Well, saying that I've learned a lot would be a bit of an understatement. It would also be a little untrue. I don't mean that I haven't grown or been stretched, because these past few days have really pushed me beyond what I previously thought I was capable of. I just mean that I have been learning, I haven't "learned a lot" because I can't fully grasp most of the stuff that has been happening. I'm learning. I have a lot more to experience/understand/live. I can already tell that I am going to learn so much about community. I love my team. it's clearly...

Hey everyone! I gotta start by thanking everyone. My family, friends, coworkers, church, and everyone else who has contributed in ANY way to help send me to Uganda. I thank God for putting such awesome supportive people in my life! It’s Monday June 4th and I have been in Georgia since Friday the 1st. Many of you that I talked to before leaving know that most of the anxiety I was having dealt with my team and trusting God and that He would bring the right people together. Praise God – He has. My team consists of 10 girls and 3 guys. We are from all over – the majority...

Training camp was a huge learning experience for me. I did not expect to grow and be touched in the way that I was. I have learned what a team is. Our team has already grown so close and accepted each other, and it has only been a few days. I have been so inspired with the honesty and openness in our group chats. I see so much potential in our team and the relationships that are beginning to build. I have learned what it really means to worship. It is supposed to be intimate and thoughtful praise for God. I have never praised the Lord so personally and with so much intimacy before. It was...

“Do not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time you will reap a harvest.”   Before I came on this trip my dad reminded me of this verse, and little did I know how true it would be.   The last four months me and our team have worked, sweated, stepped out of our comfort zone, eaten nasty food, had joy, and struggled. We have fought spiritual, mental and physical battles. We have been sick, and healthy. We have gone on little and a lot of sleep. We have been on a bus ride from the grave. We have been afraid, yet courageous… Sick, but strong…...

On Thursday I went to Child Restoration Outreach again with Makyla, Logan, Carrie-Anne, and Darby and saw Steven, a street kid that I met months ago near the church, that had been chased off by police from living there so I hadn’t seen him in a long time.  Our team has begun to think about what we want to accomplish before the trip ends and the loose ends we wanted to tie up.  I had been praying on Tuesday about seeing Steven again, so it was so sweet to see him there that morning.  He came right up to me and was excited to see me as well – it’s...

Welp, we only have two weeks left before we are home! How time has flown! As excited as I am about going home, I am also really sad to leave Lira. I believe each one of us has come to a point where Lira is our home, it’s not just a place we’re visiting. We have become each others family and we have friends surrounding us in Lira. It’s to the point where we can’t even walk through town without seeing someone we know. It’s great!   Anyways, I don’t have much to talk about this week, I just want to share something I noticed God has been doing throughout...