Himalayan Foothills Adventurer in East Ais
My Letter to Future Goers
Dear future goer, You must have a million thoughts running wild in your head about what life overseas will look like, how different it will be, and how much your life is about to change. I'm sure you have beautiful ideas of how you will impact many people with the Gospel, and be an invaluable asset to your team. You ARE a valuable asset to your team. The Gospel WILL change your environment, and you'll get to be a part of it. Your life IS about to be incredibly different. But most likely, none of these things will go quite as you expect. If I can impart just two nuggets of truth that were... Read more
little ship heart
"Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves, ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim." Vicki Harrison Growing up along the ocean, water analogies often connect my heart with greater truths about God and life's realities. Here is an original thought piece back from March that is rather unedited, and rediscovered this morning. I couldn't have known those months ago that my heart would need to read this again today. So here I will share it with you, because maybe healing happens when we open our hearts together. little... Read more
White as Snow
My team is asked quite often, "what do you do while you're in the mountains?" To be quite honest, I think the answer to this question became even clearer to me this past trip. So if you are in the good company of the many people wondering what keeps my team here, and what causes us to travel into the mountains whenever we can, please listen to this story, and let me know what you think: Like most of our trips, this one was full of driving. We drive from village to village, singing and lifting up the people who live in the houses that we pass by. The weather here is turning from winter to... Read more
The King of Open Doors
This past year could be described as a year full of doors. A couple doors that I really wanted to walk through closed, and some doors that I could not have even dreamed up opened. Some of my favorite stories from this year are about the doors that look shut at first, but Father surprises me by opening them in a way that glorifies Him. I certainly did not think I would be moving to this country, there were moments when I wondered if support would come through in time, and continual trusting Him as I walk into the unknowns of starting a new life overseas. One of the most profound, and literal,... Read more