Okay, so, the whole point of having a week of debrief is to process what happened during domestic ministry and... to rest up before we leave for Guatemala. So, as a result, not a lot happened this … Read more about The First Debrief
Beauty for Ashes
I know I haven't mentioned this yet, so let me explain a little first. Beauty for Ashes is based on Isaiah 61:3, "... to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes..." The goal is basically to … Read more about Beauty for Ashes
Domestic Ministry: Thursday
This was our last day of ministry. Originally, ministry on Friday was canceled because it was going to be raining too heavily for us to do anything, so there was a sense of finality about this … Read more about Domestic Ministry: Thursday
Domestic Ministry: Wednesday
We got to sleep in a little today, which was so nice, because I was not sleeping well on the beds! I was so used to my sleeping mat, my body didn't know what to do now that it was in a bed😆 All of … Read more about Domestic Ministry: Wednesday
Domestic Missions: Tuesday
This was our first day of ministry, and it was so crazy! Our day started early, with breakfast at 7:45. We'd received our assignments the night before and were all so excited and nervous about our … Read more about Domestic Missions: Tuesday
Domestic Missions: Monday
We didn't actually do any ministry today, so only read on if you want to hear how my day went! We woke up early to have all of our stuff packed up and ready to go at 8:00, but we didn't leave at … Read more about Domestic Missions: Monday
Domestic Missions
I'm going to start this off by saying that even though surviving a hurricane was a very big part of this week, I'm not going to talk about it in this post. It's been adequately covered in other posts, … Read more about Domestic Missions
September 27th (Abridged)
Very briefly put, the experience was life changing. Not only in bad ways, but also not only in good ways. We were in a room playing cards, when I looked out the window, I just saw a wave of mud and … Read more about September 27th (Abridged)
September 27th (Unabridged)
7:45 We were woken up by a series of loud knocks on our door. Our ministry host let us know that due to the severity of the storm (I'd gotten 2 emergency alerts during the night) and the risk of … Read more about September 27th (Unabridged)
