Prelude to Adventure

Praise God I figured out how to start this blog!

Brief Into- My mission in life is to tell others about Christ, to be a living testimony to his saving grace.  To that end, I'm attending college to become a Physician's Assistant and a long-term medical missionary.  That's the big picture.  Nothing matters but getting people to God.

Well, with a summer break from classes, I have the exciting opportunity to travel to Uganda with my cousin Janna for a short term mission.  We will hop the pond to Uganda and meet with the mission group Empower-A-Child in Kampala, Uganda.  This group focuses on areas of Uganda that haven't been "over-missioned" by other organizations.  As we work with a primary schools, the remand home (a juvenile hall), secondary schools, food kitchens, street homes, babies homes, the katalemwa hospital, and the Luwero district (a refugee camp) we will strive to show God through our service, to be His hands and feet. Volunteers journey from America, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia to do God's work there.  I feel blessed to have such and opportunity to follow God's call.

About the call: In about second grade, Janna and I planned our lives: we would live on a horse ranch in Africa riding out every day to tell people about Jesus.  Plans change, people grow up, and we realized that God created Africa BIG.  While missions on this continent remain our life plan, we're focusing on separate areas of this ginormous land.  So the dream of joint ministry is up in the air.  Oh, and the horse ranch fell out of the picture.
This summer Janna decided to take a short-term mission trip to get her toes in the water.  I was planning to be responsible this summer, to buckle down, get a job, and earn money for college.  Plans? God laughs at plans.  In the space of five minutes the whole family gathering had discovered a way to get me to Africa this summer.  I had a place to live, intern, and get medical experience for the three weeks of America time.  I had a month of Africa time; and I also had a support base that could only be God-sent.  So we googled African Missions (yes googled!)  and by the end of the day applications were submitted. After talking to people in this ministry, I know that God controlled Google to point us directly to Empower-a Child.

Now childhood dreams and divine plans combine to bring Janna and I to Uganda. Twenty-one days till we hop the pond!  Excitement reigns!

Please also check Janna's: Janna's Uganda Blog

 God Bless!

Note: In a state of giddy confusion over actually starting a blog, I termed this blog Uganda2013 rather than Uganda 2012.  My deepest apologies for any confusion. However, seeing as Uganda2012 was already stolen, I beg you'll forgive me.