Stephen’s Blog
The Altars We Make
Abraham, during his journey to the new land God told him to go to, built different altars to God. Each altar was in response to a significant moment with the Lord. The first one being in Canaan, second in between Bethel and Ai, third in Hebron, and the fourth was on the mountain. Each altar […]
Following the Unfamiliar
Two months ago I made a huge change to my life. I moved to Knoxville, TN to train to become a Foreign Missionary. Many people have asked me “why such a dramatic change at such a young age?”. I often find that a hard question to answer because sometimes God doesn’t give an answer or […]
Christmas Time In The City
Chronicles from Asia: How I Stopped Hating People
As time continues to pass since I moved away from America, the shiny new feeling of being a “global worker” wears off more and more. I do still remember all those nights when I would lie prostrate on the floor, weeping and begging God to send me to the nations. I was dramatic. I was […]
549 Days Ago, I Got On a Plane
I officially relocated from the US to Asia 18 months ago, which feels crazy to think about. Struck with zeal, curiosity, and wonder while traveling here for the first time, I thought ahead to the future and pondered deeply on this exact day. “I wonder how my life will be in a year and a […]
Saturate the Valley
The month of August is upon us. The next two months shall go by quickly with much work to be done. We have the honor to be involved in a Catalytic event in Georgia called OneRace. The vision is to unite the Body of Christ and take a stand against racism in the Body of […]
I Just Keep Going
“WHOM SHALL I SEND AND WHO WILL GO FOR ME?” These are words that have echoed through my soul since I memorized them in bible drill as a young girl. For those of you who know the verse, yes I memorized it in it’s entirety but the next portion always caused my core to […]
September 2018- Guatemala
The past few months have felt like a whirlwind. We moved full time into the mission house in March. This time in the inner city has been fulfilling. We are making relationships with people who need the living Lord Jesus to transform their lives. The neighborhood is full of drugs and sex trafficking. And God […]
I Prepared Myself For This..
I prepared myself to not walk into Walmart and have a panic attack over 15 kinds of peanut butter. I prepared myself to hear English conversations in the background and to overhear mindless chatter from those around throughout my day. I prepared myself to not judge people in my home culture for living their lives […]
None of it Matters
It has been quite the season lately. Since my last post I have lost friends to the US, travelled more than I ever anticipated, spent almost a month in Thailand, booked tickets back to the US (temporary stay), wept over being away from India for so long before it even happens, felt the aches of […]