Last Monday at 5:00AM, we headed out from Unity CRC in Prinsburg, MN, and drove the 11 hours to Stevensville, Michigan, for the Solid Rock Youth Group Mission Trip. Why our hometown? Because of the short amount of time we have been here and because most organizations need applications in at least by March, we…
Back to the “intentional” blogging, though it may take a turn here and there… So what’s new? Well, we are resting in waiting. I’ll be honest that sometimes I get a little restless in wondering what God has up His sleeve for us, but those moments only last for a short time and am able…
More lessons learned… Something I have been more and more convicted of in the last few months and especially after returning from Belize, is how we take some truths in the gospel to be “gospel” and other truths to just be “suggestions.” If we believe that the Bible is absolute truth, then why do we sometimes…
While in Belize, I learned a lot about perceptions. Perceptions of who people are, can be so far off. Have you ever experienced that? When you perceive someone to be a certain somebody, you are judging them purely on the outside. How arrogant, Kristin! I think of some of the people we met in Belize –…
Friday morning was a sad morning. Belize had stolen our hearts (I know, it sounds so cliche, but we truly fell in love with this place!) We filled some more bags with rice to give to some people who we promised it to. Pastor Betson’s grandkids had to be brought to school so we dropped…
Before I get into Friday, I want to talk a little bit more about Thursday. On Thursday morning, Pastor Betson wanted to serve us, so he made us breakfast – it consisted of fry jacks (fried bread dough and they are AMAZING), egg scramble, and fresh fruit. Talk about filling the stomach for the DAY!…
