Immersion Blog

During his team's 1-month South Africa trip, Cole created a series of videos giving an inside look at IMMERSION from his perspective.

More and more young adults are committing to spend a year abroad, but there are still a lot of unhelpful myths surrounding the choice to do a Gap Year.

I was challenged to not just say we are friends but to be one, then and until I see them again.

Through this journey, I have tended to keep God within my own limitations. If I can’t do something, God can’t do it either. If I can’t fix it, God can’t fix it either. Yet every time, God continues to prove to me He has no limits.

I thought I was coming to Namibia to change Africa. But really, Africa is changing me.

At times, I’ve had so many other comforts that make it feel like I never left the States. But with that, the challenges I’ve faced are so different than I expected.

We are not made for comfort, my friends. We are made to be challenged, to grow, to learn, to face those things that make us restless. In being physically distant from the people I love, I am learning to be much more intentional in the opportunities I do have to talk with them.

It's joyful to not have a clue what the day holds but to know that in everything, God is there and He's using every ounce of our efforts to bring glory to His name.

You aren't going to save the world, but you are going to impact people, and that is an amazing thing.

The coals of my faith are always there and always burning, ready to be reignited at all times. The further I walk in my faith the stronger my flames become and the deeper the embers become.