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Wrecked by love
My life story – as far as my faith is concerned – is pretty routine. I grew up in a Christian home and probably knew what Jonah and Ninevah meant before I knew the current president or the capital of …...
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A great failing
“One of the great failings of the American education system, in our view, is that young people can graduate from university without any understanding of poverty at home or abroad. Study-abroad programs...
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Heart-sick for Thailand
Today my heart is homesick for Thailand. In church this morning we sang a song that was one of my “Thailand” songs. The one that was on my training playlist for the Bangkok half marathon, the one that...
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One year ago
One year ago today, I stepped off a plane alone in Thailand. I had no idea why I was there, other than this crazy notion that for some reason, the Lord wanted me there. I had no idea what I … Continue...
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A journey of simplicity
I’m currently rereading all my journal entries from Thailand. I’m reading them to remind myself of all that I learned there, of what life felt like a year ago. Reading them in America is…interesting....
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Wondering
At times I wonder about my life. About 5 or 10 or 15 years from now. About how my past will fit into my future, about how grad school became a part of the plan for my early(ish) 20s. About … Continue...
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The question in my head
I recently found myself writing a question over and over in my journal…the same question I had written right after I got home from Thailand…a question that has swirled through my head every day since…a...
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The feeling of coming home
Waking up in a sun-filled room, the familiar sound of motorbikes whirring by on the road outside. Instant smile lands on my face. I am back. Back in Thailand. In Pattaya. In a place that feels like a...
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Mission trips: What we’re doing wrong and how to get it right
As a Christian, I’ve done my fair share of short-term mission work…local community projects, hurricane relief in New Orleans, half a year spent in Thailand. And I never once questioned whether I should...
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I forgot {week two}
This week I was reminded of how small I am in the face of the very real problems that exist in this world. Overwhelming problems. Dangerous problems. Complicated problems. I study human trafficking, so...
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