Author: Adventures

Can my faith make him whole?

Today made an impact on me. This past week my team and I have been making hospital visits.  They separate the men, women, and children into different wards.  Each ward has thirty-plus beds lined up side by side with no curtains and no privacy.  The warm, stale air is hardly sterile, but nothing about those wards display cleanliness anyway. It’s intimidating to walk in at first, looking at an entire room full of broken people, but as soon as I walk up to that first bed the Holy Spirit completely takes over.  A majority of the patients believe in Jesus, some of...

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Rat poop in my Tea…

 It all started with the delicious tea that is placed on the table every morning around 9am. Hope and I both did our daily squeal of excitement when we saw it and headed for the table. Hope handed me a mug and we both filled our cups with the amazing steaming hot beverage, I sat down to drink my tea as my team filled their plates and returned to the sitting area where we eat. I was getting to the bottom of my cup of tea when I noticed a foreign taste. One more sip and the reason for the strange taste became painfully clear. There were three mouse turds in the bottom of my cup, from...

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Miriam’s Broken Heart

 I’ve been working with children most of my life, and I think I’ve seen it all when it comes to them being sick. From bumps and bruises to bloody noses and broken bones. From tummy aches and bug bites to diarrhea and projectile vomiting. When one of my students would come to me not feeling good I could usually diagnose the problem just by looking at them. I’d say about 98% of the time their feelings are hurt, they miss mom and dad, or they didn’t get enough sleep the night before and nap time should be sooner rather then later. I learned a fantastic tip for...

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New Kenyan friends

I absolutely love Kenyan people. They are so friendly and go out of their way to make you feel like you are the most special visitor that has ever come to the city of Busia. All of it stems from their passionate love for the Lord. Everywhere you go, every person that is around comes and greets you by shaking your hand or giving you a hug. When they make eye contact with you they grin from ear to ear. The worship is absolutely incredible to where you can actually feel the Holy Spirit where ever we are. They dance, sing, jump, shout and cry in praise for the Lord. Church services last over...

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Worshiping with cows and chickens

Just another day in the life… Every day is different here. Every day, God is working on changing my mindset. Because so many distractions have been removed, life is stripped down to the basics. And all of a sudden, it becomes so much easier to appreciate the little things in life, and to see life for the gift it really is. Over the last week, we've already developed strong friendships with several of the locals. Last night, one of our new friends asked my teammate Ashlee and I to go to a 'crusade' with her. We obliged, and found ourselves a good 5 or 10 miles out of...

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Truth Manifesting into Life

10 Declarations of Truth Over Team Uganda:   We walk in ever increasing health in Jesus name. We walk in unity. We bring life to each other and to this nation. We are covered by the blood of the Lamb. We lay down in peace and sleep for God alone makes us dwell in safety. We display a culture of honor. We walk in boldness and integrity. We are lights shining in the darkness. We walk in our true identities in Christ. We worship freely in Spirit and in truth.   Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is on us, because...

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