Believe it or not, the Appalachian Trail is it’s own community with its own slang terms. Unless you’re thru-hiking the trail or have hiked a lot of miles on the trail, you’re not likely to know many of the terms. This post is going to change that, at least a little, by defining some of …
The Journey of 2000 Miles…
…begins with a single step. And years of planning, but no one tells you about that. In less than 24 hours I’ll finally be off to attempt the Appalachian Trail, hiking from Maine to Georgia. I’m terrified but so excited; I’ve wanted to do the trail since high school, and I can’t WAIT to finally …
Running the Race When You Hate Running
I have always, for as long as I can remember, had an aversion to running. More specifically, running with no purpose; no ball to chase after, a frisbee to catch, or person to tag. As long as I had some short-term purpose in mind, running was alright. As soon as someone suggested running for exercise, …
Kapchorwa
A week ago the USP team went to rural Kapchorwa, a town nestled in the foothills of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda. I went into the experience feeling dry and empty and left feeling full and so sad that I had to leave such a beautiful place. I honestly don’t know how to put into …
Ubumuntu
I did not write this post with the hopes that you would feel warm and fuzzy inside after reading it. Quite the opposite; I hope that you feel uncomfortable and that it makes you really think about the injustice and calamity that took place 23 years ago. The genocide was a tragedy that was planned; …
Rwanda
I honestly don’t know how to adequately put into words the last 10 days. I have laughed until I cried, cried until I thought my heart would break from the heaviness, and everything in between. Rwanda was an eye-opening, life changing journey. It exposed me to the true ugliness of humankind, as well as the …
Uganda: First Impressions
Hello, friends! I have just finished my second week here in Uganda, and it has been quite the adventure! Transitioning from the rural Congo to urban Uganda has given me a bit of culture shock because Uganda is much more developed overall. Here are a few differences I have noticed: The slums in the rural …
Impfondo
Prepare yourself for a fairly long update, as it’s been a month full of crazy happenings, even in the mundane. First, the big picture things I have learned: I have experienced things I never thought I would and have come away with a bigger and better picture of what tropical medicine looks like. I have …
The Adventure Begins
As many of you know, by this May I will only have one year left of my college career at Southern Wesleyan University. As a biology and pre-medicine major, I have been starting to think and pray about next steps in getting experience and pursuing medical missions. After applying to a couple of different programs, …
Prayer of the Heart
An anonymous prayer that I found in one of the cabins of the Potter's Place that spoke to me, I wrote it down and now I am sharing it with you. I hope it speaks to you the same way that it spoke to me.
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