Category: Travel
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Believers of Albania: Xhulio Poçi
Walking into Guri I Themelit (Cornerstone) Church, you will be greeted by sweet young people with a hearty Mirëmengjes (good morning) and then, promptly (ish) with the worshipful strumming and singing of a friendly, humble, and passionate worship leader named Xhulio Poçi (pronounced like Julio Poe-chi). Over the last 2 years I’ve had many coffee’s…
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Beleivers of Albania: Elis Resuli
Albania is a country full of people looking for truth. Throughout communism, they were told they were a country who didn’t believe in a god. Officially, they were an atheist country. After communists handed over control of the country to democratic hands (to differing degrees depending on who you ask, but I won’t get into…
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Believers of Albania: Pal & Ueda
Sometimes it can be difficult to find the words for exactly what you find special about a place. It could be a scenic view, a savory flavor, or an adventurous experience, but often it is something less succinctly explainable. If I were to try to describe Albania, I could tell you of the Accursed Mountains…
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Jaron’s First 2 1/2 Months Living in Albania
Thank you for stopping by! Below are a selection of images and some explanations that I hope tell a little bit of the story of what I (Jaron) have been doing for the first few months here in Albania! Christmas in the Villages North of Tirana, back in the mountains and valleys tucked…
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Belize Hamanasi Honeymoon Adventure Part 2 : The Excursions
As part of our incredible Hamanasi Honeymoon Package in Belize, 5 different excursions were included. We decided, since we didn’t have scuba certification and weren’t interested in getting it just yet, to take part in a canoe trip through the rainforest, snorkeling twice (because we loved it so much the first time), a…
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Belize Hamanasi Honeymoon Adventure Part 1 : The Resort
From the moment we arrived in Belize we knew we had picked just the right spot for us! We love adventure, exotic places, and considering it was our Honeymoon, we were looking for a little luxury as well 🙂 From Belize city we rode in a tiny airplane, and my wife Anna got…
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From the Tribal Villages of Maharashtra to the Bay of Bengal
Over a month in India I’ve covered an insane amount of territory. In this, my last blog post of this adventure, I share images from villages dealing with the extremely urgent matter of child starvation. While utterly heartbreaking, it was a blessing to work alongside a feeding program who goes to all of these villages…
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A Little South Indian Charm
While there are many photos and stories from my time in Southern India that I cannot share here, there are lots of great moments and people that I can’t HELP but share. Just looking at these people and places makes me smile, makes me wonder at the beauty of life, and makes me long for…
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Life and Beauty in Northern India
Over the first several days of the newest journey into the depths of India, I was pleased to be taken to northern India. Life is a bit different than in the south, but still with incredible faces, locations, and incredible stories of what God is doing. So far, I’ve gotten to visit an incredible city…