Updates From:
Cara
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As we were flying home they kept handing me food. Here’s a three course meal and a snack and another snack and a different dessert. I laughed about it with the attendant, but was hurting for the children who I know will go without.…
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Our first night in Mombasa, as we were eating dinner I got to talk with a young woman about some cultural differences between those in her community and mine. The purpose of the conversation was to get students considering the contrast between their lived…
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There is a lot that I don’t say out loud. As children we are told in many ways that we shouldn’t speak. Old adages like “children should be seen and not heard.” Or “when you’re older you’ll understand.” The way I think these concepts…
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Last week we visited a church in Kampala. The pastor of this church is someone that is currently visiting in the states so I had the opportunity to meet him. The church that he pastors is surrounded by make shift structures, children with blank…
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For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one…
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While we were in El Salvador we were able to run a camp for teens. The teens were poured into in the mornings and evenings with God’s word, food and our whole team loving them. We would spend time together asking questions and praying…
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Two days ago we visited a slum to pick up trash. As we walked the streets and talked with people, it humanized and personalized the struggle of extreme poverty to a little boy in a spiderman Tshirt with a wonderful laugh. There was an…
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During the weekend of 14/15 of June we were able to visit our church partner in East Tennessee. The majority of the population of the church there are Spanish speakers. It was a humbling experience to be in a place where I was not…
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For the past two days I have been able to serve at Nashville Rescue Mission. In total we were able to help serve 450 people a meal. In addition to my fellow interns, there were 10 students and 2 leaders from their group who…
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In order to serve Jesus well we have to know what He expects from us. Our first morning together Erin led us in a study of Deuteronomy 10:12-22. She encouraged us to be focused on engaging with the Lord to become the resource that…