“We took our six-year-old and ten-year-old — they were impacted in a way that was beyond anything we could imagine, they saw God working, miracles, new cultures, and people. They have a gratitude for life and an understanding of the world that they could not have learned if we had stayed in England. Stride … Continued

  “Stride has given me the opportunity to go out of my comfort zone, doing things that scare and challenge me, and be part of an amazing host family in a completely different culture. Just about everything’s been different to what I expected, but that just means I have to let go and allow God … Continued

  “Going and being a part of God’s global church, is such a privilege. I went out worried about what I was going to bring and skills I did or didn’t have. It was such a lesson of being totally dependent on God for your language, social interactions and for all the things you get … Continued

On Monday we enjoyed a rest day as we were technically “working” on Sunday due to the Puerta family day. After a scrumptious breakfast, we spent the morning making, drawing and painting cards for each of the Puerta team in order to say thank you, and to encourage them. In addition to this we planned … Continued