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Philippines

July 13, 2010
Adventures
Philippines

Hello everyone!Just wanting to let you know that we are all having an amazing time together. God works in strange ways and that is exately what he is doing on our trip. By the grace of God we are all so close already and able to surrender up our past and be vulnerable for one another. However, to really describe our times together is impossible, but here is alittle of what we are all going through. The first word to mind when thinking of our trip is far is humbling. You never really know how well you have it until you are brutally confronted with reality. The first night in...

Faith

July 13, 2010
Adventures
DR

I noticed something about my short-term trip. Basically, we planted seeds, loved kids, ran pieces of the church service, but didn’t reap the harvest or see the fruit. I wish that I could tell you that I saw people healed or come to Christ, that I saw demons cast out or bodies raised from the dead. The truth is: I didn’t see any of that, but I still saw God. He didn’t show up in the ways I expected, but I knew He was there with us. I would pray in the mornings, “God, show me something big today. Use me to heal people. Let me see people come to...

The God of This City

July 13, 2010
Adventures
Philippines

Culture Shock – (n) a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual who is suddenly exposed to anew, strange, or foreign social and cultural environment. It hits everyone at different times. For me it took four days. It didn’t hit me as I walked out of the airport and into the Cebu humidity for the first time. It didn’t hit me the next day when I saw dirt, trash, and broken huts for homes on the side of the Cebu City streets. It didn’t...

A Real Blog About the Jungle

July 12, 2010
Adventures
Peru

So, we´ve slept, we´ve eaten and we´ve showered, and now we´re ready to tell you about our trip to the jungle. It started on Sunday night, when we went to spend the night in hammocks on our trusty, albeit rickety old barge ¨Calipso.¨ We did a short change to a smaller boat halfway up river, and then we landed in a village called Nueva York (for those of you doubting your Spanish, yes that is New York). We met up with the Real Life team there, and then it was down to work. It was the final stage of the ¨training¨of our Peruvian friends, and they did...

A Thank You and Beginning to Remember

July 12, 2010
Adventures
Jamaica

Aw man, Leah beat me to a new post! She’s the organized one, so go figure 😉 Can it really be that we’ve been back over a week already?!? I’ve been in recovery mode ever since I had to bid farewell to you who are carrying part of my heart with you, whether you know it or not. I’m just starting to emerge! There’s been so much to process. Since I’m not sure who to write this post to, I’m going to take a cue from Leah: Parents – Thank you for sharing your son or daughter with us. I have come home in...

Update on the Team!

July 12, 2010
Adventures
Uganda

Hey, Everyone! We spoke with one of the team’s leaders, Michelle, today. The team is doing well! They went into the bush today for ministry and are going back tomorrow. Today they helped with 2 awards ceremonies. Several of the students were able to give testimonies… and they saw a monkey, which really excited the girls! Their internet access has been limited, which is why there haven’t been many updates on this blog. Thank you for your patience! Don Rock, our Director, has been in touch with Helping Hands, the ministry they are working with, and we have upmost confidence...

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