This is a city that needs prayer. God sent prayer warriors. This is a city in need of the love of their Father. Our Father sent lovers. This is a city that is ready to worship their creator, and boy did He send worshippers. Ephesians 3:17-18 "So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through fath. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love may have power together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." It is so encouraging to see God working through this team of 14 college aged students. He knew the purpose...

I am continually amazed by the amount of joy the people, but especially the children of Uganda have. Even in the midst of such poverty they have the brightest smiles that capture your heart. Whenever I am surrounded by children here, I am overwhelmed by their love. I can only hope they feel as loved by me as I do by them.   Today our team went to a Sunday church service at Kinyansano Cathedral. There I sat with a six year old girl and her two little sisters. None of us spoke the same language but it didn’t matter. The Lord continuously reminds me that love can transcend any...

Alright.  I know you are wandering about the title, as you should be. The story is a little embarassing but hey, i am in Africa. Ok, so we went to church sunday and its like a forty minute bus ride, which I LOVED!!! Anyways, we got done with church and were waiting to head back home, so i figured i should probably go to the squatty. (For those of you who dont know what a squatty potty is, it is nothing but a hole in the ground where you go to do your business.) So i make my way to the squatty, do my business, reach for the toilet paper… There is none. Anywhere. I was looking...

Before I left for Uganda everyone was telling me "you're never going to be the same again" or "you're life is going to be flipped upside down ".  In a lot of ways those words are true. I definitely have a larger appreciation for the things I took for granted. Drinking water from the sink, stove tops, and garbage service to name a few. Those are the things you never really learn the value of until you are forced to live without. I definitely have learned a lot about improvisation.  We are two weeks in and things have been rather different, but I very...

After a wonderful training camp full of spiritual growth and a long few days of traveling, it's so nice to finally be in Rukungiri settling into our home. This week has been very laid back and has allowed the team to get acclimated with the area. We have all become very familiar with the market due to our frequent trips. As a team we have split duties between shopping at the market, cooking meals and doing dishes. Everything is a new experience and takes time to adjust to. There is no dishwasher for dishes, no washing machine for laundry; there are squatty potties outside instead of...

My buddy Marrie makes fun of me a lot because i always say I'm so excited. But its the truth. I am so excited for all God has done and is doing and is going to do. Oh Man!!! So first of all training camp was amazing. I didn't know you could grow so much spiritually in just 3 days. But let me tell ya, it happened!  Before then i never would have spoken to a stranger, much less prayed for them. But on the plane i asked some random man if i could pray for him, JUST BECAUSE GOD TOLD ME TO! That may not seem like much but that is a big stinkin deal/ And now we are in Africa....