How A Retreat Changed Our Family
It’s hard to believe that a single weekend away could have such an impact, but it did. Rock Your Family changed our family. We started to pray as a family before meals, at bedtime, and even when we just felt the need. As parents, we wondered if the experiences at Rock Your Family would have […]
Why I Run
The Hope Water Project flier hung on my refrigerator for two weeks before I could muster up the courage to pray about it. Run a marathon and raise $1,000 for the Pokot, a group of people on the other side of the world that I would probably never meet? That’s insane. 26.2 miles, that’s also […]
How My Internship Challenged My Faith
At the beginning of the Kensington Church internship I often dreamt about the person I would become at the end of the 10 months because of the solid education, equipment and empowerment the program offers. I declared I would walk out changed, more confident, more in love with Jesus and ready to step into the […]
A Hope Water Project Journey
Q&A with a marathon runner Why did you decide to get involved in Hope Water Project? My heart has always been heavy for those who have no access to clean water. When I heard that Kensington had an organization that helps with the water crisis I immediately was interested. I didn’t know much about Hope […]
An Introvert’s Journey To Sharing Faith
When people are juggling the idea of going on a short-term trip, they often ask what to expect. I tell them this: you will see God move in ways you never have before, and your faith will be put into action. There are so many ways God can use you. He’s just waiting for your […]
The day Jesus met me at the well
This is my story of the day Jesus met me at the well on a short-term trip to Kenya. Upon arriving in Kodich, Kenya, we were greeted by native Becky, who was our leader and primary advocate against FGM for the women of the Pokot Tribe, and by Pastor Simon, the full-time pastor leading the […]
A letter to my body
No matter what I weigh, I see fat. There is always a pair of pants I can’t fit into. A smaller size mocking me from the hanger—dancing with delight on the rack because it is beautiful, popular, confident, and envied. All the things I will never be because I can’t fit my thick body into […]
