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...

Wow, how crazy is it that I am in Ethiopia. The fact that I am here absolutely blows me away. It is amazing how Jesus dropped a dream into my heart in 6th grade and that he is so unbelievably faithful in making it happen. I have an absolutely amazing team with a really great group of leaders. I am absolutely thrilled to be with these people. They all have such a heart for Jesus and are helping me to grow each day we are here. One thing that I was not expecting for ministry on this trip was to mainly build relationships with people… at least with the Abisha (Ethiopian people). I...

During our first few days here in Guatemala, our team has been trained for and participated in a few different kinds of ministry. The first ministry we participated in was making home visits. The purpose of these visits is to provide the means for clean water to families in the areas surrounding Paramos. Clean water is very hard to come by, and most of the families in the areas we were visiting do not have access to bacteria-free water. We brought along simple, easy-to-use water filters; these filters cost very little and can be easily set up using a 5-gallon bucket. The staff at the AIM...

The Ethiopia team sent me some pictures to share with you.