No Questions Asked.

Ever had that perfect steak? 

The steak that you take a bit of and it makes you think of butter? 

I have the privilege of being friends with the best, 

hear me out,

the BEST 

maker of steak... ever. 

(See above, it's perfect I tell you, PERFECT! 

It can't get much better than that)

Steak like this isn't something that you just walk away from saying,

"Oh, that was a good dinner."

This is the kind of steak that you daydream of for days, weeks, months,

 until you get more.

For, there must be more! 

Even if you're not an avid steak eater, 

this will win you over.

No questions asked. 

Now... when am I getting more steak? 

Worth Celebrating!

Happy Independence Day! 

I have never been so appreciative of being an American
 as I am this Fourth of July.

Yes, America has her flaws.

Yes, we're not perfect.

Yes, we've probably had better leaders in the past.

but 

I would rather live in America, than anywhere else.

To everyone who complains and riots and says
how horrible the U.S. is getting. 

Let me ask you, 

Have you ever been anywhere else? 

Seen how the majority of the world lives?

Do you have a roof over your head?

Do you have enough food to nourish you? 

Do you have good shoes that keep your feet warm? 

Try complaining to someone doesn't know where
their next meal is going to come from.

Try complaining to someone who doesn't have shoes.

We are indeed a privilege people.

To all our fallen Soldiers, Marines, and Airman.

Thank you. 

To all our Military Personal, 

Thank you. 

Thank you for giving America the freedom that we have.

You are true heros, and men worth celebrating! 

No Greater Reward

            One of the mornings in Zimbabwe we were working at the local elementary school, and this little girl found me, and slipped her boney little hand into mine.

 Her eyes broke my heart. The sadness that engulfed her was almost unbearable. I wanted to pick her up right then and there, and take her home with me (for the record she is still with her sister in Zimbabwe).

Little Samantha stayed with me all day. She never left my side the entire time we were at the school. And by the end of the day, well, I think I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

To think that maybe Jesus used me to show His love to this little girl, and that her life got even just a little bit happier because I was there.

 There is no greater reward than that,

 to see a child smile because of you, to see a child laugh, to see a child happy.

Two Kilometers Past Nowhere

Two kilometers past nowhere does not make you any closer to somewhere. Siabuwa is a village in a valley in northwest Zimbabwe. This is where people from Timbuktu send people to get rid of them. There is absolutely nothing there! A few mud hunts, a couple schools, but every kind of church you could think of. For what is traditionally a polygamist culture, the Tonga people have been very open to the gospel, and it is spreading like wild fire. There is a church every three kilometers it seems like, pastors are on fire for the Lord, and eager to learn everything they can. The dedication that these men have is incredible!

Last year two of the Tonga pastors were able to leave Zimbabwe for the first time and go to Zambia for the LOVE Africa conference. Getting there however was no small feat. They don’t have cars; they don’t have money for a bus. They hitchhiked; which once included riding on a shipment of frozen fish.  Sleeping under bushes, not eating for two days so that they’d be able to stretch their money as far as it would go. Oh, that we would be that dedicated for the gospel!

Much of our time was spent playing with the children of the village, and the surrounding area. 

(This boy is wearing a batman shirt, which makes him 10 times more adorable.

You can't help but smile at this picture!)

Celebrity status I think would be an appropriate description of how I felt. Everywhere we went the kids would flock to us. The girls were especially enamored by my long hair. They loved it! At one point I had about 10 girls around my headed all braiding different sections. And oh, let me tell you did it look cute ;) My hair was a puffball when I took it out and felt like straw, but it was completely worth it. Just to give girls something to smile about.

The stars were stunning in Siabuwa, with no electricity, and no stores lighting up the horizon. They were beautiful. You could see the Milky Way every night, the moon looked like a night-light. Looking up at the stars all night wouldn’t be long enough.

My time in Siabuwa was definitely an adventure, something so different from anything that I have ever experienced. It has left its imprint on me, one that will not easily pass away.