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Uganda Be Thankful

July 13, 2013
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At this time my team and I are safely in Rwanda and getting settled into our new home and ministry. However, I felt like I wanted to share with you all one more blog about what God taught me during our last few days in Uganda. When I thought about coming to Africa this summer I knew that God would teach me so much. One of the main things I was expecting to learn was how thankful I would be for America after being out of my comfort zone for 2 months. After spending a month and a half here, I have experienced the appreciation for home and comfort, but I...

Darby, the girl that surprises

July 12, 2013
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I love to surprise people. I love keeping secrets in the name of surprises! I love to show people how much I love them by doing their laundry un-expectantly, baking them cookies at random, or even planning surprise scavenger hunts for them! Here in Uganda we live in a FABULOUS house with our housekeeper, Seth. He is a 19 year old knock out! He helps us do EVERYTHING! (If anyone from the last Uganda team is reading this- thanks for teaching him how to make cookie dough! We are definitely going to get fat from all of the treats he’s helping us make! It’s way better than the...

Jesus is present

July 11, 2013
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Jesus is present. We CAN see Jesus. We can see Him in the lost, we can see Him in the found, we can see Him in the joyful, we can see Him in the darkness, and we can see Him in ALL His people. This is what I’ve learned most on this trip. I’ve seen Jesus all over Kenya and Uganda thus far. I’ve seen Him in the African people and in my Mzungo family. We arrived in Setiman,...

I See Jesus

July 8, 2013
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How is God showing me He loves me? How is He romancing me now? After reading the book Captivating by John and Stasi Eldridge, I began to ask the Lord those questions every morning. "What we need is for him to open our eyes, to open our ears that we might recognize his voice calling to us, see his hand wooing us in the beauty that quickens our hearts" Throughout my time in Kenya and Uganda, I have been realizing that God has called me to Africa to love on the people here. Love that is not my own. An unconditional, exhilarating, supernatural love that only comes through the...

Having Nothing Yet Possessing Everything

July 8, 2013
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As I was reading through 2 Corinthians this week God really put on my heart to write a blog about 2 Corinthians 6:3-10. Specifically in verse 10 when Paul says "Having nothing, yet possessing everything." The only problem is I wasn't quite sure what God wanted me to share about this verse. I thought about Rukungiri, the beautiful little town among the tropical forest like region of Uganda that we have landed in. I thought of the people here, so joyful and welcoming, yelling muzungu (white person) as we walked through the town. I thought of the boys at...

A Joy in Uganda

July 8, 2013
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The theme for our time in Uganda has been transformation. The Lord has revealed this word to many of my team members but it has manifested itself in different ways for each of us. God has laid several of His truths on my heart to begin this process but there is one that has taken precedence lately. One fruit of the Spirit in particular He is pushing me to produce. Joy. Joy that is only conceivable and attainable because the stone has been rolled away. I've been blessed in this second country with the opportunity to teach in a primary school. When I walk into that...

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