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Monthly Archives: "February 2008"

By Summer Carlson I once heard a report about an explorer who advertised for his trip through a poster listing several reasons why people shouldn’t want to join him. Among them was the key point...

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Poem: The Choice

February 29, 2008 |

By Leah Anderson I choose. I don’t always feel You, but I choose You. I can’t always see You, but I choose You. I don’t fully understand You, but I choose You. I can’t comprehend...

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So Much for Being Purpose Driven

February 29, 2008 |

By Summer Carlson I once heard a friend say he felt that at the age of 19 he should have already done something along the lines of curing cancer. Granted, he was being dramatic, but...

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Hard to Get Out of Bed

February 29, 2008 |

By Karen Swank Some days, it’s hard to get out of bed. My parents are two of the hardest working people I have ever met anywhere, anytime. I grew up in a household of purpose...

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Dead in a Nicaraguan Hospital

February 27, 2008 |

By Elizabeth Uhles This sentence came out of my mouth earlier today: “Did Courtney just walk by with a dead kid in her arms?” Everyday we do hospital visits. We are supposed to go from...

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By Morgan McKeown The last few days have been filled with blessings and pain. As I sit at the computer at the internet caf in the city, I’m overwhelmed. It’s still a little odd to...

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By Megan Dunegan From Swaziland, Africa: one mother. five children. no father. and a disease that kills millions of people a year. I climbed into the backseat of our kombi after a long morning at...

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By Shanelle Wenell As I sit here reading Mother Teresa, from a distant view it seems unattainable to become as humble in spirit as her, as willing to do the work of Christ as she....

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Overwhelmed in Canchamana Peru

February 21, 2008 |

By Matt Snyder This past weekend Kim, Matt, Angie, Gretchen, and myself were blessed with the opportunity to live with the people of Canchamana for a few days. Initially I was rather hesitant and didn’t...

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By Matt Snyder Chincha, Peru. Nate shared the story of Lazarus from John 11 with Daisy and talked with her about a relationship with Jesus. She was upset with the Lord for taking away her...

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