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Known and Loved
Over the holidays I was feeling a bit out of it, nostalgic, lonely, etc. The past couple months have included many sweet moments of...
Amanda McKinney
Jan 11, 20231 min read
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Sweet Blessings
This year I have been reminded multiple times of the priviledge and blessing I have been given to know and have influence in the lives of...
Amanda McKinney
Aug 3, 20222 min read
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New Classroom!
Hello Friends! I have just realized how terribly negligent I have been in posting blog posts! Forgive me! To catch up a bit, here is a...
Amanda McKinney
Apr 6, 20222 min read
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Heaven Rejoices!
For years I and many others have been praying for the hearts and souls of our deaf high school students, and more recently , for the...
Amanda McKinney
Jul 7, 20213 min read
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When God´s People Pray...
Please pray with me for Peru. This Sunday Peru has elections to decide who will be their next president. The front-runner in the...
Amanda McKinney
Jun 5, 20211 min read
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Aliens and Exiles
John Piper in his sermon on “The war against the soul and God’s glory” says: "We must cultivate the mindset of exiles. What this does...
Amanda McKinney
Mar 15, 20212 min read
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5 Years......Wow.....
Tomorrow marks my five-year anniversary of moving to Peru. What a lot the Lord has done over these past five years! I am so grateful the...
Amanda McKinney
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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God or Man?
During this election season, my heart has been quite grieved seeing the fear, hate, worry, maliciousness, and despair permeating...
Amanda McKinney
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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New Mission Agency
I was able to head to South America Mission’s, my new mission agency, home office in South Carolina October 11 – 15th to go through their...
Amanda McKinney
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Jesus Promised His Disciples Three Things...
I was recently driving for 6 hours coming back from a trip and found a Christian Radio station to tune in to. They began broadcasting a...
Amanda McKinney
Oct 17, 20202 min read
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Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus!
I just spent 3 days traveling from Pucallpa, Peru to Virginia. I would rather not repeat those 3 days ever. But I am very grateful for...
Amanda McKinney
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Praise Jesus for Hardware Stores!
FINALLY! After 100+ days of Quarantine, our hardware stores here opened up last week! What a blessing! I waited until this week, after...
Amanda McKinney
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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Connection in Quarantine Time
During this time of quarantine, I have lamented the straight up lack of access I have to my high school students in this mandated...
Amanda McKinney
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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God Is Light
I am studying through the book of James with other missionary ladies here and a bit ago we were studying the passage that includes James...
Amanda McKinney
Jun 3, 20202 min read
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When the Lord gives you Oranges, make Orange Juice!
On the South America Mission base behind Refugio, one of the families has a small grove of oranges. They are in full harvest mode right...
Amanda McKinney
May 25, 20202 min read
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A Great Day!
In the midst of so many unknowns and sadness right now, the Lord blessed me so much today with allowing me to see Him at work in all the...
Amanda McKinney
May 6, 20203 min read
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Oh Quarantine, Oh Quarantine..
As much of the world, Peru has also put us on lockdown and mandatory quarantine. Since March 16th, people are only allowed to leave their...
Amanda McKinney
Mar 27, 20202 min read
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4 Year Celebration!
Today, February 10, 2020, I celebrate 4 years serving here in Peru. That's craziness!!! How have I been here 4 years???? It most...
Amanda McKinney
Feb 10, 20201 min read
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Quinceañera
What comes to mind when you hear the word "Quinceañera?" You may think that its the Latin version of Sweet Sixteen. You would be right in...
Amanda McKinney
Jan 24, 20201 min read
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I am at WAR...
WITH SUGAR ANTS! Over the past month, those itty bitty, tiny little sugar ants have been on a very active offensive trying to take over...
Amanda McKinney
Dec 21, 20191 min read
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