Love love love.

Today was amazing! My days here seem to get better and better, but it sure does feel like I've been here so much longer than 5 days (6 if you're counting the day I actually arrived!). We've done so many projects this week: babies homes, prisons, Primary Schools, High School/Colleges, Childrens hospital, project after project after project. The amazing thing is that with each project our team was more and more motivated. The children and young adults have such a desire to know Christ and feel his love that it has given us the energy and motivation to be our best at every program. This week I conquered 3 tasks: teaching, leading games and coordinating. That's really hard for me, even though I'm one of the oldest ones here. I always say I'm the backbone, not the lead or the face. This is definitely challenging me and I want to be my best for Christ!

Our last program was City View High School. What's great about the high schools is that these children take their only break during the day to come and worship with us. It's always to incredible. They want to shake our hands and welcome us- it's so lovely! Today was just an incredible reminder of how God works past languages, past continents, past all of the things we place in the way. Jonah lead the kids in some Luganda praise songs and I have to say I was intimidated when they first started. I thought, what good can we do just standing up here, listening to them sing worship to us? As I watched them sing and listened to their praises in Luganda I was just incredibly overwhelmed! God was working in my heart even when I didn't know the language. I could feel his presence and his love for all of his children! Matthew 18:20 says "Where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them." It was so evident today that our God is a mighty God! He has called us all by name and has a plan for each of us!

Sometimes I get so worked up on knowing the songs and being the leader or the best that I tend to not enjoy other peoples talents or passions. God has really been revealing that to me this past year. I'm a singer. I critique people like it's my job. I don't mean to, it just happens. There is something about the children, young people and even adults here in Uganda that brings that part of me to shame! My heart burns with their passion! I don't hear someone who can't sing well, and that is exactly how I used to be, I hear someone who is singing and shouting praises to God, our Father! It was incredibly today to be silent and feel the Holy Spirit just move through those kids! It was incredible!

Prayer requests:

- I've been having headaches every day. I don't know why, but they have come every day.

-Continue to pray for Craig. He is healing up, but just longs to get back out into the ministry!

-Pray for our team: next week we'll be doing work in the village. It's going to be tough, but we want to continue to do our best because God has called us to this task!

- For our ability to love the way Christ loves his children, because it's what every person deserves from us!

Praises:

-My team here in Uganda has been amazing! It's such an answered prayer from my first blog post here! Thank the Lord for the guidance of the EAC staff for trusting in the Lord to work in these groups!

- To my church, family and friends who supported my trip to come here: I was reminded and humbled tonight as I was reminded of the incredible opportunity you have all given me and I just thank you from the bottom of my heart!

-The Empower A Child staff for their tireless dedication to these programs!!

I seriously continue to be humbled by this opportunity! I am amazed that God called me here, truly amazed! I can't believe that week 1 is over! WOO!