After nearly four months of preparation, I’m finally going to Swaziland.  I raised full support, got shots, insurance, said my goodbyes, and am now sitting in Gainesville, GA at training camp, hours from traveling to the airport.   Although I  expect the Lord to do some magnificent things in Swaziland, He has started preparing my heart already in the States.  He’s forced me to give up on some comforts already, one of them the comfort of a warm night’s sleep.   When we got to our cabins, I noticed quickly that...

Hey Everybody! This first week of training camp has been very uplifting and challenging.  When I first got to the airport and met my team we were told that we needed to find our own way to an address in the middle of Atlanta.  When we finally got there we found out that it was a homeless shelter.  Once we put our bags down and ate we were informed that we were going to spend the night on the streets of Atlanta.  The temperature was below freezing and we were not prepared for the weather.  Our team learned how to work well together very quickly.  I learned a lot...

Upon arrival at the airport I was nervous about meeting the team I would be living in community with for the next three month. Little did I know that would be the first f many challenges i would be overcoming this week. The first night for example, I had to let go of my pre-conceived idea that I would be sleep in a warm bed for a solids nights rest, I soon found out that was not going to to be the case. Instead, we were split up in groups of about ten and sent out to the streets of downtown Atlanta to brave the cold and become homeless. Our team met many of the men who sleep in the cold...

“I am what it sounds like when you sing Heaven’s song. I am what it feels like when Heaven comes down. I am what it looks like when God is all around.”   What a breathtaking concept! The God of the universe who holds all of heaven and earth in his hands,could display his glory anywhere, and yet, he delights to display his glory in me. Through Jesus, God has broken my chains of humanity and offered me access to the very same power that raised Christ from the dead. Tomorrow our team is heading to Swaziland. We are embarking on an adventure that God has created us for....

Hey Everyone! Today is the big day when I’ll be leaving training camp in Gainsville, Georgia and heading to the Atlanta airport to fly to Johanesburg! From there we have about a five hour drive to reach our new home which is a small town near the city of Manzini. I am very excited! This week at training camp has been really great. I have loved getting to know my team better and learning about their backgrounds. It already feels as though we have known eachother for months instead of days. We have faced many new and unexpected experiences together which has brought us even...

“Joy. I feel joy. I feel really happy. You will be filled with joy. I see you dancing and laughing, full of joy! All will see and know you have the joy of Jesus in your heart as you pass them by.” These words were spoken to me Wednesday night from a couple different people. We all got a chance to practice listening to God’s voice for our brothers and sisters. The Spirit was powerfully moving through us and speaking words of truth and healing.  Most of my life I believed my joy would only grow with older age. As if age was the magical key to me turning into a joyful...