Hello from Iringa!Language school started on Monday so I am officially learning a few Swahili words. Some of my favorites are the word for horse, the word for spider, and the word for goat. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to spell them yet so it might be best for you to look them up on…
Live Beautifully
Fires of the night Burning bright Beacons of blessing Bearing hope Innumerable Astounding Creation reveals Mighty hands Shaping this, our world Crafting life Brilliant beauty Shows His love Live beautifully Reflect Him.
I Made It!
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…
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…
Ride Fierce Racing 