Eden - North Africa Updates

The One that Doesn't Compare

By on September 30, 2017 Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Africa - North

As I started out this week, I got the feeling that it was going to be long. I don't mean that one day would be rough and I would wake up on Wednesday and be fine. All week long was a perpetual struggle. Why? Because comparisons are awful. Early in the week I received a text from a fellow Goer in my cohort who was excited to share that they had reached 25% of their goal. This was AMAZING news, and I am so glad that he is pursuing and reaching the goals God has set before us for fundraising. However, I couldn't help but stop the nagging feeling that my 19% wasn't good enough. I had been working… Read more >>

The One Where I Was Called

By on August 29, 2017 Track: Compassion - Justice Region: Africa - North

Welcome to my Go Corps Blog! I am so excited to be writing this first post! This is also my first time blogging EVER, and I look forward to sharing with you my adventures through this new medium. In a few short months I will be headed out to live and work in a Muslim country. For those of you who don’t know or remember, I had the honor and privilege of studying abroad in the Middle East in 2015. That experience changed my perspective and helped mold my passions. Now, I am returning to the region to work with refugees for two years. I have no doubt that this work will be challenging, but I… Read more >>