After a year of traveling the world and planting vision for maritime missions, this season is about slowing down and strengthening what’s already been started. As the Maritime Academy builds foundations, prepares scholarships for students from developing nations, and steps toward accepting grants, I’m focusing on deeper roots—investing locally, developing sustainably, and trusting God to grow the seeds we’ve sown in His perfect timing.

After months of stepping into the unknown and choosing a more “questionable” life of obedience, I’m beginning to see the fruit. From unexpected divine appointments to unprecedented collaboration across YWAM Ships worldwide, God is connecting people, multiplying training opportunities, and opening doors we never could have planned—reminding me that when we follow His lead, He does more than we imagine.

Looking back, I realize how blurry my vision once was—uncertain paths, unexpected detours, and plans that never unfolded the way I imagined. Yet through weddings, reunions, international gatherings, and divine connections across nations, God kept guiding each step with clarity I couldn’t see at the time. What once felt uncertain has become undeniable proof that His direction is always steadier than my own.

Not knowing the next step can feel overwhelming, but I’m learning again what it means to walk by faith and not by sight. After an unexpected visa denial forced me to leave Greece and the Bluewater DTS sooner than planned, God gently redirected me back to England to focus on new projects and fresh direction—reminding me that even detours are part of His design, and that trusting Him step-by-step is the real adventure.

Life on the Next Wave has been full speed ahead—serving as purser, launching new maritime training programs, and preparing the next generation of students for life and mission at sea. From hands-on sail training to graduations and new outreach opportunities, God continues to grow both the crew and the vision, reminding me that even in the busyness, He is faithfully equipping us to bring hope to the world’s forgotten shores.

Some weeks the weight of responsibility and sacrifice feels heavy, and I find myself wondering what life might have looked like if I had chosen the easier path back home. Yet even in the homesickness and hard days, God keeps reminding me that obedience is worth it. As we train and disciple future crew for the ships ministries, I’m learning again that His strength—not mine—is what sustains this calling, and that everything we do is ultimately for His glory.

From a landlocked kid in Kansas City who’d barely stepped on a boat to co-leading maritime training for a global missions fleet, God has written a story I never could have planned. What once sounded impossible—equipping missionaries to serve the world’s most isolated communities by ship—has become my everyday life, reminding me that when He calls, He also faithfully makes a way.

Life feels full to the brim these days—coordinating schools, building training programs, managing websites, serving on base, and preparing the next generation of missionaries for life at sea. It’s busy and stretching, yet deeply life-giving, as I watch God weave together big dreams, practical skills, and patient trust into a calling that’s bigger than I ever imagined—and somehow perfectly timed by Him.

After nearly a month at sea, stepping back on solid ground reminded me how every detail—big or small—is in God’s hands. From a last-minute flight that perfectly aligned with His timing to reconnecting with family in Kansas City, and now settling into Harpenden to develop training for YWAM’s growing ships ministries, I’m seeing again that ministry happens in every interaction, every planning session, and every faithful step of trust.