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Give it all you got

June 4, 2012
Adventures
Training Camp

Worship. There are many ways to do this. Holding your hands to the sky. Flat on the floor. Jumping up and down. Standing completely still. Swaying. Again, there are many ways. And God has been teaching me how to really praise Him! I needed to get over the whole, “What are they going to think of me? Are they gonna find me weird if I put my hands in the air or close my eyes as I am singing.” That is NOT why we worship our God. It’s not about what others will think of you. It’s not about ‘looking good.’ It’s about a one person audience. It’s...

Jai Ho!

Jai Ho! (Slumdog Millionare anyone?) I have probably said this phrase far too much without knowing what it actually means. Thankfully, the meaning didn’t turn out to be insanely offensive or inappropriate. The Hindi phrase Jai Ho basically translates to “Victory”. These past few days at training camp the idea of having victory has been a pervading theme in my own heart. When praying in preparation for India, I specifically desired that our team would be unified like the believers in Acts. Here’s the thing, the Holy Spirit has done some crazy work in bringing us all...

Take My Hand

Our first meal as a team, we were already laughing to the point of tears, and I knew this group of women is divinely appointed. Of the 6 college students and 1 team leader that make up our team, I am the youngest, and I celebrated my 20th birthday on June 2. My team made the day so special. From the time I woke up with balloons on my bed, to sharing a delicious birthday cake under the tent we constructed that night, my sweet teammates did their best to make the first day of my twenties memorable. Although we are each from a different state and have a different sum of experiences that make...

I AM A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH

This is a declaration. Unknown to me, declarations have been a huge part of my life for a while. Declaring things about myself, about my friends, about my family, about who I want to be and where I want to go, and about God has shaped the way I see and perceive my world. Declaring Jesus as my Lord and Savior has been the most powerful declaration of them all; it’s the one that has led me here, to the 2012 training camp for the Adventures in Mission Summer Passport trips. These declarations, these words that we say, breathe life or death into the world. We either create...

Just the Beginning

Today is the last full day in Barasat, Kolkata. It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but God is preparing me and my heart. I haven’t cried- I mean I’ve teared up a few times, but I haven’t grieved. Grief is necessary, when it comes to leaving this place. God has shone through hard times, hard- hearted people, broken kids, bad circumstances, sickness and even death. There’s been growth. There’s been joy. There has been love. Those things weren’t here before we came. All of it came from the Lord- ALL OF IT. This was not an easy four...

How Do I Say Goodbye?

April 28, 2012
Adventures
Closing Thoughts

It all began the other day when I was sitting in the room at Asha next to Jared. I dont remember any of the other circumstances except that before I knew what was happening Salem was sitting in front of Jared asking him The Question. “You leave 7 May?” And so it began. “Yes. Yes, we leave 7 May. No, we will never forget you. Yes, we want to come back. No, we don’t know when.” I was joking around with Beulah in the kitchen when all of a sudden she was asking me if I would forget her. I asked her if she would forget me. How could I forget? How...

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