Long and Winding Road

At last! I am in Uganda. But not without a long trip through the London Heathrow Airport. I flew in to one terminal, lugged carry-ons down stairs hooked up to the plane, stood on a bus for ten minutes, stood in line for twenty more, walked through 3 security checkpoints, one more bus, two more lines, to wait twelve hours to take a tram to another section of terminal!

But I am back in this country that I love so much. I forget until I get here about the unique bird sounds, the people walking everywhere on foot, the friendliness, and the places I grew to cherish while I lived here. I am staying at a Christian Guest house at the moment, planning for the next two weeks. I feel blessed to be here.

Building Relationships

Today the camp director talked to us about the great need in Spain for sharing about Christ. The camp reaches out in love, teaching values and life-lessons, like team building, that will open the door for deeper relationships. At the same time, the kids have fun. I am also building relationships, and am constantly amazed at how I see God's hand in everyday life. People who come here to work have given of their time because of love. And that core motivation bonds us together like the rest of the world cannot understand. But these kids see it.

L'arcada Camp

This week I have roomates in my big teepee, and three of them are basketball coaches here for the basketball camp. I love meeting new people, and it has been a blessing to see them interact with the kids. There are also volunteers here from different churches in the states doing work around the grounds. A new week, and new hearts to share Christ with. Pics of my office, my living quarters, and the basketball court:

A Youth Camp in Spain

I spent the last three days in L'arcada Youth Camp here in the mountains of Spain. I'm sleeping in a giant teepee with several other women who are here to coach basketball. This particular week is dedicated to that sport. Last week was the English camp, and I arrived just in time for the last days of teaching and sharing.

I have learned that although we sometimes consider Spain a Christian nation, maybe because there is a rich Catholic history, in fact most Christian beliefs have died out. This camp is reaching youth who have never heard about Christ before. The last night of English camp, a volunteer youth group form Wisconsin shared a beautiful skit that protraying what Christ has done for us all. I listened as I walked around camp that night, hearing the youth crying here and there because they had been so moved by the realization of what God has done for them through Christ.

My video here is meant to help raise support for a young missionary couple hoping to come work here fulltime, and I find that my mission is an important one. Thank you God for letting me have a hand in all this!

Pictures later, for now all I've done is video

Getting on the Plane

Today begins my travel phase, which will last for quite a while. I will not be in one place longer than three weeks from now until November! I pray for safety for my equipment, and well, also for me! Funny the order that came out in my thoughts! But God watches over everything! I have projects already in the works, and will have many to complete once I finally sit still again.

Home is Where I Am

Although I am in Maryland today, in three days I will be in Spain for my next assignment. So I've been busily preparing all the equipment I need to take both to Spain and Uganda, since I will be going both places. There is a lot to take this time, and I always need prayer for equipment safety. I can't really stop to plan what I do next to get ready, I just have to rely on faith! But that is what my life is made up of, daily faith. It is something I had to grow in to, and something that will remain for the rest of my life.

I really love this life I've been given!

Beautiful Day

One more day until I leave for Maryland. This morning there were butterflies floating through the work shop next to our breakfast table. so many different kinds, I can't remember them all. In addition to that, there are a couple of small black birds that have decided they like the human company. So the are flitting around singing a sweet song all the while.

In addition to the butterflies, I have been bitten so many times by some small invisible insect that I can no longer count the bites! Just me... I must be special.

I can't help but make that in to a parable, about what kind of person each one of us decides to be. One kind of insect bites and runs away, the other transforms in to a beautiful creation that soars on the wind. Can you see the parallel in human life? The interesting difference is that we can CHOOSE to be one or the other, God has given us that gift. I choose metamorphosis!

Our guest at the dinner table last night: