A letter to Passport Immersion 3rd generation/ World Race Gap Year 1st Generation:   To my brother and sisters, it's only been two weeks since our departure from the O'Hare airport, and yet I am missing your faces almost as…

Over the course of this trip, many of us have seen the truths in humanity that seem to be universal. A smile, for example, bridges all languages. A simple hug displays love just the same.  I witnessed a universal heartache…

Long time no blogs. Oops Our time in the Philippines has come to a close. However, today I am filled with happy memories and celebrations from our time there. Specifically, my heart is with the typhoon victims that we met…

After being on the field for almost 5 months now, the term “#missionarylife” has become a comical expression used among our community to refer to things that just don’t happen at home, or at least not as often.  * Not…

Typhoon Yolanda is recorded as the worst natural disaster in the history of the world. There are over 16 million people affected, 6,155 people dead, 4.1 million people displaced, and 1.1 million houses damaged or destroyed as a result of the…

There is surely something to be said about community. In the past 4 months, we have laughed about things nonsensical. We have grieved the hard losses. We have been in the presence of the Holy Spirit together. We have been…

          It’s about 2 am. The smoke is still in the air. The explosions are still lighting up the sky and the sounds are still amid the streets. It is indeed a New Year. The group…

There is a young girl that attends the school that my team tutors at. Her name is Althea. Rather than teach her, she has taught me more than I could have imagined.  She teaches me in the afternoon at the…