that being said, last night after devotions a little boy ran up to me and grabbed my Bible. He is only one years old and and grabs anything he can. But yesterday I really think God worked through him. He grabbed my Bible, opened up to Isaiah, and pointed to chapter 49. I felt God telling me it was significant, so I put my bookmark...

Why, God? Why do people get cancer? Why are there natural disasters? Why are families broken? Why can’t I get the job I want? Why didn’t I get into my dream school? Why did my friend betray me? Why am I always alone?    There are so many why questions when it comes to the way the Lord works. The one that haunts me the most here is… “why wasn’t I rescued sooner?”   Sometimes I think I can explain away all of the other why questions with phrases like “He is building you up” or “He has something better for you”. While...