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Today I had a moment of... nostalgia. Deep profound sentimental nostalgia. It hit me like a wave and even brought some tears with it. When I look back on my life, I am overwhelmed by how much I have been blessed with incredible girlfriends. Today, I'm missing one of them in particular. Ashlee. When we were in college we used to keep each other accountable. You know, our emotional integrity. How is your heart? And today is one of those days when I really wish she were here. We would sit over some yummy coffee and talk about life and God and our hearts. There are few people who get me like Ashlee does. And few people who have walked with me through so much. These kinds of friendships are nothing short of a blessing straight from the hand of God. And I know that God provides for me in every season of life. I have friends here now, and they are good friends. But they aren't quite Ashlee.

Sometimes for the sake of someone's good, we tell a half-truth. Right? But often this half-truth, which some might even consider a lie, can do more damage in the long run. I'm seeing that now with single women my age who grew up in the church. When I was 15, I made a promise before God, my parents, and my youth group leaders that I would remain a virgin till I got married. It was all the rage back then. Thousands of young men and women stood in front of their churches and made these promises. Some of us had the rings (I did!) and some of us went even so far as to have the "True Love Waits" bible (I didn't). But I can say this. It sure was popular and it was definitely pushed among American youth groups. This post isn't going to bash the movement, but to show its weaknesses. I'm glad I made that promise. I wore my purity ring for a solid 10 years before I retired it. Not that I broke the promise, but that I realized that the ring really didn't se

So as I mentioned in my previous post, I have joined the team at Fundacion Generacion, a church planting group that is working to encourage and support the church in it's training of pastors and planting of churches. They have hired me part time to work on the administrative side of the work. Which is a new venture for me, but it seems like a great way to use my gifts and talents for one of my biggest passions- church planting!  I'm leaving you guys with a few quotes from our website: www.fundaciongeneracion.cl I hope you take a moment to look through the website, and I'm sure you'll realize how cool it is what God is doing through this group here in Chile and the rest of Latin America.  Nuestra fundación Generación busca animar y apoyar a la iglesia en su labor de entrenamiento y plantación de iglesias. (Que Creemos) El ministerio reformado se caracteriza por su carácter solidario, es decir, el  apoyo mutuo entre congregaciones e individuos  para e

Yeah, I know, I know! It's been WAY too long since I posted here. I'm finally sick in bed (this happens when I go too fast for too long) and I want to take the opportunity to post a few thoughts that have been bouncing around in my head for a while. Since May when I last posted so much has happened. I found out that my program with the English institute finishes in October (which means I would be out of work for 3 months till the next year begins). I decided to try to move toward doing full time ministry with my church for a year or two which means raising support from friends and family back home.  I headed home to the USA to witness my dear friend Ashlee get married. I not only got to be in the wedding as a bridesmaid, but I even crashed their honeymoon for a day! I also got the chance to visit them once they were back home and settled into their new apartment.  I did a somewhat crazy tour of the states, trying to fit as many loved ones into a short 3 week visit.