Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.1 Peter 3:8 God has been teaching me to work with a team.  I’ve totally had to give up all independence since I’ve been here.  I’ve learned how awesome it is to not have to rely on myself for everything and to be able to trust my team.  This has been an important lesson for me because through it, I’ve learned how the body of Christ works. We’re not made to do everything by ourselves but to put trust in our brothers and sisters in Christ. ...

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:3       I left for this trip ten days ago with a very guarded heart. I spent last summer in the Dominican Republic ministering to a group of kids. We spent a week there loving those kids so much that by the end I cried when we had to say goodbye. When I got home I was so hurt and I missed them so much. I didn’t want to go through that again this year here in Romania especially knowing that I would be with the same kids this year...

From the moment I arrived at training camp God has been challenging and molding me into a man after His own heart. Just one of the many things my team has been praying over me is a heart and spirit like King David’s. A spirit that lays aside everything and runs wholeheartedly the unbeaten path laid before me. And I have been loving every second God has given me here doing just that.  Spending time with Sandu’s family Has been such a blessing. They have thrown open their home to us and welcomed us with all the love that Christ has given them. I have enjoyed every minute...

“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my might rock, my refuge is God,” – Psalm 62:5-7  For the past two years, I have found it far too easy to hide behind my abundance of emotional baggage. I would make excuses and blame it on things that happened to me in the past instead of actually making an effort to change my ways. It was always far too easy to put God in a box and never take any chances, because there was always the...

I’ve now officially been in Romania for one week.  It has been an amazing and life changing week.  I’ve learned so much since I’ve been here.  It’s definitely been hard and it has brought me out of my comfort zone.  At first I didn’t want to come out of my comfort zone and “go in deep” but I’ve realized that the times when I am insecure and vulnerable are when I really experience God and change in my life.  Those uncomfortable situations I’ve been thrown into are the times when I feel closest to God.  I pray...

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 We have been in Romania for a week now and I have fallen in love with this place once again. A little over a year ago I spent a month here in this same village. I knew last time that Romania held a special part of my heart and I feel blessed to be back...