Author: Adventures

Ethiopia Updates From the Field

When we got to Ethiopia our ministry paired us with kids similar in age to us. I got paired with a thirteen year old named Abigail and she has changed my life in the three short days I have known her. She has not only taught me about Ethiopian culture, but also has been able to show me things about Jesus that I was blind to before. In Matthew God told us not to worry about whether we have food to eat or clothes to wear, which is a verse I never paid much attention to because it never applied to my life. Abigail and I were looking in my bible and she pointed to this chapter in Matthew and...

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Peace Beyond Understanding

As I was thinking about what I was going to write about on this blog, I literally had no idea, yet I felt complete peace about it. Peace because I don’t have to know the answer right away, because Jesus already answered for us. The past 5 days, between digging canals and pulling out roots in the community, to playing “tag” with a group of kids, which eventually turned into a violent karate chopping/tickling game, I’ve been soaking in every second of this country that I can get. On Wednesday, we got the opportunity to go to a church about 45 minutes from the base and...

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A 1st Corinthians Kind of Love

A 1st Corinthians Kind of Love by: Reagan Yablon Dedicated to those who love, those who are loved, and our Savior’s love.   Love is Patient As patient as the waves in an ocean waiting to be bent   Love is Kind As kind as the soul who seeks to heal my broken mind   Love does not Envy or Boast Just as Jesus went coast to coast without bragging He knows the most   Love is not Arrogant For when you are wrong you repent   Love is not Rude The moments when you feel down you still keep your uplifting mood   Love does not insist in its own Way You do not follow...

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