The Messy Missionary

In preparation for embarking on my 10 months in Zambia, I decided to read a couple books to get me pumped up to be a missionary. Amongst...

As I sit here in my hammock under the plumeria trees in my front yard, I come to a realization: I’m still just as much of a mess as I was...

And just like that, my time here in Zambia is halfway over. At the risk of fulfilling every cliché there is for SMs by saying so… it...

I’ve expressed to some of my family and close friends that I feel like my life is on hold; that I’m just waiting this year out to be able...

Why am I here? What’s God’s plan for these nine months? Am I really changing lives? How many more days can I live without eating Taco...

Have you ever heard of the Myers-Briggs personality test? You know, the four letters that sweet, minimalistic introverts always seem to...

I am starting to get used to the routine of working in the clinic, eating nshima for lunch, and smashing spiders in the meantime. I have...

I’M WRITING TO YOU ALL FROM ZAMBIA!!!! My trip began early this past Sunday morning and I arrived Monday evening in Lusaka after four...

I need to start out this blog with a rather cliche statement of: I never in a million years thought I would ever be a student missionary....