The summer after my freshman year, after I got back my week in Juarez, Mexico, I participated in a youth ministry that was formed out of the Wesley Foundation called Youth Caravan. During the summer 4-5 college students spend the summer in the "Red Stripe Van" going around to different youth groups ...
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Wrapped Up, Tied Up, Tangled Up, In Jesus | Jamaica
I went to Jamacia previously when I was a child, however returned twice while I was in undergrad on two separate one week mission trips over spring break with the Wesley Foundation. I decided to combine both trips into the same post as, though they were different, they were quite similar ...
Walking Home For Christmas
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina rocked the south, and especially New Orleans, causing significant damage. At the time, I was at Auburn and the university closed for a few days due to the storm but we received no extensive damage. Heartbroken over the tremendous loss, people around the country found ways ...
A View of Cielo | Juarez, Mexico
When I was a freshman I had an opportunity to go on my very first mission trip. Until that point, my perception of mission trips were that they were only for "older" adults, and that really that just meant going to the Holy Land during the fall for a sightseeing tour of the faith or that the main ...
Ladies, Hands Up!
Friend·ship [frend-ship]noun1.the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value aperson's friendship.2.a friendly relation or intimacy.There are several people that make it into our lives for simply a ...
Serving Locally | Ransom Cafe
I love serving people. I have a passion for missions, especially out of the country endeavors for those in countries far less fortunate than the one we reside in. There is simply something about meeting a need that fills me with the most inexplicable joy. I have had the wonderful privilege through ...