Lost in Myself This week, God revealed the greater destruction that lies behind pride. And not only is it detrimental to me, but also to those who surround me. The first shock hit while talking with a close friend; I felt burdened by something that I knew would hurt her. As we continued to catch [...]
GZ Explosion With eight more people hanging out in the city, we covered a great deal of ground. And thanks to God’s faithfulness, more than fourteen people joined the family over this past week; I can’t give you a specific number because I lost count. We asked for more laborers and not only did God [...]
New Sister in the House! That’s right, it’s salvation dance time! We first shared with Nicole at our Thanksgiving party and she responded with, “that’s not an Asian thing to believe.” What a marvelous transformation God brought her through! The following week, she messaged Lucca saying that she was “ready to choose Jesus.” Praise the [...]
Bringin’ the Message On our usual Smonday gathering, a few guests graced us with their presence. This was our first experience hearing a prepared message in quite some time because we generally learn new lessons to then teach our friends. Our visitors spoke about forbearance and God pierced my heart in that one word. Each [...]
The Power of Testimony Let me just begin by saying that God’s timing is impeccable. Even in moments when I don’t believe it, He has divine purpose behind everything. For example, someone snagged my phone out of my pocket as I exited the busy metro last week. Oh, and at the time, I was listening [...]
Seeing the Finish Line So the holiday season arrived and the sweet scent of vacation loomed over us. After our Smonday of rest, we saw the finish line two days away. In the meantime, we celebrated the American tradition with six friends on Tuesday night. We didn’t quite embrace the fully loaded Thanksgiving dinner, but [...]
The day that kicked off an emotional roller coaster week! The trip began early as a we spent time with God before skeedaddling to the GZ airport. I felt fidgety during all seventeen metro stops between our place and the airport. Once we arrived at the terminal, I bolted to the C-town kids exit and [...]
The Competition I must throw a disclaimer your way before diving into the story: now that I walked through this, I see how God used this for His benefit. About two weeks ago, the competition came into play. One of our leaders introduced the idea to cement into our noggins the recipe for church planting [...]
Hope When It Hurts Crazy story: our language teacher once contacted the Passion conference to share her testimony about how God transformed her heart; she became the spokesperson for this nation and how God moves every day. There’s an even cooler background story, but I’ll save that for another time. Where I’m going with this [...]
Creating Space If there’s anything that I’m learning about myself in Asia, it’s how to create space. When you live and hang out with friends in a tag-team style alongside your roommate, you quickly discover you need time away whenever the opportunity presents itself. Even the best of relationships call for separation every so often. [...]
