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Strong Warrior

September 5, 2011
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On Friday morning, I got up feeling very anxious. I was trembling, pacing, short of breath, not sure what I was doing. In strong need of comfort. During these last three or four days, I felt the voice of Christ giving me words of comfort. All day yesterday I kept hearing, “You are strong,” “You are like a like a fierce, strong, warrior, just waiting to come out.” These words have stuck my heart. I starting to feel strength and power flood through my veins. Lord, I am a warrior and will always fight for you.Â Tomorrow as I leave for the country of Uganda, I will keep...

I Wonder What My Insides Look LIke

September 5, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

Hello Bloggies! Thanks for tuning in 🙂 I am so excited to tell you that tomorow is my LAST DAY IN THE STATES! Woohoo, Uganda, here we come! This weekend has felt like it's taken forever to find it's end, and now that it's finally here, I'm sad to see it go. It has been so much fun getting to know my six lovely teammates and two fantastical leaders, and seeing the way God is moving makes me not want to leave this training camp. Yesterday was probably my favorite day in training camp, and for a few really exciting reasons. Yesterday...

Passionate Surrender

August 7, 2011
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Admissions

In Uganda, I was given a new way of following the Lord. I am now in a state of surrender, which had never truly happened before. I’m in a place where I must be completely obedient to the Lord, or I won’t survive. Nothing is in my control at all. This place reminds of white water rafting on the Nile, which I gave up on halfway through the day out of utter fear. We had to follow the guide’s instructions on paddling, grabbing the rope, etc., or we would not have survived. If I went with what I thought was a better way of paddling,...

Post-African Life

August 6, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

I knew I wasn't supposed to stay in Africa. I knew I was supposed to go home. I know I'm called to Nashville, TN right now. So what are these emotions I'm encountering? I was even told during debrief that I would begin to understand the transformations I've been going through. But the reality of comprehending these changes is, well… weird. I had fears before entering Africa that I would return to everything changing. My anxieities were calmed by the Lord, yet they became true. Everything is different. But the changes are not with the people and places around me....

What is Real Life??

August 5, 2011
Adventures
Reflections

When I signed up for a Real Life trip, I never understood what that would mean. Now that I am back home and no longer in Uganda, I understand why AIM calls it a Real Life trip. The thing is: life has never been more real than it is now-not trying to be cliche or do a play on words, but seriously life is more real than ever before. The reality- the reality of hurt, the reality of pain, the reality of poverty, the reality of need- have never hit me so deeply before. The reality that there are people who literally depend on the Lord or the church to provide their daily bread -day...

Apowyo Matek

July 30, 2011
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In the language spoke in Lira called Luo that means thank you very much. And right now as i sit in Kampala waiting to fly home tomorrow night thats all i can think to say to all of my supporters. The last night we were in Lira each one of us was asked to say something in front of everybody at our going away party. What i told them was that even if I may never come back to Lira, Uganda i will never ever forget this place. You know why? Cause God has changed me. There is no way I can go back to America the same. I told them that Lira Uganda is a spiritual marker for William Graham. There is...

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