I am going to be a missionary. That sentence feels so strange to say. I never thought I'd become a missionary—I was convinced it wasn't my path. But God reshaped my heart, slowly and unmistakably, … Read more about “Burn the Ships”
A Bible on the Plane & the Gospel in the Garden
Buenas!!! 👋 Back to where we left off! Life & Ministry in Guatemala 🇬🇹 Our team is currently serving with a ministry here called Hope, and it’s been such a joy to be part of their work. Each … Read more about A Bible on the Plane & the Gospel in the Garden
AIM Training Camp
What a week! I didn't think we could pack as much as we did into a week spent camping in the wilderness in the middle of Georgia, USA. From drenched tents to meal rations - they really did prepare us … Read more about AIM Training Camp
Unceasing
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:11-12 I can’t believe I’ve waited so long to … Read more about Unceasing
One Door Closed, Better One Opened
Fundraising link found here. Hi! I’m Layla Ballance, and I’m so excited to share that I’ll be doing the World Race next year! I still can’t believe it sometimes—but the way this all came together has … Read more about One Door Closed, Better One Opened
Leading From Weakness
Leading for the world race has been everything I pictured and nothing like I expected all at once. I am consistently at my weakest, requiring full dependence on the Lord to provide for even my … Read more about Leading From Weakness
A 3 day journey
Getting to Indonesia was a journey. We left and spent the night at the Atlanta airport, although most of us did not sleep at all. At about 7am, we boarded and landed in Boston a couple of hours later. … Read more about A 3 day journey
2 weeks in
Yesterday was the official 2 week mark since I left home for this trip. One week was spent in Georgia at training camp and the second week was spent traveling, meeting our hosts, and exploring some of … Read more about 2 weeks in
training camppp
Ok this post will barely scrape the surface of what training camp was, but I am going to do my best to give you the overview of the most memorable things. In one word, training camp can be described … Read more about training camppp