For some reason, “you only live once” (YOLO) has become our catchphrase here in Guatemala…here are a few YOLO moments from the past 2 months: – Is this water safe to drink? – What is this fruit? Should we eat it? – Ice cream twice in one day! – I haven’t showered in 15 days (*cough* Jacob) … – Holding random cute animals in the dump – There’s jellyfish in the ocean? YOLO! *dives in* – (After getting stung by a jellyfish) should someone pee on it? – Taking a shower outside in a thunderstorm –...

I honestly don't have the words to describe what's been happening here in Guatemala, so instead enjoy several pictures from whats been happening here 🙂

“One of the most difficult things in the Christian life is being hungry and full at the same time.” – Bill Johnson In the natural, you get hungry by not eating. In the supernatural, the more you eat, the more hungry you become. I think this week I finally began to understand this. Our worship times have become so intimate and awesome – you can physically feel the presence of God, chains are broken and truth is spoken, and it ALWAYS rains (I just think that’s cool). It’s not about just singing words anymore, it’s about joyfully celebrating who God...

No regrets. I don’t want to look back and say to myself “I wish I would have” and I feel like that has fueled my obedience to God. I don’t want to have any regrets and I am committed to saying “yes” to whatever God asked me to do no matter how impossible it seems. The answer is always going to be yes. To say that I stand in awe over everything he is done in and through me and where he has taken me within the last couple of years is an understatement. I don’t even have words to begin to explain what has happened. I can only laugh because it’s...

The Craziness, Part 1: Happy Birthday America! I’ve never celebrated a holiday in another country before – and July 4th was quite the holiday to celebrate outside of the US. Like typical Americans, we went to the beach for the day! This was probably my most eventful July 4th ever. Eating authentic Guatemalan food in the rain after swimming in the ocean and getting stung by a jellyfish (don’t freak out mom, I’m fine!), surrounded by stray dogs and random chickens. That’s right, chickens. On the beach. And later that night we consumed as much pizza and soda as...

I think it’s time to call out the truth. If we’re honest there are people in this world that aren’t easy to love. That are termed ‘Unreachable’. There are people out there that we have decided don’t deserve Gods mercy, that don’t need our time or ministry. Well newsflash…YOU don’t deserve Gods mercy. I don’t deserve it. My neighbor’s sister does not deserve and that is why Gods mercy is so beautiful. It’s time we call out the hidden places in our hearts that have determined who is worthy or more deserving. We say that...