stop and sit awhile
The other day I was headed out for my run in the morning at the stadium near my house. I love running. I used to hate it, I actually used to despise it, running used to control me. Now in…
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it’s just the beginning
The past year of living and serving in Haiti has been something I feel like I’ve been waiting and preparing to do for my entire life. I cannot believe that my year as a Lumos scholar has come to an…
Mukwano
Mukwano means friend in the local tribal language called Luganda. I have this mukwano. She is beautiful, strong, honest, and kind. I met her 5 years ago when I was first in Uganda. She works at a shop in town…
A Bug’s Graveyard: RIP
After spending a little over a week in India, we have officially moved into our apartment. Out of the four interns placed at our office, I was the third to arrive. The fourth, Emma, arrived a few days after me.…
Hola Papa Dios
“Hola Papa Dios” – “Hey Papa God” Words from our four year old to start off a prayer. It was just like any other night, we were all gathered in the living room upstairs and it was time for our…
Settling in at HEAL
At HEAL we have 80 kids in preschool, 65 in childcare, several women in our artisan program, and around 75 staff members. There are always a lot of people on the property, which means a lot of people for our…
Finally Arrived in India.
*this post was originally written on September 26, but posted on October 1, because wifi in foreign countries is tricky* I can barely keep my eyes open, although it feels like all I’ve done in the last 24 hours…
step by step
She is raw and restless but she has received her rescue. She is safe and that is what matters most. This is what we hold onto each week, each day, each hour. She has received her rescue and she is…
No Hurry in Africa
There is a saying here that states “there is no hurry in Africa,” and it’s true. Uganda does not run by the clock or a need for efficiency It feels as though everything here takes at least twice…
the quirks
Sometimes I take a step back and think about all the crazy little things that make up my day to day life here that have just become normal to me. I realize that if I were…