The Adventures of an American Missionary in Melbourne Australia
One hundred and fifty days, twenty-one and a half weeks, five months, four-thousand thirty-two hours, two-hundred forty-one thousand nine hundred and twenty minutes. That’s how long I have before facing one of the greatest challenges of my life, running the Marine Core Marathon in Washington, DC. Whenever I tell my friends about my doing this [...]
One of my favorite ministry opportunities is attending a Practice English Group on Tuesday afternoons. For two hours anyone interested in working on their conversational English can come and have a chat with us about anything they want. I love this group because it allows me to learn more about the people who visit and [...]
The Lord has given me a burden to mentor young people living in communities of Melbourne filled with crime, poor family backgrounds, and poverty. Sadly many kids from these areas grow up without structure or discipline in their lives, so when someone challenges them to do something difficult they either get angry or just quit. [...]
The Lord has taught me countless lessons about ministry while serving in Melbourne, and I have a strong desire to share those lessons with others who are called to missions or want to know more about the Lords work. That’s why this week I will begin writing letters on Mondays to myself in the past [...]
Dear People of Australia, A few months ago on April 13 I wrote a blog post entitled: The Girl Truck Incident, and what it taught me about the Aussie culture discussing how Australians like to test individuals character before accepting them as friends. It has come to my attention that this post may have caused people to [...]
