Last week, our squad experienced the first wave of the infamous international stomach issues. I’ll spare you the details of 13 girls in the mountains of Ecuador running to the bathrooms … Read more about Food Poisoning and our Worldview
Love Over Language
All those years of dull high school classes of Spanish conjugations finally came to a reality when I stepped foot into the country of Ecuador. Something I checked off my list of required school … Read more about Love Over Language
What Jesus Would Look Like with a Mask on
Photos of dancing in a field with underprivileged children, buying an assortment of fruits from the bustling city market, painting the walls of an inner-city orphanage. The concept of … Read more about What Jesus Would Look Like with a Mask on
Apple Seeds and Fabi’s Old Brown Shoes
It was another sunny morning at Casa Blanca, the warm house of Mabe and Fabi, we were bustling around expectant for our breakfast. We always eat out in the front yard on the little patch of white … Read more about Apple Seeds and Fabi’s Old Brown Shoes
Ecuador: the Small Haven in the Clouds
06/01/2021, no it is not June, but how we write the date in Ecuador! That’s right, on the 6th of January, about 30 excited, anxious and loud world racers stepped our first step into Ecuador. … Read more about Ecuador: the Small Haven in the Clouds
Transitioning
Life right now is blurred between busy shopping in my home town for last-minute items to rushed tears outside the terminal with my family. To flights that so effortlessly breeze over half the … Read more about Transitioning
The Birds, Jesus and I
Ever since I was a child I wanted to be a bird. My adolescent eyes would gaze up at the sky to see their wide open range and feel envious. I had this deep, internal craving for freedom. So elegant and … Read more about The Birds, Jesus and I
Healing Generational Gaps With a Drill and Hammer
“You kids make me excited for the world again” Words from an elderly volunteer that have stuck with me for the past week. These past two weeks we’ve had the the … Read more about Healing Generational Gaps With a Drill and Hammer
Jesus was anti-racist, we should be too.
a note from earlier this week: “Today my heart is heavy. I’m confused, angered and frustrated. Frustrated about the ignorance of our society to the racial injustices all … Read more about Jesus was anti-racist, we should be too.
