Author: Adventures

2 and a half months ago, Collin met a high school student at the cathedral where we attended a church service. Today, after visiting 2 primary schools and 3 wells, I bounced around in the bed of a pickup truck headed for the Congo, having to stop on our way home to let herds of elephants cross the road. To anyone else, these 2 events might seem like random snapshots of my life in Africa. But to me, and 5 of my teammates, the chain connecting the two were so clearly and undeniably orchestrated by God, to lead us exactly where we needed to be, at exactly the right time. Though our story had...

Our team has had the opportunity to go to Omukalere village a few times a week throughout this trip. We attend Sunday services at the church there, do door to door ministry and love on the many children who are orphans there. In one of my previous blogs I talked about Dorcus, a little girl from the village I bonded with instantly when I went the first time. Dorcus understands almost no English, but through her countless hugs and smiles, her sitting in my lap and being more than content in my arms she has shown me great love and hope. She gives me hope that there truly is joy...

If someone told me three months ago that I would be completely filled with joy when stepping into a prison in Uganda to preach to over one hundred criminals, I would have thought they were crazy. As soon as I walked through the gates and heard these men and women worshipping God, I was overwhelmed with peace and comfort from The Lord, and all the nerves I had about preaching vanished.  Preaching has been a fear of mine God has been breaking down this whole trip, so when I was informed I would be preaching at the prison as we were on our way there, joy and peace were not the first...

When God wants to teach me something, He seems to send an innumerable amount of lessons until it becomes abundantly and undeniably clear. Throughout the course of the trip, I have learned countless lessons about control, God's character, rest, blessings, grace, and so many others, but  this time, the lesson was about giving, and it manifested itself in just about every possible way.    It started a week or two ago through the ever-present topic of school fees. I knew before ever coming to Uganda that kids were often forced to drop out of school or were never even...

Things I expected to have happen in Africa: people getting healed, demons being cast out of people, tons of people coming to Christ. Things that have I have not seen happen in Africa: people getting healed, demons being cast out of people, tons of people coming to Christ. But living a life for the kingdom of God and following His call to a place such as Rukungiri, Uganda does not mean that what I expect is going to happen happens. I'm learning that its about the little things, the little ways God moves, and the fact that God moves in huge ways EVEN IF I CAN'T SEE IT. There is no...