writing feels like a doorway to my heart- like if i could put the magnitude of my emotions on a thin piece of paper then all is right! but these days telling the story of my life feels a little bit more tender and a little bit more difficult. how can i capture it all? where is the time to drive a car around the pathways of my mind and note them down on a crinkly map?
but todays a good day! truly! i saw my friend smile when nobody was looking as she looked at the sky. and i hear giggles echoing once again!
two weeks ago (I’m counting the days since I’m on crutches now!) my squad and I were doing ministry in north carolina and were caught in a landslide. I jumped off a flight of stairs to escape a building as hundreds of trees and rocks and water pummeled towards the cabin we were in. I sprained my ankle really badly and most of us all genuinely thought for about an hour that we were going to die. i don’t know why the Lord saved us and i don’t know why we were there in the first place! but i do know He has taught me the beauty of dependency and the reality of death- it has lost its sting! He is faithful and He is kind and He protects His children so wonderfully. my squad was rescued and driven back to gainesville and took a few days to process. the Lord showed up and moved in beautiful ways!!
we have been praying for north carolina and partnering with our ministry hosts from there to bring relief. there are many who lost their homes and even their lives in hurricane helene. we believe God is a God of redemption and just as He redeemed us after being caught in the same natural disaster, He is faithful to do it for every other person in north carolina!
we are now in guatemala, our first country, and so excited to partner with the ministries here. my team and i are working with Academy of Future Leaders Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. AFL is a local ministry in Parramos and we will be helping teach! Tuesdays, my team is working with Birdhouse ministry in Acatenango and helping plan activities for the kids and partnering with what they’re already doing! They’re building homes for people in the community and our team is so excited to
partner with both ministries and see God move.
anyways, i’ve learned that there’s a still small whisper of dependency that echoes down from heaven’s throne room. oh to be a child! the narrow path has footprints where Jesus has carried me through the dirt. there’s tears cried together sowing songs of joy as He’s danced me through the hurt! affection spills out of the river of delight and paves pathways of provision- deep calls to deep at the roar of His waterfall! the wave of his love washes over me!
and theres a beauty that comes from crumbled walls where all that remains is the gaze of love.
and im captivated!
the Lord is on the move! in the states! in guatemala! to the ends of the earth!
He is worthy to receive His full reward!
but todays a good day! truly! i saw my friend smile when nobody was looking as she looked at the sky. and i hear giggles echoing once again!
two weeks ago (I’m counting the days since I’m on crutches now!) my squad and I were doing ministry in north carolina and were caught in a landslide. I jumped off a flight of stairs to escape a building as hundreds of trees and rocks and water pummeled towards the cabin we were in. I sprained my ankle really badly and most of us all genuinely thought for about an hour that we were going to die. i don’t know why the Lord saved us and i don’t know why we were there in the first place! but i do know He has taught me the beauty of dependency and the reality of death- it has lost its sting! He is faithful and He is kind and He protects His children so wonderfully. my squad was rescued and driven back to gainesville and took a few days to process. the Lord showed up and moved in beautiful ways!!
we have been praying for north carolina and partnering with our ministry hosts from there to bring relief. there are many who lost their homes and even their lives in hurricane helene. we believe God is a God of redemption and just as He redeemed us after being caught in the same natural disaster, He is faithful to do it for every other person in north carolina!
we are now in guatemala, our first country, and so excited to partner with the ministries here. my team and i are working with Academy of Future Leaders Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. AFL is a local ministry in Parramos and we will be helping teach! Tuesdays, my team is working with Birdhouse ministry in Acatenango and helping plan activities for the kids and partnering with what they’re already doing! They’re building homes for people in the community and our team is so excited to
partner with both ministries and see God move.
anyways, i’ve learned that there’s a still small whisper of dependency that echoes down from heaven’s throne room. oh to be a child! the narrow path has footprints where Jesus has carried me through the dirt. there’s tears cried together sowing songs of joy as He’s danced me through the hurt! affection spills out of the river of delight and paves pathways of provision- deep calls to deep at the roar of His waterfall! the wave of his love washes over me!
and theres a beauty that comes from crumbled walls where all that remains is the gaze of love.
and im captivated!
the Lord is on the move! in the states! in guatemala! to the ends of the earth!
He is worthy to receive His full reward!