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Like Little Children

September 21, 2011
Adventures
Life on the Field

Matthew 18:3 “I tell you the truth, unless you become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” I have never been more captivated by this verse than I am now, and I owe that to the children of Fountain Primary School. We usually go there twice a week and every time we’ve been they have absolutely blown me away by their faith and praise. These are children that have been orphaned, kidnapped, or have seen horrible effects of a civil war, yet they praise God with all that they have every...

The Wheels On The Van Go Ppppttthhhffffft

September 20, 2011
Adventures
Life on the Field

Dear bloggies- I know you already know I'm the funniest person alive, but I'll bet you didn't know my teammates are all tied for second funniest person alive. That being said, there is no lack of laughter and comic relief among the nine of us. Sometimes our comic relief comes from tripping over feet, making faces at each other, or random, smart remarks; we always have something to laugh at. One of the funnier (and definitely the most problematic) things occured this Sunday morning. As we all proceeded to pile into the van on our way to another branch of Victory Outreach...

touch

September 20, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

Touch, like prayer, is a powerful force. Visiting the referral hospital where free services are offered to those in desperate need of medical attention, it’s hard to ignore the might of both, especially in tandem. Many of the patients there have no visitors, no support. There is no one there to touch them. There is no one there to cup their shoulder in prayer or embrace them in their pain. I am reminded again and again in Uganda of how lucky, how deeply blessed I am to have so many who love me. I am blessed to have a support team who would be at my bedside if I was in need. The...

We thought we were cool?

September 18, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

Ten days! Ten days in Africa and it's already been mind blowing. We've had chances to minister to hundreds upon hundreds of kids; we've had chances to minister to starving and sick hospital patients; we've had chances to minister to highschool kids and younger students; we've had chances to minister to the working class of Lira; and we've had chances to minister to eachother as a team. I have learned so much about my teammates, myself, and so much about God. There is one thing in particular I learned that has really blown my expectations out of the water. It...

A Stolen Heart

September 18, 2011
Adventures
Life on the Field

I fell in love with a little girl our first day of unofficial ministry. I've seen her twice, and still don't know her name because she is so shy she barely makes any noise. Fountain Primary School was where my heart was first stolen. We pulled up in our "14 passenger van" that might fit 7 comfortably. The children started running up yelling "Muzungu" (white person). But as we got out they shyed back a little. So we let them know we are friends and greeted them. We were shown around the school some before being led into a class room. The kids...

Humbled to Joyfulness

September 15, 2011
Adventures
Admissions

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4 My alarm went off at about 5 AM. Obviously still way too tired, I hit the snooze button a couple times before finally getting out of bed at around 5:15. Not in the best mood, I brushed my teeth and got dressed before walking outside into the pitch black darkness, the sun not rising for another 45 minutes or so. We were all ready to leave at 5:45, but unfortunately, our driver, Patrick, overslept, and we ended up waiting around in the dark for 15 or 20 minutes before leaving around 6. We...

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