Adventures – Page 7 – peru-amazon

Who are YOU?

July 28, 2011
Adventures
Spiritual Life

Well…how would you answer? For the first 21 years of my life this conversation would look similar to this… So tell me, who are you? My name is Jared Townsend. No no, you misunderstood me. Thats your name. Who are you? Umm…I´m a college student at UCF. Thats what you do though, I want to know who you are! Well I´m a guitarist and athlete! You´re not getting it…thats what you do, not who you are. I could keep going but I think you get the idea. Our identity is not found in how many years we´ve been around or who we´re...

My Heart Song

July 26, 2011
Adventures
Ministry

Everything in creation has a song, a heartbeat, a rythymn in which everything is designed to work like clockwork according to the design of the master. This song sounds different in every creature and creation in which it resides, but it is all part of the same Heartbeat, the song of the King. Every one on earth has their own song that God put within their soul when He created them. Sometimes it takes us a lifetime to learn how to release this song. We try to release it by singing the songs of others, but this just leaves us unsatisfied. Theres a soft whisper within each of our hearts...

COW PIES!!!

July 24, 2011
Adventures
Spiritual Life

Catchy title? To explain: growing up we used to go to my great-grandma´s house for the holidays. She had a ton of cows so whenever I smell cow pies I think of all the good times at my great-grandma´s house. Now to explain the relevance to Peru: This last Friday and Saturday we took a bunch of the youth from the area to a place called Aurora (I´m not sure if I spelled that right). And there were a lot of cows. So there´s where my title comes from. That has nothing to do with this blog though. One major thing that God taught me here in Peru is who I am. My mom loved...

The Ledgend of Whippee Wamba

July 24, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

The Ledgend of Whippe Wamba took place in Florida. The best place on earth, no not Florida as in beaches and shopping, but Florida, Peru…as in jungle treks and toilets with seats. Amen! Florida was my personal favorite village that we visited, it was small, the population being about 80 people- but it was nice. After spending a time with the kids here, we began to love them to death, very unselfish and sweet kids who did not have much. They had worn out and holey clothes, no toys, just enough food to live, yet they had so...

The Hungry Eat, the Thirsty Drink

July 23, 2011
Adventures
Miracles

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Identity Crisis Avoided

July 20, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

Who the heck am I? All my life, I have found myself constantly asking that question. I´d figure it out on my own and then come to realize that I was wrong. It was a pattern that put me in chains for so long. But God has a different plan for me. God has a plan for me to prosper. God has a plan for me to rejoice. God has a plan for me to flourish in Him. God has a plan for me to love. God has a plan for me to serve. God has a plan for me. In this plan, I was sent to the Amazon Jungle in Peru. Not by my own strength, but by His. And definitely not...

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