Author: Adventures

[Side note: this is our last day of internet so this will be my last blog until I go home] I was reflecting on those first awkward moments when my team met at the airport and where we are now. We were a ecclectic group of 18 to 20 somethings coming from many different backgrounds and passions in life. We were different, not like the other teams at training camp. But I knew from the beginning that we were special and that God would bless us if we were faithful. My team has been in some of the lowest valleys and faced some of the biggest mountains these past 3 months. We struggled to find...

307; number of days spent in East Africa the past two years. As we come to the end of our time here in Uganda a rush of emotions and thoughts come crawling back into my mind. I’m thinking about the very first time I stepped off the plane on September 13, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya confused as to what I just signed myself up for. I’m thinking about how after one day of being in country my leaders told me that we were headed to the bush for two weeks. Without showers, living in tents. Strange the things that at first seemed so scary are the best memories I have. I’m thinking of...

"Black Friday…Because only in America people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they have already"-Unknown In no way, shape, or form am I against people who shop on black friday. I love sales on black friday.  Sooo. It's friday. Thanksgiving has come and go, and now you are back on with your normal life routine. The question I challenge you with is this, "Are you still thankful?" Because you should be. Don't let Thanksgiving be the only day that you are aware of how blessed you truly are. This trip has opened my eyes...