Albania; Month 6! This month was full of... Team SONshine headcount! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... We left Meagan in Turkey. Did you say Albania has the most coffee shops per capita in the world?!! *cue Lizzy McGuire soundtrack’s This is What Dreams Are Made Of!* Bedroom’s in the library, brooms in the tree, and the “club” is actually the kitchen. In regards to constant community- “yeah guys, I reach my maximum and then Sat...
At Launch, a period of training in Atlanta, Georgia right before my squad and I headed to our first country for The World Race, we were given journals that bare the title, “The Journey.” These journals were given to us in hopes of helping us to process each and every month and they ask us various questions such as, “what made you feel alive this month?,” and “what will you do next month to become more of who you want...
My time in Albania has been unlike anything else I’ve experienced thus far on The Race. Jumping from Asia to Europe provided a huge culture shock and it definitely took some time to acclimate. This month, month 6... which is still INSANE to say, my team and I have been living at and serving with IPA Tirana (International Protestant Assembly). Ministry this month has consisted of engaging with 9th through 12th gra...
Hello there all you WONDERFUL readers!! I pray you are having a FAB-TABULOUS day and that you’re keeping warm wherever this day may find you! I am currently in Tirana, Albania and it is most definitely my coldest month of The Race so far, but that’s okay because it has allowed me the opportunity to wear sweaters and fuzzy socks!!! Today officially marked the Halfway Point for my time on The World Race... yep you r...
It’s true that I’m already in month 6 of The World Race in the AMAZING country that is Albania, but I just couldn’t NOT come through with your’s, mine, and everyone’s FAVORITE monthly blog... my wrap up blog!! So you can rest easy again friends because IT’S HERE, enjoy!!! Month 5: CAMBODIA! This month was full of... New month. New country. New team. Well hello there SONshine!! You ate a tarantula?!?!...
We recently wrapped up our time in Cambodia, and after 3 flights, 2 layovers, and 1 unexpected but quite amusing day in Turkey... I’m writing this from ALBANIA!!! My time in Cambodia was life changing. It is a beautiful country full of beautiful people that completely captivated my heart! Month 5 of The Race has been my favorite so far and I will never forget my time spent in Cambodia or what the Lord taug...
This month my team and I are serving in a small village about an hour tuk tuk ride outside the city of Siem Reap. One of our first days in the village we had the opportunity to walk to the home of a local woman in the village so that we could pray over her and her children. Our translator and point of contact in the village, Sam, told us that the little girl had lice and that from scratching her head she had rubbed h...
February 8, 2019; day one of ministry here in Cambodia. This month my (new) team and I are doing village ministry in Tapouk, a small town about an hour tuk tuk ride outside of Siem Reap. I’m still overjoyed when I think about that day and would go so far as to say that it very quickly became one of my favorite days on The Race so far! We began Friday morning with a short tuk tuk ride to Victory Church, o...
Month 4: VIETNAM! This month was full of... Goooooooodd Mornnninnngggg VIETNAM!! We made it... wait not yet, still not yet, STILL not yet... okay NOW we made it!! “Rain rain go away that’s what all my teammates say.” Rice noodles, rice crackers, rice dumplings, rice... rice. Do we have any idea what we just ate?! (please don’t be dog, please don’t be dog, PLEASE don’t be dog)... ignorance is bliss I suppose. *...
“I’m sorry God we should have done so much more.” As I sat mulling over this thought in my head I immediately pulled out my journal and words met paper that completely changed my mindset. Taking part in what is known as ATL month (Ask the Lord) my team and I were responsible for coming up with what we would be doing for ministry each and every day while in Vietnam. I remember when we first found out that ...