Author: Adventures

Well, we are finally here! We arrived Friday, late morning, without any issues along the way. Praise Him. Our ministry contact, Gracie, picked us up at the airport. I knew 5 minutes after meeting her that we were in for an incredible adventure. Honduras is sometimes referred to as a fatherless nation. The vast majority of households are single mother homes. Unemployment, drugs, alcohol, and abuse of all kinds have ravaged this country. Satan is truly waging a war here against families. Gracie and her husband, papi Lee, are fighting back. They run an incredible ministry that focuses on...

Our first day in Honduras was awesome, filled with many different emotions and changes, but none the less, awesome! After about a 3 hour flight, we all got off the plane and immediately everyone in the airport was very friendly.After we all got our bags and checked in we found Mama Gracie standing there with her AIM T-shirt on with Alan (her driver) by her side. She had about 5 boxes of pizza in her hand and we all sat right in the airport and ate lunch as we chatted to get to know each other.    We drove about an hour to Talanga. Abby, Halston, Rebecca and I got to ride in the...

Within five hours of being in Honduras, my heart was convicted. We were all sitting in the living room learning about the ministry taking place here in Honduras and what Gracie’s plan for Heart of Christ is, when Gracie called me out on the spot. She was talking about how she is learning to trust in the Lord and how He will always give you more than you can handle so you have to lean on Him and won’t try and fight earthly troubles by yourself. All of a sudden she couldn’t stop looking into my eyes, every time she would look away she was drawn right back. She brought this...

If you would’ve asked me two years ago if I would like to be a missionary to Central America, I would’ve said “No, I’d much rather prefer Southeast Asia; I just don’t have a heart for Central American countries.”  If you would’ve asked me two months ago what I was doing in the coming season, I would’ve told you I’d be working in order to pay off the remainder of my student loans and save up “for the next big thing”. If you would’ve asked me two weeks ago what I was doing with my summer, I would’ve...

This morning our team went to the church service at the same ministry we are both working with and are hosted by. Many of the children staying here have been abandoned and are waiting for foster parents. Once we got downstairs for worship, my 4 year old friend Jasmine gave me a hug and stayed in my arms throughout the service . Having not been able to translate 90% of Jasmine’s many questions she’s had for me in these first two days this one question marked my heart. Out of nowhere Jasmine asked, “Do you have a mother?” I told her I did and hers eyes light up. She went...