No Friends but the Mountains- The Kurds

No Friends but the Mountains- The Kurds

No Rights is about reaching out to the overlooked. The verse that inspires this blog, and inspires the work I do, is: Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.Proverbs 31:8-9 One major way [...]

Celebrating All Around the Globe

Celebrating All Around the Globe

Since I have been living overseas for the past 4 years, I have been able to celebrate different holidays in very creative ways! In some places I have jumped right into how that culture celebrates holidays, and sometimes I have had to go out of my way to be able to celebrate holidays that are [...]

Tips and Resources for Investing in your Mental Health

Tips and Resources for Investing in your Mental Health

Our daily thoughts have a HUGE impact on our mental health and our lives. And too often, I see the people I care about, and even myself, being held back because of negative mindsets, lies that they believe, and hopelessness. A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.Mahatma Gandhi [...]

How to have a “party radar”. Tips for finding adventure in your area.

How to have a “party radar”. Tips for finding adventure in your area.

How to have a "party radar" My friends joke that I must have a magnet or radar for parties because I am always finding the most random, yet super fun, events, festivals, fairs, concerts, etc. There are exciting things happening all around us in the places we live or visit, but it can be difficult [...]

Peace in the storm

Peace in the storm

During a time when there seems to be something new to think about and worry about on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis... its important to remember that it is possible to have peace even in the greatest storm. I have found myself exhausted over the last few months. I realised I'm so tired from holding [...]

This is why…

“Well, I’m a Christian, can I pray for you?” ”haha, do you know how many Christians have prayed for me today?! Three!” “Wow! I think God is trying to send people to show you that He loves you and cares about you...” "No. No one loves me...” That statement broke my heart. I had been [...]

It’s Happening!

It’s Happening!

G’day y’all! A couple weeks ago I applied for my Australian Student Visa and when I did so, I was informed that the visa would take 49-65 days to be processed. Then, a few days later the processing time was increased to 65-85 days. Since my plan was to leave in the first week of March, I was disappointed [...]

Mercy and Sunday

Mercy and Sunday

Rizal Park. Manila, Philippines. It was the end of my first week in the Philippines, and all of Saturday was dedicated to evangelism! Missionary teams from all over Metro Manila had joined together on that day, along with a large number of youth from local churches, to spread the love of God in the busy [...]

DT(yeS)!… Manila, Philippines.

I was so nervous, and so were my three teammates. It was my first time in the Philippines and, as I walked out of the front door, into the humid night air, I also was walking outside the safety of my comfort zone. Lining the street, were flashing lights, a strange mix of tourists and [...]