I have been transformed. The Lord has pulled me and stretched me in so many ways since we have been here in Rukungiri, Uganda. My eyes have been opened to what it means to be Spirit-minded and "living" in the Kingdom of God. Kenya and Uganda are completely different experiences. Where we lacked shelter in Kenya, our team has a house in Uganda. Where we lacked food, we have abundance here. Where we lacked comfort there, we have complete rest here. Where we had consistency, we have an outpour of options here. The Lord has provided tenfold, but with His provision comes even more need...

Hello all from Uganda! Uganda is great! So extremely different from Kenya! we are staying in an amazing HOME with SHOWERS and BEDS!! It is fantastic! I am being stretched every day by the faith of all of the people around me. We go to the school everyday to either teach, correct papers, or play games with the kids. This week the church decided to do a 7 day fast, and we also got to help in Bible study to talk about people fasting and being devoted to prayer. I really felt the Lord leading me to fast for one day so yesterday I did a fast. I wasn't sure why, but I decided to follow His...

On the way to Kampala, the capital city of Uganda I played a little game with myself, I spy with my little eye Africa style. It is hard to imagine that the things I’m seeing here are starting to become “normal” where as a month ago I would be in shock. Africa is so beautiful and although the trees and wide skies are beautiful that isn’t what I mean. I mean that Africa is full of God’s natural creating. The beauty of Africa is the simplicity of it. People in their raw form utilizing everything they have and not living in abundance but in the bare necessities. It...

Method behind the madness. After a week or so in the middle of the bush of Africa, someone turned to me and asked, “Are you shaving your legs this week?” This question did not even phase me and I proceeded to answer honestly. A few seconds later we were still having a conversation about shaving for the next two months. After realizing what some of us were going to look like after not shaving for two months, I busted out laughing.   Only in Africa, would we be asking these questions, I thought.  Is this real life?...

Goodbye Kenya God has been so good! Kenya has been an amazing place with incredible people! I had the amazing privilege to teach standard 8 at the school nearby. The students were so good (some were actually older than me) and were so fun to be around. They sang for me, and then I sang for them. It was so amazing hearing their stories and how they run up to 9 miles just to get to school. They are so thankful for a teacher in their class and are so eager to learn! I am sad to say goodbye to them all, but I am confident that they are in His hands. I’m learning how to trust God with...

It is impossible to explain all that I have experienced and learned in the last few days. I shock myself when I say days because I feel like I have been gone from home and in Africa for months! My world has been rocked, shaken and rattled. After a few days I can’t even imagine my life being the same once returning home.   After arriving in Africa on June 3 we spent a night in Nanyuki and the next day took a safari (journey) to the middle of Kenya. A place called Satiman, Kenya. We drove on dirt roads for over 3 hours and when we arrived, the most beautiful people greeted us. They...