Rest and be refreshed, these are the words written on the welcome notes delicately placed on my bedside table upon arrival of the Adventures Guatemala Base last Friday. Three words I hadn’t even contemplated during my preparation for the trip.…

My heart is overwhelmed upon meeting 13 year old Francesca, a little girl staying with Kellie and the crew here at the Adventures Base in La Antigua, Guatemala. Kellie met Francesca almost 4 years ago when her World Race team…

Over a delicious Pollo Campero Happy Box meal, my buddy Gabe and I discussed the difficulties of living in such a transient community. Gabe as a long term missionary has seen plenty of people come and go. In my position,…

Saturday I decided to take myself on a hike. Because I don’t often do things completely alone, I chose to go on a trail I had previously explored. I estimated my journey would take an hour to reach the falls.…

Some days it’s harder to remember my why, for whatever reason today is one of those days. On days like today, it’s good to go back and reflect on God’s goodness, His provision, His timing, and His perfect plan. On…

I’m continually in awe of the Lord’s provision! It’s amazing to see what unfolds when I walk in obedience, how He shows himself in the smallest of ways. Some of you may remember a blog I wrote before the Race…

I was picked up from the airport one Monday afternoon last month by a young lady I’ve had the privileged of doing life alongside for the last year, but something in her had changed. This was the same girl who…

Last week I led a short term mission trip of 43 high schoolers from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Phoniex, Maryland to Hilton Head, South Carolina. Here is one story of how the Lord taught 16 year old Sophie, when…

  Now that I’m home from the World Race, I oversee a discipleship program called the Center for Global Action (CGA). The CGA is a community of young people (apprentices) being equipped and activated in their calling while strengthening their identity…