Beca 2 Brazil

  At any given point of life, there are probably hundreds of people on the planet who, if given the opportunity, you would come to love.   Some people never get the chance to travel and meet most of them. They live in their small corner of the world and reach their capacity to love at a young age. They love the few they know, they love their life. They are content with what they know. Their life, in this aspect, is simple. They simply love where they are and who they know.     Then there are some, those of us who are blessed to travel. To travel is to love. To love new people, new places and new realities. The hard part of loving so much more of the world is that, you can only be in one part of it at a time. The world is vast, and my love for new parts of it grows every time I set foot on a plane,    but that love is double-sided. Yes, it is sweet and soul-thrilling but it can also be heart wrenching and painful to love so much. To have so many people who...

       Time is flying by, andI feel like the days and weeks have blurred together these last few months. I have about a week left here in Indiana before I return to Maryland for a few weeks. My current plan is: May 31: return to Maryland June 5-10: Candidate school at BIMI in Tennessee  July 25-Aug. 5: Short term medical missions trip down the Amazon September: start traveling full time on deputation!         Currently, I am packing and finishing out the school year. I am going to miss my kids here at Faith so much. I have grown to love them and they have certainly taught me many things about teaching and myself. This time spent teaching has been of the Lord. I am reminded everyday that, His ways are higher than mine. If you have known me any length of time, you may have heard me remark at one time or another that, ‘I will never teach,’ or ‘Teaching just isn’t for me.’ Well, friend, I have learned that not only can I teach, but I can als...