well hello there! I'm sending you warm greetings from the Pearl of Africa! But for real, it's warm and sunny today 🙂 First I'll give ya an update on some things I did this past week, then the rest of this post is dedicated to one of the good friends I've made here.  June 27th-Today at lunch hour prayer I saw little Immanuel, and he said his first word to me!–"Kope" which means, "I am fine." Then I picked him up and my friend Tony started playing music on the keyboard, and I slowdanced with Immanuel as he slowly fell asleep on me. I LOVE the...

i have met the man of my dreams. in Uganda.  being a nursing student, all things medical fascinate me. and it has always been my dream to travel to a third world country and use my medical skills and knowledge to treat and care for the people there who may not know. i have met someone here who has both the knowledge and skills and is exposing me to what this dream looks like. Dr. Opio. he has allowed me to help out and assist him in any way possible at the hopsital. i have witnessed many treatments and surgeries and have assisted in numerous surgical procedures. it amazes me what this...

Today isn't my day to blog, nor is it my free day, but plans got cancelled so I'm rolling with it.  Wednesday was a big day of firsts for most of the team, including myself.  The first thing we did was charity work, so I went to clean someone's house. Then the whole team went to the city and did door to door ministry,(a first) and after that we did a thing called open air. Let me touch on door to door first.  Three people, and a translator go to people's homes and tell them about Jesus. Kind of like the Jehovah's witness…but not. I really liked that...

The women here are so beautifully amazing. They work harder than anyone i have ever witnessed in my life. From before the sun comes up until way past the sun goes down these women work their butts off! Constantly cleaning, caring for everyone in the family, and constantly serving. One woman that will forever be engrained in my heart is Susan. She is a staff member here at the Alpha Hotel that we are staying at and she is honestly the hardest worker I have ever met.  She is 25 years old and has a precious 11 month baby girl named Shelby. Susan works every single day at the hotel from...

Although I am surrounded by the beauty of African landscape, beautiful orange and pink sunsets, endless red dirt roads, and enough delicious fruit to last a lifetime, it's the people. Everday, I am overwhelmed by the beautiful hearts that surround me. Each day, God blesses me with gifts of smiles, joy, stories of redemption, and real struggle. The people of Uganda are beautiful! There are so many brothers and sisters I could talk about but let me introduce you to three in particular. Meet Patrick. He is our faithful driver. I have never seen more of a servant then this man who does not...

As I sit here and try to figure what I should blog about the thought of walking in the Lords pure Light takes my thoughts. The Lord has been teaching me what it looks like and means to walk in the light. Matthew 5:16 states "let your light so shine before men , that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." I pray that our team will be the light for Lira durin our time here. The light will always out shine the darkness. Praise the Lord for allowing us to live in the Light through Christ. May you also shine the light in whatever community that you are placed...