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I AM still IS.

June 24, 2011
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As I began to think of this trip and the “stories” I would tell, I realized I had none. I don't have a story of Jesus multiplying food, the blind seeing, the dead being raised, the deaf hearing…yet. I began to be frustrated. What would I tell the people? Has it been worth it? Of course it has because Jesus still loves His people. I've seen His love in so many people. The church, the hotel where I am staying, the market where I buy my clothes. Jesus loves His people. All is well with the world because God is still God. Creator of the Heavens, God. Speaks and life...

Better late than never!!

June 22, 2011
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So we have been in Lira for almost two weeks now and so far it has been so good. Our team is still growing and getting to know each other but its really cool watching how God is working in everyone and growing them, myself included. I am definitely looking forward to what God is going to do here the rest of the summer and what he is going to continue doing after we leave. The different ministry opportunities we have been involved with so far have been encouraging. Seeing how even before we got here these kids are being brought...

Sharing Hope

June 19, 2011
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We have finished a full week of ministry and God has broken my heart for the beautiful people of Uganda. Some of the work we did this week includes building a mud goat shed, cleaning a well, and leading Bible Studies on Thursday evenings. Coming on this trip I thought I was prepared to face the poverty, orphans, and hopeless that people here encounter daily, I expected my heart to break instantly, but God had other plans. It took a week for my heart to break. This week we did door to door evangelism and at the third house we stopped at, God filled me with compassion and broke my heart....

Beauty from Ashes

June 19, 2011
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I apologize for not having any previous blogs, it was mostly due to the fact that I couldnt figure out how to sign in. Anyways… We have now been here in Uganda for over a week, though where the time has gone is unknown to me- I feel as though I am just catching wind of its flutter. There is a beauty here that is unsurpassed- even in all my travels, a beauty that catches you off guard with its simplicity. Its a beauty seen in a widows eyes, the laughter of a small child, in the footprints left behind by a passing stranger. I was told to look for color when I arrived, soon to...

That Much More

June 19, 2011
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God’s ways are not our own. This statement could not be even truer in my life. If someone had told me to 3 years ago to tell them what I would be doing this summer, I never would have told them I would be digging out wells, building mud huts, holding African children as they marveled at my “Mzungu” hair, or that I would be a social work major considering teaching abroad. I would never have considered myself capable enough, equipped, or even chosen enough. Little did I know then, at age 16, how chosen I am. Since...

I Am Abba’s Child

June 19, 2011
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I never expected to be thrown into this divine cycle of exposure, freedom, brokenness, and utter joy. Each day I am given, Jesus exposes my heart and purges it, leaving a glorious freedom within my soul. Then, in the midst of service, I become broken. My will is redirected towards the Father and his children rather than myself. In those moments in which I forget about myself, I enounter true joy. I know that true joy because True Love graciously consumes me with it. I've had a recurring image in my head the last few days. It's come while I'm serving, worshipping, and...

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