Its 11:13 p.m. here, so I’ll make this short and sweet: I MADE IT TO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA!!!! All of my flights went well. My plethora of bags and bicycle made it. Customs was a breeze. That’s not to say the last twenty-five hours weren’t emotional. Leaving my family was crazy hard. Getting harassed…
Author: Abi
Elite mountain bike racer, data science student, former teacher...
For Two Years…
In Philip Keller’s book on Psalm 23, he exposes the sheep in all its insufficiency, helplessness, and utter dependence on the shepherd. There are certain points in life where my own insufficiency, helplessness, and utter dependence on the Shepherd are displayed in all the brilliance of a glaring neon sign. Ugly. I don’t like this….
Beauty?
Whatever happened to beauty? We create fake art, entertainment designed only to create an adrenaline rush that is forgotten soon after. It is full of human ugliness, destruction, and death. Now, certainly, there is room for ugliness; if only to show beauty in redemption. Maybe I’m disillusioned. Maybe I just long for real beauty. Or…
The Messiness of Life
Packing for two years is messy business. Socks. Sandals. Sheets. Shampoo. Sweatshirts. Shorts. Tossing clothing from the drawers into the middle of the room, and then into the already-overflowing duffel bags is stressing me out. Then, when I finally have an item checked off of the list, I realize that I need to wear those…
We the People…
…of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” In my high school days, I was…
A Relaxing Weekend
In the last two months of my time here in the U.S. before moving to Tanzania, I know that my priority needs to be on relationships. Because of that, I took Friday and Saturday off work to be able to join my family and the Keefer Creek Baptist Church family on their annual camping trip,…
A Little Light…
I spent this weekend at Miracle Mountain Ranch for their Media Summit and had the opportunity to learn from several incredible photographers, including Nate Weatherly (of Nate Weatherly Photography). Many of the sessions focused on the importance of light, which has clear application to Scripture’s identification of Jesus as the light of the world. The…
Ministry Update: Tickets and a Special Request
I have exciting news!!!! I have my tickets for Tanzania! And housing… I think! And…the opportunity to go to language school for the first month I’m there! From my NTM Ministry blog: It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord provides and works things out for His glory! As of today, I am officially…
Vanity Fair
As a ten year old reading Pilgrim’s Progress, I found Christian’s many stops on his journey relatively uninteresting, not grasping Bunyan’s wisdom or insight into the many things that can distract a Christian in his or her walk of faith. Now, fourteen years later, I get it. I can look back and see where I have…
Staying Focused
At church this morning, both Tim and John spoke about influences. What voices in the cacophony around me are influencing me? Am I heeding the quiet voice of wisdom, or am I too caught up in what my friends, co-workers, teammates, etc. are thinking of me? I know the answer, whether I care to admit it…
Ride Fierce Racing 