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Quezon City, Metro-Manila, Philippines
I am a runner, pastor, sociologist, teacher, and missionary. After living in Chicago for 6 years, I discerned a call to go to Manila, Philippines to live and work among the urban poor, and combine my passions for ministry, running, and the oppressed. After serving in the Philippines in 2012 and 2013, I returned to the United States for two years to finish my dissertation, get ordained, spend time with my family, and work at a neighborhood center in Kansas City. Since then, I have been working in the Philippines with Companion With the Poor as a missionary. Each day I look forward to how God will direct my steps as I live into His work of restoring a broken world.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Manila Monthly: A Praying Community



Manila Monthly: A Praying Community

October 2018


It’s been just over a month and a half now since I arrived back in the Philippines after two months in the US over the summer. The transition back has been great.

Manila Monthly: From Everywhere to Everyone





Manila Monthly: From Everywhere to Everyone

September 2018


As I grow into my role as an international missionary serving with Companion With the Poor (CWTP) and International Ministries (IM), I continue to see more and more that God's mission is from everywhere to everyone! Over the last two months I have been back in the United States. My time has been divided between sharing about my ministry with CWTP and IM (along with five of our CWTP Filipino missionaries), spending time with my family (including celebrating my mom’s 60th birthday), and having a follow-up surgery to remove the hardware/rods from my back that were put in last year after my accident. By God’s grace, the surgery and the other parts of my trip went well and I am planning to head back to the Philippines this coming September! Here are some highlights from my last two months...