travel

11 months ago i sat in the boston airport wondering if i would be able to get on that plane to c h i l e – because i didn’t want to go – and now, 11 months later, i’m sitting in the boston airport … read more

in the original NES zelda, as you start your quest, an old man says it’s dangerous to go alone, take this! and you get the master sword. because every hero needs a good companion. this is my final team change, leaving world race teams and … read more

at the beginning of the race, we were each given a key with a word on it – a word that people had prayed for and felt God gave them for us.   the word on my key? g r a c e.   g … read more

nabbingo, uganda … honestly, i feel so content with this month. we pulled up into nabbingo after about a 12 hour bus ride, meeting our hosts on the side of the street in the dark. pastor moses, who rode with us from rwanda, introduced us … read more

i’ve spent most of my life being miserable in the every day, yet somehow looking back with fond memories – and this month i’ve had to wonder how this is possible? i spent the majority of this month struggling through each & every day feeling … read more

you would never know that in 1994 neighbor against neighbor dead bodies lining the streets   1994, it’s hard to place that as recent – until you see the color photos and kids sprawled in the dirt in their nike shoes.   there’s a peace … read more

kabuga, rwanda month 10 – and i am overwhelmed. this is going to be a very difficult month for many reasons, mostly what is required of us every day (long ministry days), and because of some of the physical requirements (i.e. hiking up a mountain … read more

the question we all ask ourselves – what next? the thing that kept me from coming on the race for so many years was a different question: how do you ever come back from something like this? and here i am, two months left, and … read more

weary [adj]: reluctant to see or experience more of; worn out, a pair of old tennis shoes falling apart.   the thing is i don’t want to go home but i don’t want to be h e r e , (i do, i do, i … read more