Love has been a big part of my preparations for this trip. It continues to be a big part of this trip, even as it’s just the beginning. We are called to love. I was listening to a song called Love Them Like Jesus and the chorus goes like this:             Just love them like Jesus             Carry them to Him             His yoke is easy             His burden is light       ...

This is the greeting you would expect anywhere you go. For example when we met our ministry contact I fully expected to hear this familiar phrase. Our ministry contact this month is Deliverance Church in Tororo, Uganda. This woman named Esther, the wife of one of the church elders, was greeting us when we first arrived. But instead of saying feel at home she said something that has continuously changed my prayers so far this trip. She said “feel at Jesus because he is the only thing we ever need”. When I put this into context when thinking about the people of Uganda, home for...

I am in Uganda, hard to believe right? Yep it is. I’ve only been away from Pa for 2 weeks, but it feels like so much longer. It already feels like I have been gone for months!  It still hasn’t really hit that I am going to be in Africa for 4 months. It sounds crazy. Okay it doesn’t just sound crazy, it is crazy! It took a lot to get here, but I am so thankful for this opportunity of a lifetime. I have seen God a lot already in my team and the people we have met so far. God has hand-picked my team and I am so excited to get to know them even more over the next 4...

Hi everyone! I’m Lizzie, one of the co-leaders of Team 3!    I just wanted to write a quick blog letting everyone know what we have been up to! We arrived in Tororo on Friday afternoon and had Friday evening and Saturday as a day of much needed rest. Then, Sunday we attended church and started our ministry off with a trip to the hospital to pray over and speak life into the patients and families there.  Monday, Tuesday and then today, Wednesday, we have done house to house evangelism and have seen many people come to know the Lord as their personal Savior! ...

“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10   People that have come before me have all told me the same thing, “training camp will break you.” My first thought was fear. “What do you mean BREAK ME?” What will they do? How will I handle it? Will I even want to continue my journey and fulfill my calling to Africa? Am I even being called to Africa? These questions have run through my head over and over again. That is the most accurate statement I have heard in a very long time. Training camp DID break me. Between worship, fellowship, and stepping...