faith 2/2

Oct 13, 20182 min read

Humble and Worthy

Recently, someone told me humility is to know your worth yet lower yourself to serve others. This made me uncomfortable. I believed...

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Alyssa Farrell

Aug 31, 20182 min read

The Gift of Everything

The sun rose calmly over the long stretch of mountains in the Fijian islands as my team climbed into our van and departed for Nawaka...

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Alyssa Farrell

Aug 24, 20182 min read

Love in the Waves

The wind whipped through my long hair as I sat on a little speed boat, sailing back to Fiji’s main island, Suva, after a beautiful day of...

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Alyssa Farrell

Aug 17, 20182 min read

Everyday Dirt

The blazing sun shone down on me from the deep blue Fijian sky above as I worked my shovel into the hard-packed earth. Pausing for a...

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Alyssa Farrell

Jul 27, 20182 min read

Overflow

Right now I’m on a journey—I’m flying to the Fiji Islands in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean. It sounds somewhat glamorous: the...

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Alyssa Farrell

Jul 20, 20183 min read

Enemy of Love

"[L]et us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18). When it comes to being straightforward about showing love,...

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Alyssa Farrell

Jul 13, 20182 min read

My Dear Love-deprived World

My heart was pounding as my bus pulled over to the side of the road. I had never witnessed to people on the streets before. But here I...

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Alyssa Farrell

Jul 6, 20183 min read

Hello, I am a Perfectionist

Hello, I am a perfectionist. I frequently chase after perfection, and I let my performance define me. Obviously this is quite a letdown,...

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Alyssa Farrell

Jun 30, 20182 min read

Jesus at the Piano

Sometimes, I can’t fall asleep at night. When I pray for rest, but all my body feels is tight from the strain of not meeting exhausting...

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Alyssa Farrell

Jun 15, 20182 min read

On the Verge of Heaven

There is a part of me that is incomplete. I can feel it within me. Somehow I keep coming back to it through self-evaluation. That inner...

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