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Is My God’s Love Really Big Enough?

I say a lot of stuff. And most of it I say without really knowing what it means or judging the weight behind my words which can be both good and bad. I’ve noticed that I say “I love people and I love lovin’ on people”. I actually say it quite a bit. It’s completely true, but what does “lovin’ on people” even mean? I guess it could mean just talking to people and being a good listener? Giving them the time of day and hearing people’s story and encouraging them? Being a friend when they have no one else or even writing a nice little note...

Sound Check, 1, 2, Thank You Jesus

January 31, 2011
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“Sound check, 1, 2, thank you Jesus.” This past week, the church we’re working with in Busia hosted a series of crusades in a nearby village called Matayos. To get to Matayos, our group crammed into a van along with several other people and all of the sound equipment needed for the crusade. Along the way, it wasn’t uncommon for us to pick up even more people who needed a ride. Every day when we got there, the guys would construct a 30 foot tower for the speakers, so that what was going on could be heard by everyone around. The sound...

Truth Manifesting into Life

January 31, 2011
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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...

Worshiping with cows and chickens

January 31, 2011
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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...

This Is Africa!

January 31, 2011
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Well its been 9 days now that we have been in Busia, Kenya. I love it. Honestly adjusting has come much more naturally than I had anticipated. So much is different from the US Example: Day one- we woke up to a rat in our toilet, thankfully the boys at the house are used to that happening and had no quams about getting it for us. The showers- they are indoors, but the water is COLD ha the shower room is big so that gives me the chance to catch my breath. 😉 Sleeping- 9 girls (and our luggage) in a bedroom not larger than mine, mice and cocroaches tend to visit us as well. Weather- NO...

So Many Details

January 24, 2011
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We have a wonderful home in Busia, Kenya with actual toilets!!!! Granted they don’t always flush and a teammate found a rat drowning in one the other morning…but TIA. All nine of us girls are in one room with our bags everywhere. It’s not the most fun thing living out of a pack in a room full of mattresses and eight other suitcases… Lord help me! But besides the unfortunate rats and super tight quarters, we have been blessed with a cook, Lucus, who is so amazing to cook us delicious East African food that we all like and we are going to have incredible ministry...

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