• Pictures from Africa

    Here’s a small sampling of pictures from Africa

  • Month of Thanksgiving – days 4&5

    4 – thankful for my massage therapist.  Not only is she great at what she does, I consider her a friend, and she’s a Christian! 5 – thankful for the learning opportunities offered through my denomination (Foursquare).  Just finished a class called Life-Long Learning, not sure what’s next, but I’m…

  • Live with Abandon

    song in my heart today…

  • Month of Thanksgiving – days 2&3

    Day 2 – thankful for my MS support group.  Even though MS doesn’t bother me anymore, it’s still nice to get together with people you have something in common with. Day 3 – thankful for my church!  God is up to something with New Voice Church and I’m excited to…

  • Month of Thanksgiving – day 1

    I did this all November last year, seems like a good tradition to start. Today I’m thankful for life God has given me.  I know that’s vague.  But just in general, even with the ‘bad’ things that have happened, I’m grateful for the masterpiece God is weaving together.  It’s an…

  • One week later

    Hard to believe I’ve already been home from Africa a week! I miss the people I met, both my teammates and people of Africa.  Seeing/witnessing the miracles (see last entry). Normal just seems, well, boring.  I think I’ve been ruined for it!  Every time I go on a trip, I…

  • Miracles

    Africa already seems like it was a different life.  Was I really there just a couple days ago?  Or was it all a dream? I’ve got pictures and blog entries to prove I was there.  But it seems like it was an out-of-body experience.  Hard to explain. I thank God…

  • Africa – Days 10 & 11

    Oct 24, 2p, Chicago Airport Almost home! What a wonderful trip! Can’t believe its just about over though. Not ready to get back to the normal life. After 11 days of nonstop adventure, the thought of getting back to work seems dull. I want to do this (mission trips) more…