On the plane coming to the Philippines, I was journaling my volunteer experience thus far. I had just cried so much saying goodbye to my parents and in my journal speaking to God I said, “…but it’s just me and You for a little…I wouldn’t mind if You let me know in some small way that…
It was the first morning of my 10-day vacation in Cambodia. It was hot, and I was jet-lagged. Phnom Penh swirled around me as my friend pointed, shared, and advised our way to the café for breakfast. I felt like my brain was a half-mile behind my body, so I developed a survival skill that…
Life in Tokmok has been an adventure. Just crossing the street to go to the store is sometimes the most adrenaline-inducing part of my day! One day, I saw a young boy running with his cow down the street, just as naturally as though the cow was a pet dog. The season is changing into…
It has been a whopping 38 years since I walked the streets of Haad Yai, Thailand as a Student Missionary. As anyone can imagine, a lot of life has taken place from that point on which has made the beautiful details fade. However, Thailand and its people are forever close to my heart. For years afterward…
Nursing in the jungle is like nothing else. There is no Google searches or doctors just a phone call away. There are no clean hospital beds that move at the touch of a button for the patients comfort. There is no PYXIS stocked full of the latest and greatest medications. In fact, we are grateful…
Coming to Korea, technically under the label of “missionary” nonetheless to work while getting paid enough to pay back my student loans, i didn’t really know what to expect as a servant of God. Many “friends” on Facebook didn’t hold back from mentioning either, how I would only be considered a missionary once I was…
A friend of mine remarked on our “fruit-full life” in Thailand. When I heard that, I said to myself, yes, working here does give us many blessings, not the least of which is the fruit. Where else, I asked myself, could I enjoy a variety of luscious tropical fruits year round? Certainly not in Tennessee…
I just love a blank canvas! It’s the artistic part of me that begins to imagine what I can do with the space in front of me. It can be any space from a small piece of paper to actual walls. My imagination and the intent of the picture I am about to paint or…
Being in a different culture and having to assimilate is never an easy thing to do, in my opinion. I have been in South Korea for about two months now, and am still adjusting and trying to make the pieces to the puzzle fit. I am truly thankful to God, though, for bringing me into…
For a long time now, I had been praying to God to give me opportunities to be able to share His message with others. I have been a Seventh-day Adventist all my life, so my circle of friends and family are predominately SDA, making it difficult to share the gospel. Well, now that I am in South…
