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Pray For Haiti
This week, I find myself taking a step back from my usual sharing about the Dominican Republic and focusing on supporting dear friends of mine as they navigate ministry in light of recent events in Haiti. Violence in Haiti has drastically increased this week, causing Haiti to call a state of emergency due to gang…
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Coming Home: Seasons Of Transitions
Wowww I can’t wrap my head around the fact that I’ve been home for over 4 months now. Time is such a weird thing. It flies and yet stands still all at once. It feels like just yesterday I spent my days in the hot Dominican sun, running around in our communities to lend a…
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Relationship Over task
Photography has been part of my everyday life for quite some years now. Especially here as it has become part of my job. Every day, I’m working at ministry sites to capture those shots. To freeze moments which tell a story about a person or the ministry in order to attempt at sharing with those…
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The Mission Field as A Single
Singlehood is often a topic that I tend to avoid. In the conservative Christian realm, singlehood is often viewed as a season of “waiting”. And I despise waiting. (Shocker.) I highly dislike seasons of complacency, therefore, have never viewed singlehood as a waiting season. I have never been the type to wait around or to…
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Abundant Love
His knees are covered in dried mud and his clothes look like they haven’t been changed in a few days. He is always straggling behind the group. Not really engaging with the other boys. He stands and watches but when I prompt him to play with them, he silently shakes his head no. He watches…
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Switching Gears
Back in May, when I applied for the internship, I remember telling my family “it’s just for 9 months and then I’ll be back home and life will return to normal for me.” It was my idea of rationalizing with my parents that I won’t be spending all of my young, single years galivanting all…
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A Week In Jarabacoa
I realize it’s been a while since I have written a blog post and the reality is… life around here has been craaaazy and I’ve been doing my best to soak in every moment here since I know this semester is going to fly by at an absurd speed. Me and the students are living…
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To Jessica
To Jessica, a nine-year-old Haitian girl that lives in the community, whose mother passed away. Oh sweet girl. Your world has forever changed. You are experiencing loss that many people much, much older than you have yet to experience. You are so brave. So strong. So beautiful. May He wrap you in His arms and…
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A Day in the Life as an Intern
A question I was asked quite frequently over break was “so what do your days look like?”. And I laughed every single time. I never quite know how to answer that question. It’s hard for people to wrap their heads around exactly what my position is or what my responsibilities are as an intern for…
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Saying Goodbye and Stepping Into The New
Leaving is always so bittersweet and I have become accustomed to being abnormally emotional on the day of departure. Leaving my littlest siblings hurts a little more each time I leave. With one sister becoming engaged over Christmas break and the twins growing up so fast, I am reminded just how quickly time flies. The…
Days In The Dominican 