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Read moreAlways Bring a Flashlight
A few months after being married, I boarded a plane to a training camp in Georgia and ultimately the mountains of Guatemala. I was again co-leading a team of college students on a summer mission. The previous summer I co-led a similar team to Zambia for five weeks and that was incredibly life changing and…
Read moreSeeing Beyond
Have you ever seen a miracle? Not just luck or good circumstances, but an event that can only be explained by God’s power. Have you ever prayed for a miracle to happen? I have. Have you ever prayed for a miracle and it didn’t happen? I have done that too. I think a really good…
Read moreGood. Fine. Cool. Strong.
Hey, you are good.I promise you are good.Even if today left you misunderstood.Even if nothing came from doing all that you couldI promise it’s coolI promise you are good. Hey, you are fine.Believe me you are fineYou have been this low beforeLike plenty of timesIf you are thinking you are notThen this is your sign…
Read moreThoughts with Koko 12/1/24-Anxiety, India, and alot of other words
When I was 18, I didn’t want to get a summer job. So, I spent the whole summer in the slums of India with a group of strangers. We ate together, served our neighbors together, prayed together, laughed together, and just did life together. When you don’t have air conditioning, wifi, or consistent electricity in…
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