March 22, 2020 Written by: Ashlin Hair I vividly remember a family vacation we took during spring break of my freshman year of high school. This had only been my family’s second vacation together, that I really remembered. Leading up to the vacation, I was filled with anticipation, looking eagerly toward everything we would “do” […]
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When Change Feels Like Stepping On a Lego
By: Ashlin Hair If you’ve had kids, or siblings, or even babysat, you probably know the indescribable pain of stepping on a lego. Pain isn’t even an accurate word, really. Somehow the very corner of it just happened to be sticking out of the carpet waiting quietly to attack its next victim with searing nerve […]
Make Lemonade… When You Can
August 5th, 2018 Well, I have one week left here on summer mission, and I’m already getting so sad. I got to go home briefly this weekend to stand by my cousin Liz on her wedding day, but now I am back in Chicago to finish out my 10 weeks here. Currently, as I […]
3 Parts of Summer Mission: An Inside look at Work
July 25th, 2018 Chicago Summer Mission is one of the few summer missions that students get to have a job while on mission. This means that they are free to work or have an internship wherever they would like, in the city. After months of searching for a job, I finally found one at Ghirardelli […]
3 Parts of Summer Mission: An Inside Look at Evangelism
July 14th, 2018 Hello Friends and Family! The next three posts are going to outline the three parts of Summer Mission; Evangelism, Work, and Community. I wanted to give you an inside look at what life looks like on mission, so you know exactly how to pray for me and my team. Campuses Of course, […]
Because Jesus: An Honest Heart on Summer Mission
Friends and Family, First of all, I would like to apologize for not keeping my word about blogging more often. I have been so busy here, and it has been hard to find time to put my thoughts out on paper. Also, some things have been going on in my heart and life […]