WARNING: these are some of my raw, unedited thoughts that I am sharing to show the ways my heart and perspective has changed.  Please honor these stories and the perspective I’ve gained.   *names changed for privacy purposes*   “Forgive yourself for not knowing better until you knew better.”  A quote my college roommate frequently shared with people and always stuck with me.   It has been about a mo...

Hello everyone! I am safely back home, soaking up time with family and friends as I prepare to leave again in a month! Throughout this journey, I kept a list of stats, for the fun of it, check them out bellow!   Countries: 14 (including layovers in Columbia, Mexico, Switzerland and London) Planes: 15 Buses: 52 (Roughly) Ubers and Taxis: Too many Beds slept in: 29 Time on a bus: 256 hours (Roughly...

We made it! The World Race is completed and my squad is stateside! As I am processing and debriefing in Georgia, I remembered this note I wrote myself back in May, when I was being trained to squad lead. I wanted to share it with you all, and thank you again for following my journey.   "A letter to Madison, for the end of the race"  May 26 Dear Madison,       Congratulations! You made it to the end of the...

(Originally posted 10/19/22) I remember one day when I was in elementary school, my mom and I went to pick up my sister from practice.  She hopped in the car and told us how her day was, and proceeded to tell us about how that morning before school started, she told someone about Jesus under the bleachers.  I thought to myself “how. freakin. COOL.”  I had always wanted to tell people about Jesus and they always to...

(Originally posted 10/13/22) I am currently in the Malealea Valley in Lesotho!  The past week has been full of morning jogs, lemonade packets, bonding with our four guard dogs, hikes to surrounding villages, soaking in the views, learning to cook, a long day of horseback riding, and much more!   This month I am with an organization called Africa for Jesus.  A typical ministry day here in the valley loo...

(Originally posted 9/29/2022) This past month I have had the opportunity to serve alongside one of the Adventures in Missions bases, in Eswatini!  Some fun facts about Eswatini are: It is Africa’s last absolute monarchy. They celebrated 50 years of independence in 2018. This is also when they changed the countries name from Swaziland to Eswatini. The Ngwenya Mine can be found here and it is the oldest mi...

(Originally posted 9/28/2022) You may notice that the fundraising bar has reappeared at the top of my blog…this is because I'm going back out on the mission field! In December I will return home and spend a month with my family and friends. A few months ago as I prayed into what comes after these 11 months, God kept saying “You're not done yet.” I knew He'd have me doing more missions, I just wasn't sure where or ...

(Originally posted 8/1/2022) I used to think of this book as a chore…a thing I must check off my checklist, in order to reach salvation. My eyes were shielded by fog. I didn’t ask, and so I didn’t see clearly. When I began to place myself in situations to learn about it, I gained knowledge. I understood better the things I didn’t understand before. But still, fog covered my eyes. I needed revelation. I had knowled...

(Originally posted 7/11/2022) While in Costa Rica in April, I had done a deep dive on suffering for God.  I was intrigued by the way James, 1 and 2 Peter, Romans, and many other books of the Bible talk about how enduring our trials and sufferings produce perseverance, and grow us in our faith.  It is so easy to be joyful in seasons where we can so clearly see the Lord working, but difficult when we're in a season ...

(Originally posted 7/1/2022) Coincidence: "A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent casual connection" Intentional: "Done on purpose; deliberate" After graduating college with a degree in Deaf Culture and American sign language, I was called to leave the states to serve and reach people around the world; rather than working with the people group I had spent four years building con...