I'm ready.

In just two days I will be on a plane headed for Latin America. I'm going there to love people; prostitutes, drugs addicts, children without families, the lonely, the hurting, the afraid. God is sending me on a mission to help those who need hope and that desire love. In addition to this, I will also be meeting my daughter. I'm battling the anxiety of leaving my family for 10 days, but I'm excited about what God has in store and I'm ready. I know that amazing things are going to come of this trip- I know that God has great things in store for my team and I and for the people of Latin America.


Trips like this change you. They always do. You come out of them different on the inside. It's a beautiful transition, although not an easy one. My month-long mission to the Philippines as a teenager changed me more than any other single event of my life. God did a work in and through me that is still indescribable. It was a time of total selflessness, the most challenging work I've ever forced myself to do, shocking discomfort, and a reality check like nothing I'd ever known. It was so intense, in fact, that I couldn't bring myself to talk about it for weeks afterward. When an individual is so deeply impacted in such a way, it is sometimes difficult to relay to other people. Trips like this, they're beautiful. But in order to get to the beautiful you first have to peel away the thick, calloused, ugly layers that we all possess. Still, it's worth it.


I will update when I am able to. Until then, thank you for your prayers!