Dear bloggies-   Week three in Uganda and all is well!  I’ve been having so much fun with everything going on here- playing with the children is probably one of my favorite things, but it’s always nice to get to break from the small ones jumping on you.  Today I had a nice break from children when I went to meet the woman who runs the microfinance office in the church we work with.  Her name is Doreen, and she has amazing insight into God and his heart, and her faith is unshakeable.   When I met with Doreen this morning, I was a little unsure of how our...

Being in Uganda has opened up many opportunities to adventures. Back in March when I was accepted to the Uganda Team, never would I have thought that I would do some of these things, or that I would fall in love. . . but I'll come to that later. My first adventure I want to tell you about is the transportations we have taken. There's the van driven by Patrick. He's an awesome driver, some times I wonder how he gets us through some of the roads. This van is meant for about 7 passengers (sorry for the fib in my last blog I was a little confused. . . we have been in a van meant...

Training camp is so different than what I thought it would be. I honestly didn't know what to expect but I had my ideas of what it would be like. I thought training camp would be a bunch of hard core, intense lectures. That there would be a lot of time spent just sitting listening to lectures, and some time with my team away from the other teams. It's not that way! Every moment is a team bonding time. It's been awesome to see the Lord bringing the 9 of us together starting the instant we entered the airport. Everyday, multiple times throughout the day is just a time to be...

I knew I wasn't supposed to stay in Africa. I knew I was supposed to go home. I know I'm called to Nashville, TN right now. So what are these emotions I'm encountering? I was even told during debrief that I would begin to understand the transformations I've been going through. But the reality of comprehending these changes is, well… weird. I had fears before entering Africa that I would return to everything changing. My anxieities were calmed by the Lord, yet they became true. Everything is different. But the changes are not with the people and places around me....

When I signed up for a Real Life trip, I never understood what that would mean. Now that I am back home and no longer in Uganda, I understand why AIM calls it a Real Life trip. The thing is: life has never been more real than it is now-not trying to be cliche or do a play on words, but seriously life is more real than ever before.   The reality- the reality of hurt, the reality of pain, the reality of poverty, the reality of need- have never hit me so deeply before. The reality that there are people who literally depend on the Lord or the church to provide their daily bread -day...

I came to Uganda anticipating holding African babies and getting a good chaco tan. While I have done these things, I have also experienced so much more. I have seen more of God than I ever have before, more of His love and more of His power. I did not come here expecting to be radically changed, but that is exactly what has happened. God has changed me. I have learned so much fom the people here. Just like Brittany said, they really do have a childlike faith here that we are so lacking in America. When these people pray for healing, they fully believe that God will bring healing. Since...