Author: Adventures

Yesterday, we all went to church in a village called Nueve del Octubre. The people there were so friendly and inviting; we felt so welcome. We had planned on Reese and Day sharing testimonies and James giving the sermon, but anyone who wanted to share after that was allowed to. Alysa went up and shared about peace, and while she was up there, I felt the Lord calling me to share hope. Talking in front of people has never been something that I’m comfortable with (it just makes me plain terrified to be honest), but I felt the Holy Spirit calling me to go up front and get over myself....

Why do we think that miracles of healings and resurrections only happen in the Bible? Why do we ignore the Holy Spirit when he leads us to pray for a random stranger? Why do we not believe that God can use us in powerful and unimaginable ways? Why do we not participate in the actions that Jesus said believers will do (in Mark 16) – cast out demons, speak in new languages, and heal the sick? This is why – we aren’t living a “Yes, Lord” lifestyle to the things that sound crazy and insane. Living a “Yes, Lord” lifestyle means saying “yes”...

Today we did market ministry. As I was walking down the streets of Manzini, I saw a blind woman alone begging on the sidewalk. My heart started beating fast and I knew I couldn’t just walk past her without doing anything, so I told my teammates there was a blind woman we should go visit, so our group stopped and I walked up to her. She didn’t know much English. She told us she knew Jesus and she said she had accepted the fact she was blind and told us not to pray for her blindness, but rather for her to get off the streets and get a job. So I grabbed her hand and such a...

In the same way “You’ll shoot your eye out kid” seems to lose a bit of humor each holiday season, the stories of Jesus feeding the five thousand, Peter on the water, and Christ on the cross decrease in power. This is the truth for many people at some point during their spiritual walk. The Gospel becomes boring. Something along the lines of, “If I hear about Jesus calming the storm one more time I’m going to combust,” has sadly trudged through my brain heavy with dread during a sermon or two. How can this be when I truly love Jesus? I’ve realized...

7•7•18Today was a beautiful day at the care point today. The care point was down a long, dirt road, deep in the mountains. When I arrived, a little girl under a tree outside the care point fence all by herself caught my eye. I went over to her and said hi and she said hi back. She was very shy. I got her to come over to me and when she realized I was there for her, she started clinging to me and wouldn’t let go of my hand. She couldn’t stop smiling. I took her over to the slides and we started racing each other down the slides. She also tried to get me to do the monkey...

Hi all!  We know there may be some concerned parents wondering about the safety of the Puerto Rico team with tropical storm Beryl passing by. Well, we are grateful to update you that WE ARE SAFE! The storm has lost its strength, so it’s really just a typical rainy day here in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico!  Our normal ministry is all outside, so today we adjusted and did some evangelism in the mall. It was really cool to see how God moved as we got outside of our comfort zones! And now we are seeing the Incredibles 2 together – what a great way to spend a rainy...