Hey everyone! 🙂 It is already Thursday again. I seriously cannot believe it. Time flew so fast this past week. Crazy crazy stuff. This whole experience so far has honestly turned my world upside down about what missions really is and what god expects from us. I came here thinking I was going to change the world and be out none stop, But god had different plans for my group and i. It has been very still and quiet. God has taught me to be still in his word and trust him in what he has for me down here in Guatemala. I have begun to know Christ as a friend again and wow that’s an amazing...

Hola Amigos!   I haven’t written a blog in two weeks! I have been very ill for quite sometime. From rashes, parasites, a fever, ear infection… I know the doctor here by name. I was beginning to question why the lord even wanted me here in Puerto Barrios. I’d like to share an experience with you all. When I first went to the hospital here, I went to the free clinic (my choice). I was put into a large room with an assortment if different patients. The woman next to me was vomiting off the side of her bed, a lot. She had this pile of puke that was just on the floor. The...

Its been hard to put my thoughts together that I may write a blog. So here are the thoughts that come to me as I type. It may look a bit scattered:  I am physically exhausted and spiritually tired. I haven't been spending enough time with my Daddy. I feel the weight of trying to cram everything I can in one day. I want to be the kind of leader that I would follow. I want to set an example of what a man of God looks like that is chasing after God. I give all I have and now I feel spent. I am also sick. It has been tough to find the resources to get all my duties done when I haven't...

Buenas! We arrived in Guate City on September 6th. It was such a beautiful weather. But after a 4 hour drive, we finally arrived to Puerto Barrios and it was HUMID. Our living situation is good — bunk beds and decent showers with occasional showering outside due to no electricity and too many girls going after 1 bathroom.  But I LOVE it. I love not being in my comfort zone and living my life here in Puerto Barrios. It’s only been more than a week but we have gone to many places. From all the places we’ve gone, I can give you word snapshots of what Puerto Barrios looks...

Wow, it feels like its been so long and that so much has happened since i last wrote. I probably have a few stories I could tell you all, but since my time is limited I just want to tell about one experience. This week we visited the garbage dump. In this dump many people live and rummage through the trash trying to collect things to recycle and sell. Now, I have seen poverty before but this took it to a whole new level. You just wouldn’t believe it! Just imagine the worst landfill you’ve ever seen. The worst smell. And to top it off, a dead horse, and 20 vultures eating it, in...

               When I heard we were going to visit the garbage dump to talk to the people who lived there, I was excited. Since this is my second time in Central America and having seen how much trash just lies around in the streets, I imagined houses being built from scrap metal right by the mounds of trash. What I saw was exactly what I imagined, but I was still surprised by the reality of it. Our friend Kevin (he is a 19 year old missionary from Guatemala who is living with us) told me that people live there because they...