Author: Adventures

This trip has taught me so many things, how to shower in less than two minutes, how to do laundry in a sink, and most importantly, how I want to go about living my life for Christ when I get back.   I start freshman year seven days after I get back to the States. The transition is going to be very difficult. High school is crazy and it can be hard to stay strong in your faith. However, God has revealed to me how I should grow in my faith and stay strong throughout the next year. Ultimately, this can be done through a missions minded life.   Short term mission trips are amazing,...

“First’s are hard. First day of pre-k First breakup. First time driving. First broken bone. They’re hard because you don’t know what to expect. This is my first mission trip, and in all honesty, I had no idea what to expect. It was also my first time out of the country. The only person I knew coming into this was Maddie H. I’ve never been away from home for this long, never seen this much of the world, never seen God work in these kinds of ways. And let me tell you – it’s overwhelming. But it’s an AMAZING “first.” I’ve done...

            During training camp, we did this thing called listening prayer. Pretty much all you do is ask God a question, quiet your mind, and listen to what God has to say. Quieting my mind is the hard part. I’m always thinking about something – rather, stressing about something. Even at school, I walk through the halls staring at my feet, worrying about something or someone. Philippians 4:6 pops in my head often. It says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with...