Category: Puerto Rico 2023
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Lessons from the Mission Field: Control
I’m a planner. I like to know details, and for important things, always have a method to succeed. I’m okay with being flexible and adjusting as needed. But if I can be prepared, I will be…with any possible scenario. Just call me the “mom friend” of the group, packing extra of everything in case we…
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Lessons from the Mission Field: Dependence
This lesson is my favorite because it was also the most complicated. This mission trip required two things of me: 1. Dependence on God Trusting Him for protection and provision. For Him to have control and do what’s best. For Him to use the work we did for His glory. Scripture reminds us of who…
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Lessons from the Mission Field: “Being Good Enough”
In a conversation last December, I explained how global missions are not my thing. I proceeded to give a long list of requirements it’d take for me to go. A few days later, unbeknownst to my friend and me, our church announced a trip that checked all the boxes. I knew it was from God…yet…
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The Rainbow in Rincón
Puerto Rico missions 2023: There’s so much to unpack (besides my suitcase), so my posts won’t be in any specific order. On the last day of the mission trip, our team sat in amazement at what God did in this community. Yet we felt unsettled with the unknowns as we took our final drive out…
Consider the Joy 