Author: Adventures

   I am discovering much about what it means to listen to the Lord. So often I would come before Him in prayer; asking things of Him or telling things to Him, yet not much of my time was spent listening to the Holy Spirit. God is constantly speaking, yet we do not always listen to His voice or even know how to listen to Him speaking. As His follower, I am learning the utmost importance of taking in what the Lord is saying. The Holy Spirit guides if we seek Him and listen to Him. He answers us when we cry out if our ears are tuned to His words. He is speaking and we...

So I wear this bracelet… it is really simple…. it's red and the material of a "Livestrong" bracelet but it reads "Never Give Up." When I started wearing this bracelet 6 months ago, it was to support my Uncle Steve in his courageous batter with ALS. Everytime I would look at it I would think "Never give up Uncle Steve," "with God all things are possible and you WILL overcome this." I had all the hope in the world that he would overcome this illness because he was such a strong man and loved life. On March 26,2010, he...

Here’s something I never thought I’d say…   I love my HIV/AIDS support group! haha there it is. I am a member of an HIV/AIDS support group here in Uganda. We meet on Fridays from 2-4pm and have a ball. There’s about 50 other women in the group and a couple of guys.   I suppose I thought that everyone would be depressed and have terrible stories to tell about their fight with HIV/AIDs. I thought it would be a place where people would be lonely, sad and struggling. And I’m not saying, that the people in the group don’t experience heart-breaking...

The cars rush past, I am terrified I will get hit by one. But my Ugandan friend assures me that I will not get hit, im not sure I believe him. This is the life in the big city of Kampala. It is very similar to any of the other large cities around the world except that they are speaking in Luganda and the driving is ALOT more crazy. It has such a feeling of adventure and livliness. Here you can find hamburger restaurants and knock-off watches. But not only that, but it has the feel of fast paced life with people rushing to and from work in suits. This is largely a contrast to the life...

  So i was planning on writing this blog about Kabale and our experiences there (which were amazing by the way!) Then we were walking through downtown Kampala this morning and it hit me…God never takes a day off!! He is constantly at work in the lives of His people!  As we were walking through the city i saw so many limp people-people with crutches, with canes, just sitting on the ground with limbs too thin or weak to work-and I was overcome with a feeling of sadness. i mean to see these people just sitting there on the sidewalk just did something to me…it twisted...

This past week we were able to travel to the area of Kabale in southwest Uganda. Kabale is one of the most beautiful and fertile areas in Uganda with endless hillsides quilted with terraced farm plots. The people grow everything from bananas and irish potatoes to sorgum and maize. We were welcomed into Juna Amangara Ministries by Mr Herbert and his family who operate the orphanage, schools and other programs out of Kishanje near Kabale. We worked in school ministry seeking to spread the love of Jesus to the students and teachers. This last week our ministry looked very similar to what we...