Final Countdown

   So I am just about a month away from the trip and I am starting to get super anxious (in a good way!).  I get so giddy thinking about getting to love on all of the little ones in Uganda, and I can feel the excitement in the Lord's plans.  It is starting to hit me though just how long two months is, and sometimes leaves me wondering where I got this crazy idea from in the first place!  
   I finally got all of my shots done, which was probably my least favorite part of the prep.  Who knew the yellow fever shot would leave a baseball sized red spot on my arm for a week and a half?!  Oh well, I guess I am just that 1 in 4.  I was so glad that I was able to go with some of my friends going on the trip, it was definitely an interesting way to bond ha.  
   Fundraising has seemed easy thus far, but I do my best not the think about how much more I need.  I was overwhelmed by the love everyone has shown me in their letters and donations!  It definitely left me feeling blessed and greatly encouraged!!  
   I have had  Jeremiah 29:13 "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart." playing in my head these last couple of weeks.  I so desire to get completely lost in the heart of the Lord this summer, and I know He is anxious to grow me through it.  Thanks for your continual prayers for me, I am completely filled with joy over this upcoming trip!!

46 Days

I figured I would at least let my friends and family know that I was alive and well while in Uganda, and what better way than with a blog that I don't have the slightest clue how to write?!

So here are the basics:

• Leave for Mbale, Uganda in 46 days
• Come back July 11th
• Layover in Dubai each way (how sweet is that?!)
• Going with I Choose You Ministries  
• I am terrified of flying

     For those of you who know me well, you know I am a planner....so naturally I have the days numbered in my calendar for when I will be leaving :)  The more I get to meet up with the other people who will also be in Uganda with me, the more my excitement builds!!  God has really planned this one out for me.  Missions have been on my heart since last summer, so I have been looking for the door that He would open.  He used the opportunity for Greenhouse, a missions equipping class at church, to get this whole thing rolling.

     I felt drawn to Africa during prep for the class and prayed for affirmation, which He delivered in a really cool way!  While in church one Sunday the mention of Africa caught my attention during a song, which was weird but not too crazy.  I was totally blown away when we sat down and my friend offered me a piece of gum and there was an African proverb on the inside...now THAT blew my mind.  I knew the Lord was answering, and to top it off my mom was in town for that service!  I had my heart set on Juba in South Sudan, but with that falling through I was feeling discouraged about where I felt led.  Of coarse the Lord picked me right back up by giving me a friend in Greenhouse that kept talking about Uganda.  It stuck in my mind and I decided to pursue it. I asked if I could go and I told them I was willing to stay as long as I could, and decided to stay and extra two weeks with a new friend. When I went to tell her she told me how she had been so distraught all week about staying alone those last two weeks and was really considering changing her mind. BAM, answered prayer for her and affirmation for me! God is so awesome.

     I am pumped for this trip, and can't wait to share how the Lord is changing my life!! He has definitely started by pushing me to rely on His provision and fully trust His heart for me. It would be awesome to have people praying for us while we are over there, Matthew 18:19 says "Again I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven" What a powerful promise!!  Thanks in advance y'all :)