We were standing outside the church doors, a calm summer evening just beginning as the sun descended and the wind rested. The past few weeks, I’d slowly felt more and more unwelcome in groups of people I counted as my closest friends. And I knew I needed to ask him. “I want to know. Are […]
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My Story of Growing Up, Coming Out, and Being Embraced by God
Chapter One In bite-sized installments, I shared my testimony: who I was, who I am today—through the unconditional love and unraveling grace of Christ. I told my story this way because to do otherwise, I felt, would ignore the core of who I am. Because I am, first and foremost, a child of God, and […]
thursday
“Hey, could I drop in with one of the counselors just to ‘declare’ my program of study?” “Um, drop-in hours are Tuesday and Wednesday—” “Sooo… Can I drop in?” What’s the magic word? What am I missing? “It’s Thursday.” Life has been so lovely lately. God is working (as always, of course), God loves me, and […]
Stories from Germany, Day 10
We had to leave for the airport to go home at 5 am. I woke up at 4:55 am. Thankfully, I had been very detailed in my planning and had everything ready to go, so I just had to throw on clothes, grab my things, and run out in my bear feet! It was cold. […]
Stories from Germany, Day 9
We completed the major projects that the missionary had for us a bit early, so on Saturday, we went out for another day of sightseeing. We went to Heidelberg and ate lunch there (I think – we may have had lunch at the house, I can’t quite remember.) and then walked the streets and bought […]
Stories from Germany, Days 5-8
These were the work days. We worked on a building that will someday be a meeting center for missionaries in Germany. My job was mostly cleaning and organizing, but that first day, I did a fair amount of heavy lifting up and down stairs. That was not a cup of tea. There was a retired […]
Stories from Germany, Days 3-4
This is the second post about my time in Germany. Day 3: Sunday A German church service is longer than an American one. Or it just feels that way because it was all in German and I didn’t understand a word of it. Then came the part when our group got to sing In Christ […]
Stories from Germany, Days 1-2
From March 3rd through March 12th, I took a trip to Germany to help out in the building of a center for missionaries there. The place will be used for training and hosting many people who go to minister to Germans in this beautiful country. I am so thankful for the opportunity and for the people who […]
