One of the many highlights of the #AfricaWH blogger trip for me was meeting Jerry. He’s an orphan living at Destiny Villages of Hope in Uganda, thanks to Operation Baby Rescue (a World Help initiative). After watching this video about his story, I think meeting...
Today was a one of the most difficult and most anticipated days for me on this trip. It was difficult because I knew I’d be visiting the Kigali Genocide Museum. It’s a memorial built to help Rwanda (and the world) never forget the tragic history that...
I’ve thought a lot today about legacy. We went to a service this morning in Kampala at a church plant started by some pretty special people. These young men and women were all former Children of the World choir members. Each of them participated in the World...
I think I came in to our agenda for today expecting a huge God-moment. You know the kind I’m talking about. That moment when it feels like the entire revelation of God’s will for the whole world just pours out on you. It’s that moment you end up...
The blogosphere doesn’t need another “fly in the eye” story about how bad it is for orphaned children in third-world countries. I don’t know about you, but these stories just beat me down, leaving me with a bad case of compassion fatigue. And...
I’m telling you now, I’m gonna be a wreck. Has it really been four and a half years since my first mission trip to Africa? That trip broke me in ways I never could have imagined. It changed the course of my life forever. It lit a fire in me not only for...
