The Mind of Christ
How to even recap one of the most incredible trips of my life. I just spent the last two weeks in Switzerland learning about Jesus and serving refugees. I attended CIMA Schweiz 2018 in Walzenhausen, Switzerland, a conference that focused on the theme of “Jesus is Mission.” While that may sound like a huge theme to cover, let me just assure you…it was! What an incredible jam-packed week it was with lots of well-known and knowledgeable speakers as well as time in small groups and solo for deeper reflection. Christ-followers came from all over the world from Chile and Argentina to Germany... Read more
Not to be anxious or anything...but…
For me, the hardest commandment in the Bible is Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” During the poorest portion of my life, I experienced bloody nail bed-grade levels of anxiety. I worried about where will I stay, what will I eat, how will I live. However, I was never left alone or helpless because God was with me and I had a community of people around me who loved me. Where will I stay? One day over a five-minute conversation before a poetry class, I was told I would have to drop... Read more
Bonding and Reflecting
What an incredible, jam-packed, and inspiring last few weeks. Since I posted last, a lot has happened in terms of my integration with the ministry out of my church and in terms of finally serving in a capacity with some responsibility. Here is an update on what I have been up to over the past several weeks. Hosting a friend from Holland My host family and I hosted a friend from Holland for two weeks while he and I served as monitors at an English summer day-camp. I was surprised to find that not only does Hans love the Lord, but he is in the midst of strongly considering leaving his job... Read moreLiving a LIFE with hands open...
Hello bloggys. Question: Do you have some big decisions to make? Perhaps you’re a graduating high school senior and it’s time to decide on a college. Or you’re a graduating college senior and it’s time to look for your next steps. Or, you’ve already made all these decisions, perhaps even a long time ago, and your grown comfortable or uncomfortable with where your life is. Or you’re very content with your life but still wanting a soft heart to hear the Lord’s voice. I hope this covers everyone. If it by chance didn’t, this is still for you too. This past week I was able to attend CHALLENGE... Read more
When God meets you in the darkness
Hello all! This is a re-post from my newsletter from this past month, so if you recieve my newsletters, go ahead and skip this blog ;) I've been in Berlin for almost 5 months now! It's been a crazy time of learning and growing and being humbled and stretched by the Lord! It's also been wayyy too long since I've written anything on my GoCorps blog, so here is some of what the Lord has been teaching me in the last month :) Migraines are not a fun time. I think anyone who has ever had one can definitely agree with that. For me, I get nauseous, I get sweaty and feverish, I either lose my... Read more
Walking & listening & loving & learning
I met Martha on my 2nd evening on the Camino. I had heard about her earlier that day from Meghan, an engineer from South Africa who I ended up walking the later half of the day’s route with. She had asked me if I’d met Martha from Georgia yet, and explained that she was an older woman carrying her husbands ashes with her to Santiago. She ensured me that I would meet Martha soon because “Martha met everyone.” Meghan wasn’t wrong- that evening as I walked down my albergue’s staircase, I heard a woman at the front desk explaining (in English) to the owner of the establishment (who only spoke... Read moreAccents
Y'all, I think I've been away from the South too long. Today at the center where I teach English, we had a short term team of Americans come to visit and help out. I didn't have a chance to talk to them at first, but I overheard bits and pieces of their conversations with our regular Wednesday morning students. The American visitors all had pretty strong accents, so I was trying to guess where they might be from. I thought maybe they were all from the Midwest. I was wrong. They're from Mississippi! An accent I should have been familiar with! I laughed to myself when I realized that I could no... Read moreFirst Blog
Hi friends! My name is Daisy and I am a graduate of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. I will be going to Croatia through One Collective to work with the Roma people for 2 years! Missions has always been a big part of my life. I was blessed to grow up in a home where my Grandmother and Mom always emphasized the importance of international missions. My first experience with international missions was in 2014 on a week trip to Romania to work with the Roma (Gypsy) people. I initially went because I love travelling, and experiencing new things, but after going my eyes were opened... Read more
You Make me Brave
I have been working in the realm of anti-human traffiking for well over a year now. It is not anything like what I would have thought it would look like or be like. Media and movies play up this image and idea of these extreme and rare cases as the norm. More often then not what is trapping these women is the lies about thier worth and thier purpose on this earth. It is not a simple solution to just "get them out". Usually they are supporting thier kids, thier parents, and probably other family members as well. Just the other week we talked to a women who is working on the street because of... Read more