Hello everyone! I am excited to announce that I am back from China and can't wait to share with you what I experienced. I actually got back on Thursday morning, but with the adjustment to life in the states I have been extremely busy. Today I plan on starting to post on a daily basis again. I ask that what you read about my China trip you respect and don't share with everyone. There are a lot of personal things I talk about in that post and I really poured my heart out.
What should you expect? I journaled every day while I was in China and each day I tried to be as detailed and as informative as I could be. I loved journaling every day and some of that love came from knowing that I would be able to share it with you.
I want to warn you, it is very long. You might not want to read it all in one setting. It's nearly 17,000 words and 39 pages double spaced.
I can't wait to continue to encourage anyone who reads this and anything that I post.
If you want to hear more about my experience, feel free to reach out to me!
I write for one reason, and that is to encourage others, give perspective, and get people excited about their faith.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Saturday, May 12, 2018
The Skies
As I sit in the Detorit airport this morning awaiting my departure, I could not be more excited. It was hard saying goodbye to my parents when they dropped me off this morning, and it was incredibly hard to say goodbye to Jennifer last night. I still can't believe that the day is here for me to go on my trip.
My first stop at the airport this morning was to Max & Erma's. I was hungry and got some bomb French toast. As I was sitting in there I decided that I was going to do my bible reading and journaling for the day.
I came across a verse in Psalms that was perfect for me today and for the trip.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1)
As I board the plane in a couple of minutes and travel across the country and then to the other side of the world, I know that the skies proclaim the work of his hands. God has his fingerprints all over this trip and I could not be more excited to experience what he has planned.
Next stop: Los Angeles, California
Thursday, May 10, 2018
My fortress
As I sit in Starbucks and write this post, I can't help but have my mind wonder. There are so many things to think about. This is my last time in Mishawaka for almost a month...I leave for a three and a half week, 8000 mile + trip across the country and then to the other side of the world...I will miss my family, my friends and my girlfriend so much. There are just so many things that are flowing through my mind and my thoughts.
Reading through my bible this morning, I came across a verse in two different books that both talked about how the Lord is my fortress. I knew that is what I was going to encourage you with today.
This post will be short, but I hope it's uplifting and reminds you that the Lord is your fortress.
I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (Psalm 18:1-2)
The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10)
For me, I was encouraged by this because it reminded me that the name of the Lord is a fortified tower, my rock, my fortress, my deliver, the horn of my salvation and my stronghold. My Lord is so many things and everything that I need. That is what I needed to hear as I prepare for my trip. My prayer is that you needed to hear that with whatever you are going through right now.
Reading through my bible this morning, I came across a verse in two different books that both talked about how the Lord is my fortress. I knew that is what I was going to encourage you with today.
This post will be short, but I hope it's uplifting and reminds you that the Lord is your fortress.
I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (Psalm 18:1-2)
The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10)
For me, I was encouraged by this because it reminded me that the name of the Lord is a fortified tower, my rock, my fortress, my deliver, the horn of my salvation and my stronghold. My Lord is so many things and everything that I need. That is what I needed to hear as I prepare for my trip. My prayer is that you needed to hear that with whatever you are going through right now.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
A fierce lion crouching down
Do you ever feel like the enemy is out to get you? The enemy is at work and is out to get you every single day. I believe that sometimes you don't even understand or notice the enemy at work. I think a lot of that depends on your relationship with Christ. If your relationship with Christ is very strong you are more likely able to distinguish what is evil and what comes from God. If you're relationship with Christ is so-so and like a rollercoaster, you sometimes understand what is going on, it's just not all of the time. If you don't have a relationship with Christ or if it's not very strong, I believe you are still able to distinguish between right and wrong, you just have a different understand about what is going on and a different meaning behind everything.
For me, these past couple of months, being where I am at spiritually (still nowhere near perfect or even close) I have been so much more aware of the work of the evil one and the work of God. My understanding of so many things makes so much more sense me. I know what is bad, and what is a sin, and I don't want to be a part of it. I want to be as obedient as I can possibly be by doing the right thing and loving God with all my heart. I struggle to put the feeling into words. I just feel like I know what is the right thing based on my relationship with Christ and all I want to do is the right thing all of the time.
This all goes along with feeling God's presence all the time. God is omnipresent meaning he is always present everywhere. It's difficult to feel His presence at times, but when your relationship is stronger, you feel it all the time. But that might be different for you. God works in mysterious ways.
The enemy is no joke. The enemy is out to get you in whatever way that the enemy can. By attacking your weaknesses and trying to get you where you are vulnerable.
I call on you, My God, for you to answer me;
turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Show me the wonders of your great love,
you who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in you from their foes.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings
from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me. (Psalm 17:6-9)
This is a prayer from David. He is calling out to God making sure that He hears his prayer. David is longing for God to show him the wonders of God's great love. David wants to continue to be the apple of God's eye and is taking refuge in God. He wants to be in the shadow of God's wings and wants to be hidden from the wicked who are out to destroy me, and from his mortal enemies. I love this because it's how we should all be. We should call out to God, asking for his hedge of protection from the wicked and from mortal enemies all of the time. When we do that, we are more aware of what is happening around us and rely on God more.
The close up their callous hearts,
and their mouths speak with arrogance.
They have tracked me down, they now surround me,
with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
They are like a lion hungry to prey,
like a fierce lion crouching in cover. (Psalm 17:10-12)
The enemy is ticking out down. Like a hungry lion. I am sure you have seen those shows on Animal Planet that shows lion's tracking down and chasing their prey. It's so intense stuff! Those suckers are mean and will wait for the prey to be in the open, ready to be attacked, and then they do it. That is what the wicked do and the evil one does. Hides and waits for us to be open for attack and then attacks us.
Rise up, Lord, confront them, bring them down;
with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
from those of this world whose reward is in this life.
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
may their children gorge themselves on it,
and may there be leftovers for their little ones.
As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. (Psalm 17:13-15)
David is crying out to the Lord to rise up, and to bring them enemy down. He wants to be saved from such people who are so wicked and evil. God will give the wicked what the wicked deserve and it will fill their bellies. When he closes with saying that "when I awake," I believe David is talking about a spiritual slumber that we are all in. When we awake from it, we will be satisfied with seeing God's likeness. That is true satisfaction. The true satisfaction only comes from God and nobody nor anything else.
My prayer for you is that you can be alert and recognize when the enemy is trying to attack you. When you recognize that, you rely on God more and when you do that, your relationship with Christ will soar to new heights.
Tame the lion with your obedience to rely on God.
For me, these past couple of months, being where I am at spiritually (still nowhere near perfect or even close) I have been so much more aware of the work of the evil one and the work of God. My understanding of so many things makes so much more sense me. I know what is bad, and what is a sin, and I don't want to be a part of it. I want to be as obedient as I can possibly be by doing the right thing and loving God with all my heart. I struggle to put the feeling into words. I just feel like I know what is the right thing based on my relationship with Christ and all I want to do is the right thing all of the time.
This all goes along with feeling God's presence all the time. God is omnipresent meaning he is always present everywhere. It's difficult to feel His presence at times, but when your relationship is stronger, you feel it all the time. But that might be different for you. God works in mysterious ways.
The enemy is no joke. The enemy is out to get you in whatever way that the enemy can. By attacking your weaknesses and trying to get you where you are vulnerable.
I call on you, My God, for you to answer me;
turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Show me the wonders of your great love,
you who save by your right hand
those who take refuge in you from their foes.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings
from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
from my mortal enemies who surround me. (Psalm 17:6-9)
This is a prayer from David. He is calling out to God making sure that He hears his prayer. David is longing for God to show him the wonders of God's great love. David wants to continue to be the apple of God's eye and is taking refuge in God. He wants to be in the shadow of God's wings and wants to be hidden from the wicked who are out to destroy me, and from his mortal enemies. I love this because it's how we should all be. We should call out to God, asking for his hedge of protection from the wicked and from mortal enemies all of the time. When we do that, we are more aware of what is happening around us and rely on God more.
The close up their callous hearts,
and their mouths speak with arrogance.
They have tracked me down, they now surround me,
with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
They are like a lion hungry to prey,
like a fierce lion crouching in cover. (Psalm 17:10-12)
The enemy is ticking out down. Like a hungry lion. I am sure you have seen those shows on Animal Planet that shows lion's tracking down and chasing their prey. It's so intense stuff! Those suckers are mean and will wait for the prey to be in the open, ready to be attacked, and then they do it. That is what the wicked do and the evil one does. Hides and waits for us to be open for attack and then attacks us.
Rise up, Lord, confront them, bring them down;
with your sword rescue me from the wicked.
By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
from those of this world whose reward is in this life.
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
may their children gorge themselves on it,
and may there be leftovers for their little ones.
As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness. (Psalm 17:13-15)
David is crying out to the Lord to rise up, and to bring them enemy down. He wants to be saved from such people who are so wicked and evil. God will give the wicked what the wicked deserve and it will fill their bellies. When he closes with saying that "when I awake," I believe David is talking about a spiritual slumber that we are all in. When we awake from it, we will be satisfied with seeing God's likeness. That is true satisfaction. The true satisfaction only comes from God and nobody nor anything else.
My prayer for you is that you can be alert and recognize when the enemy is trying to attack you. When you recognize that, you rely on God more and when you do that, your relationship with Christ will soar to new heights.
Tame the lion with your obedience to rely on God.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
How do you know you are doing right?
All throughout my life it has been easy to look at people at then come up with an almost immediate judgment about them and what type of person they are. You look at the clothes they wear and our minds are so brainwashed that we immediately categorize people based on what type of clothes they are wearing, what type of car they drive, where they live, etc. We are simply brainwashed by the ways of the world.
I have gotten better at this in my own life, but I am still so far from perfect. When I used to notice people who were way different than I was, I would say something about it. As I learned that I was judging and that judgment was wrong, I started to hold my tongue. I learned that even when I wouldn't verbally say anything, I was still thinking things that I probably shouldn't have thought. You could say that judging is a sin, along with desire, and desire comes from what you think. Regardless if I was saying something or thinking something, I wasn't loving everyone as a child of God. I could say that I was, but I wasn't all in. I was like half way. I was lukewarm and that is not the type of Christian that I want to be.
Picture this situation. You are at a festival in town and people from all over your city are in fellowship, eating, walking around, etc. Say that there is a concert going on and there is an open seat beside you. We've all been in that situation before, hoping that someone who is outgoing and attractive sits by you. As the seating begins to fill up, you realize that someone is bound to sit beside you right away. You see a homely looking man, dressed in raggedy clothes, and he might smell a little bit, but seems to be super nice. You understand that he is nice, but you don't want him to sit by you. You start looking around for someone who you want to sit by you instead of this homely looking man and you see someone attractive, well-dressed, and someone you would way rather sit by. As the well-dressed person is a couple of rows back, you go out of your way, leave your row, and tell the person you have an extra seat, leaving the homely looking man with nowhere to sit. The attractive, well-dressed person turns out to be arrogant and doesn't want any part of you and never thanks you. While the homely looking man kindly tells you to have a nice day and to enjoy the concert.
Let that settle in. How often in your lives do we show favoritism to someone because of what they are wearing or what they look like. Yes, I understand that as humans, we are attracted to attractive people, but sometimes when you rely on how things are supposed to be, you miss out on so many things that could be.
When I think about a trip I took to Chicago two weeks ago, I think of all the homeless people I saw on the street and how I didn't really say anything to them besides telling them I didn't have money to give them. It breaks my heart. I wish more than anything I would've had a conversation with at least one of those people.
Apart form being homely looking I think of obesity. It's so easy to immediately judge someone who is obese. I guarantee that every single person who is reading this post has seen an obese person at some point in your life and had the thought: "I hope they don't get stuck by me." It's a little less room, but whatever! We are not supposed to show favoritism to anyone. Favoritism is forbidden.
This topic has a special place in my heart since my trip to Toledo last Thursday. Every person that we saw on the street that day was different that I was and was a complete stranger. But as soon as you converse with them, you realize how unique of an individual that person is and you learn a little bit about their story. You have to remember that there are no outsiders to Christ's love. Even when we as Christins proclaim to love our neighbor as ourself, that means everybody. There are no outsiders. God made each and every person different and in his own image. We are all special, all different in our own special ways, and all are blessed even though some might not believe it.
My main point is that when you are really loving your neighbor as yourself, you are doing right. I really don't know about you, but I want to do what is right, I long to do what is right, I long to be obedient to God in every aspect of my life that I can be.
Here is the scripture to go along with what I just said. I am going to conclude with that. I hope that this post encouraged you to not show favoritism, and that hopefully you start to think a little differently, along with the idea that when you love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing right.
Favoritism Forbidden
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing the fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my dear brothers and sister: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong? If you really keep the royal law found in scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right. But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just as one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, "You shall not commit adultery," also said, "You shall not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs judgment. (James 2:1-13)
I have gotten better at this in my own life, but I am still so far from perfect. When I used to notice people who were way different than I was, I would say something about it. As I learned that I was judging and that judgment was wrong, I started to hold my tongue. I learned that even when I wouldn't verbally say anything, I was still thinking things that I probably shouldn't have thought. You could say that judging is a sin, along with desire, and desire comes from what you think. Regardless if I was saying something or thinking something, I wasn't loving everyone as a child of God. I could say that I was, but I wasn't all in. I was like half way. I was lukewarm and that is not the type of Christian that I want to be.
Picture this situation. You are at a festival in town and people from all over your city are in fellowship, eating, walking around, etc. Say that there is a concert going on and there is an open seat beside you. We've all been in that situation before, hoping that someone who is outgoing and attractive sits by you. As the seating begins to fill up, you realize that someone is bound to sit beside you right away. You see a homely looking man, dressed in raggedy clothes, and he might smell a little bit, but seems to be super nice. You understand that he is nice, but you don't want him to sit by you. You start looking around for someone who you want to sit by you instead of this homely looking man and you see someone attractive, well-dressed, and someone you would way rather sit by. As the well-dressed person is a couple of rows back, you go out of your way, leave your row, and tell the person you have an extra seat, leaving the homely looking man with nowhere to sit. The attractive, well-dressed person turns out to be arrogant and doesn't want any part of you and never thanks you. While the homely looking man kindly tells you to have a nice day and to enjoy the concert.
Let that settle in. How often in your lives do we show favoritism to someone because of what they are wearing or what they look like. Yes, I understand that as humans, we are attracted to attractive people, but sometimes when you rely on how things are supposed to be, you miss out on so many things that could be.
When I think about a trip I took to Chicago two weeks ago, I think of all the homeless people I saw on the street and how I didn't really say anything to them besides telling them I didn't have money to give them. It breaks my heart. I wish more than anything I would've had a conversation with at least one of those people.
Apart form being homely looking I think of obesity. It's so easy to immediately judge someone who is obese. I guarantee that every single person who is reading this post has seen an obese person at some point in your life and had the thought: "I hope they don't get stuck by me." It's a little less room, but whatever! We are not supposed to show favoritism to anyone. Favoritism is forbidden.
This topic has a special place in my heart since my trip to Toledo last Thursday. Every person that we saw on the street that day was different that I was and was a complete stranger. But as soon as you converse with them, you realize how unique of an individual that person is and you learn a little bit about their story. You have to remember that there are no outsiders to Christ's love. Even when we as Christins proclaim to love our neighbor as ourself, that means everybody. There are no outsiders. God made each and every person different and in his own image. We are all special, all different in our own special ways, and all are blessed even though some might not believe it.
My main point is that when you are really loving your neighbor as yourself, you are doing right. I really don't know about you, but I want to do what is right, I long to do what is right, I long to be obedient to God in every aspect of my life that I can be.
Here is the scripture to go along with what I just said. I am going to conclude with that. I hope that this post encouraged you to not show favoritism, and that hopefully you start to think a little differently, along with the idea that when you love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing right.
Favoritism Forbidden
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing the fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my dear brothers and sister: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong? If you really keep the royal law found in scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right. But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just as one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, "You shall not commit adultery," also said, "You shall not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker. Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs judgment. (James 2:1-13)
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Every good and perfect thing
Recently, I had my perspectives a little thrown off. I was wrong and I will admit it. This past school year was a year full of ups and downs. Somedays things couldn't go any better, and others, it was the worst thing ever. Over and over agin that would happen and I never really figure it out. I always thought God was testing because I would like to think I have a pretty strong relationship with him.
There was a particular moment about two-three weeks ago where I was so frustrated and fed up with some people. I had just recovered from food poisoning and all I wanted was to sleep so that my body could rest up but that is not what happened. I love my guys on B3 (the floor I have lived on the past two years at Bethel) but I was frustrated with them. I felt like crap and all I wanted to do was sleep.
Long story short, I eventually got to go to sleep around 2 a.m. and woke up at 7:45 a.m. the next day to meet with a mentor of mine. As we were talking he asked me how I was and I told him about the previous night. I told him that as I was laying in bed, frustrated because of how loud it was, I was trying to take the high road by not reacting and not saying anything that I would regret. I read the text that I sent to me girlfriend, and I was like, here is what I sent to Jennifer.
"As I lay here, sick, tired and frustrated, there are so many wrong ways in which I want to react right now. But I am not going to. I am going to take the high road, and what happens, happens. I think God made me sick and tried to test me when I was at my worst for a reason."
That is where I was wrong. Yes, I believe I did the right thing by not reacting, but I was wrong thinking that God got me sick and tested me when I was at my worst. It really caught me off guard when Red (mentor) corrected me with this one.
He told me that he was proud of me for not reacting but he said I was wrong to an extent. He remained me of a passage in James 1.
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Them, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us brith through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created. (James 1:13-18)
I was reminded that every good and perfect thing comes from God. What I thought God was using against me was not from God.
So next time you’re being tempted, remember that God is not tempting you.
Every good and perfect thing comes from above.
There was a particular moment about two-three weeks ago where I was so frustrated and fed up with some people. I had just recovered from food poisoning and all I wanted was to sleep so that my body could rest up but that is not what happened. I love my guys on B3 (the floor I have lived on the past two years at Bethel) but I was frustrated with them. I felt like crap and all I wanted to do was sleep.
Long story short, I eventually got to go to sleep around 2 a.m. and woke up at 7:45 a.m. the next day to meet with a mentor of mine. As we were talking he asked me how I was and I told him about the previous night. I told him that as I was laying in bed, frustrated because of how loud it was, I was trying to take the high road by not reacting and not saying anything that I would regret. I read the text that I sent to me girlfriend, and I was like, here is what I sent to Jennifer.
"As I lay here, sick, tired and frustrated, there are so many wrong ways in which I want to react right now. But I am not going to. I am going to take the high road, and what happens, happens. I think God made me sick and tried to test me when I was at my worst for a reason."
That is where I was wrong. Yes, I believe I did the right thing by not reacting, but I was wrong thinking that God got me sick and tested me when I was at my worst. It really caught me off guard when Red (mentor) corrected me with this one.
He told me that he was proud of me for not reacting but he said I was wrong to an extent. He remained me of a passage in James 1.
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Them, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Don't be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us brith through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of all he created. (James 1:13-18)
I was reminded that every good and perfect thing comes from God. What I thought God was using against me was not from God.
So next time you’re being tempted, remember that God is not tempting you.
Every good and perfect thing comes from above.
Friday, May 4, 2018
Looking for volunteers!
As I sit here this evening starting at my computer screen, I really have no idea what I should blog about. I read my bible but there wasn't really anything from tonight's reading that jumped off the page for me. That is a rare occasion too. I can usually pick out at least one thing that I can use to encourage you all.
So I titled this post "looking for volunteers," because I need some help. For those of you who don't know I will be going on a trip to China from May 12th-June 6th. I will not be able to bring my computer because I don't want to worry about bringing it to the other side of the world. The main reason though is that we are not supposed to connect to wifi while we are over there.
Since I won't have my computer and will not have access to wifi, there will be no blog posts unless I get some volunteers. I am not saying that you have to or anything but if you feel you have something on your heart that you want to share, I would love for you to share it.
It can be anything. A cool story that you have. A bible verse. Something that you read. If God used something to impact you, I believe that you can use that to impact someone else.
If you are interested. Get a hold of me if possible. I would love to hear in advance so that I can get it arranged for someone to get the blogs posted for me while I am gone.
I hope and pray that God brings some people with cool stories and encouragement to not only help me out, but to help the readers out.
So I titled this post "looking for volunteers," because I need some help. For those of you who don't know I will be going on a trip to China from May 12th-June 6th. I will not be able to bring my computer because I don't want to worry about bringing it to the other side of the world. The main reason though is that we are not supposed to connect to wifi while we are over there.
Since I won't have my computer and will not have access to wifi, there will be no blog posts unless I get some volunteers. I am not saying that you have to or anything but if you feel you have something on your heart that you want to share, I would love for you to share it.
It can be anything. A cool story that you have. A bible verse. Something that you read. If God used something to impact you, I believe that you can use that to impact someone else.
If you are interested. Get a hold of me if possible. I would love to hear in advance so that I can get it arranged for someone to get the blogs posted for me while I am gone.
I hope and pray that God brings some people with cool stories and encouragement to not only help me out, but to help the readers out.
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