A few weeks ago, during ITeams training, one of our staff members shared her story with us. She talked about these moments over time when God would ask her how much she loved him. She recounted moments when God would urge her to choose HIM, again.
I haven’t been able to get that idea out of my mind. Every turn I take, decision I make, etc. I find God asking me that same question, in this season more than ever!! What a unique and precious season this has been.
“Tori, do you love me more than your plans?”
“Do you love me more than your comfort?’
“Do you love me more than your desire to be…
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I've been back in my hometown for less than a week now. I have spent the last three weeks in Elgin Illinois training with international teams. We sat together for hours learning about culture shock, cross-cultural communication, security realities, self-care, what it means to make disciples, and all kinds of different things in hopes of preparing us for our perspective fields. There were days when I didn't think it was possible to fit anything else in my mind. God met me in those weeks. He gave me rest and fresh perspective. And though God taught me, immensely through these classes, I was…
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Ubuntu: I am because you are. The idea that a person is a person through other persons is more than a poetic philosphy in Africa spirituality, it's a way of life! My first encounter with Ubunutu was nearly four years ago and I knew, with absolute certainty, I'd be back in that place. God has been faithful to that dream and I cannot wait to back on African soil!!
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