Well, I can't sleep. This is probably due to the fact that I took a 3 hour nap at 4pm. There are alot of things going on in my life right now. I'm getting ready for my junior prom (4 days!), getting things together for a pageant i'm doing this summer (Distinguished Young Women), preparing myself for spring break (this includes buying swimsuits, wedges, and dresses that I do not need), getting ready for my lifeguarding job that I will start this summer, and trying to raise money and mentally prepare myself for Uganda. Yep, I said Uganda. No, I'm not moving away and restarting my life as a missionary. But I am, however, going on a mission trip.
This opportunity was first brought to my attention by one of my best friends. I looked into it, and decided that it was something I felt called to do. I can't exactly put my finger on it, but God told me that this was something that I should not pass up. There are over 2 million orphans in Uganda ALONE. This is partly due to the fact that children are being abducted from their homes by a man named Joseph Kony, and they are often forced to kill their parents. Joseph Kony leads what he calls the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army). I'm not going to go into detail about him, because I'm sure that due to the recent media population he has received that most people know a good deal about him. I will be traveling to Gulu to work with some of these orphans and the families that have taken them in. Not even work, really... just love, help, heal, teach, and try my hardest to impact their lives in a positive, Christ-like way. I will not be traveling alone. I am going through Four Corner's Ministries with about 10 other people. I do not know what to expect. I do not know what I am going to see. But I do know that I am so very blessed with what I have. I take my life and the things that I have for granted. I have parents. I have a home. I have clean water, and these people would do anything for the things that I've got. The world is so much bigger than this small Alabama town that I live in. The hurt is so much deeper than anything that I have ever seen or known. There are people that need love. There are people who do not know the sovereign love of Christ. I am not a perfect Christian by any means. I couldn't even tell you 10 stories in The Bible. But I know that when I go, my life will be forever changed. I hope that I can change some other lives along the way. I am asking you to please pray for me as I try to raise money and prepare myself for what I am going to experience. Pray that I go with a humble heart, meek spirit, and open eyes.
If you would like to donate, please visit www.4cornersministries.org, click donate, and my name will be in a drop down box (as will the names of the other students going). Every dollar and word of prayer is a great blessing.
"I heard the voice of The Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then I said, 'Here am I, Send Me.'" -Isaiah 6:8
