The end is here! This is my last Mission Year blog. I have one more week to live in Chicago. I have never felt such opposite emotions so strongly. On one hand I cannot believe that I am leaving this place that I have learned to call home this year and these people that I have fallen in love with. On the other hand I am so excited about the next chapter. In some ways I feel like the time …
As my time in Chicago is winding down I realize that I am still struggling to find the answer to a question that I have been wrestling with since I arrived. Every time I learn more of the injustices affecting the children that I have fallen in love with, and the pain afflicting my friends and neighbors that have shared their lives with me this year I am confronted with the same question. Where is God in this brokenness? Walking …
The worst kind of problem is the kind that people are unaware of. If people are not aware of the problem, or in this case, think that it has already been solved then nothing will be done to bring justice to the situation. This is definitely the case with the issue of racism and the oppression that comes with it. There are too many of us who are or were under the impression that racism is an issue of the …
“There are four blind men who discover an elephant. Since the men had never encountered an elephant before, they grope about seeking to understand and describe this new phenomenon. One grasps the trunk and concludes that it is a snake. Another explores one of the elephant’s legs and describes it as a tree. A third finds the elephant’s tail and announces that it is a rope. And the fourth blind man, after discovering the elephant’s side, concludes that it is …
If you have not been receiving my newsletters and would like to know what I have been up to in Mission Year so far here they are… September: Greetings from Chicago! Those of you who have walked through the “Mission Year preparation process” with me know how exciting it is to finally be able to say that. My experience so far has been incredible! I have been able to explore my neighborhood (Englewood) and I have seen several things. I’ve …
Greetings from Chicago! Things are going well. My October newsletter will be coming soon (even though it is already November). Please send me a message and let me know if you would like to receive newsletters. I thought I would walk through a typical day so that those who are interested can have a better picture of what I am doing here in Englewood. 6:30 A.M. Wake up and start the day with some time in personal devotions. This time …
Matthew 28. Go. The instructions are pretty clear. I want to learn how to live them out every single day. I want to go. I want to stop waiting for the “right time”. I want to take risks. I want to find justice. I want to change. I want to be a sold-out disciple. I want to be the hands and feet of God. I want to love unconditionally. I want to learn compassion beyond measure. I want to serve …
