Lovely friends in far away places

One of the downsides of having really cool friends is that they love Jesus and love people so much that they go far away to do really amazing things. I'm blessed to have them as friends, but it's sad that they're so far away. Here are two of them...



This is Kari. We lived together on Third South English at Taylor and worked a summer at Grace Adventures together. She has a huge heart for people, especially women. She loves genuinely and deeply and challenges me to do the same. She is also SUPER cute, very creative, fun-loving, adventurous, and I could go on and on. Currently, she's working in Kolkata, India with the International Justice Mission. I love her!



This is Margie... or Margie Face... or Margie B... or... well, it goes on. She and I also went to Taylor together, and worked at Grace Adventures together. She loves culture and community and people in other cultures, especially the Middle East. She takes on new challenges with a laugh and a smile and a positive attitude and she has a deep faith in God that allows her to love all people and to love them well. Her compassion and her ability to make everyone around her feel loved and important and cool is very admirable. She's cuddly, silly, adventurous, creative, fun-loving, caring... yeah, she's the best. Currently, she's working with Iraqi refugees in Amman, Jordan.

Kari and Margie, you teach me how to trust God, to take chances, to love people genuinely, and to have fun doing it. I miss you!