Author: Adventures

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a huge animal lover. Most of the time it’s a blessing. While other times it is not so much. Those of you who have been to Africa will know, loving animals is not quite so much a blessing here. The people treat their animals as….well…. animals. Which is doable until it gets to the point where it’s literally beating their animals. This is what I encountered the other day. We were traveling back from ministry in Manzini and we saw this man beating his dog. I’ve never seen it to this extent though. I’ve...

Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever circumstances I have. I have learned to live with almost nothing or with everything. I have ;earned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.Philippians 4:11-14

Opening our eyes…. What does that really mean? Opening your eyes? Cause our eyes are open constantly- almost 16 hours a day or so. But isn’t it amazing how you can walk the same path, to the same place, every day for a month and yet never notice the people you pass or the beautiful tree you “see”every day but dont really?   God opened my eyes the other day. I have beeen walking the same way for a month and a half, passing the same houses and same people and I’ve even noticed the houses. But never has it crossed my mind to go see who lived there and say...

You are constantly surrounded by people. You are constantly surrounded by opportunities. Opportunities to invest your time and love in people, the best investment you could ever make. You have the ability to change lives, no matter where you are, no matter who you are around. God has the ability to touch people through you, through your love, and through your words. I have been learning a lot about encouragement and love, and the tremendous power both of these things have to strengthen relationships, to build people up, and to glorify God. God made us all differently and perfectly, and he...

You are constantly surrounded by people. You are constantly surrounded by opportunities. Opportunities to invest your time and love in people, the best investment you could ever make. You have the ability to change lives, no matter where you are, no matter who you are around. God has the ability to touch people through you, through your love, and through your words. I have been learning a lot about encouragement and love, and the tremendous power both of these things have to strengthen relationships, to build people up, and to glorify God. God made us all differently and perfectly, and he...