Surrender Uganda: NEW NEWS!

First of all, I'd like to let you all know about a change coming up in my time here in Uganda. I had originally come to Africa planning on working with the organization, Empower A Child, for my entire time here. However, God seems to be working out some slightly different plans than mine (yeah, big surprise, I know!). Recently He's been opening doors for me to work with a missionary family in a town called Masaka that is a couple hours away from Kampala. The EAC "base" here in Kampala is closing down for the second part of December and the first part of January; the option the organization provided was for me to fly to Kenya and stay with the Kenyan branch of EAC there. However, I've felt all along that God had something different planned for me than going to Kenya. Now I know what it is! One of the girls that I worked with and became close to in the first month or so I was here told me about this family who had gone to her church when they lived in America. From there, everything just fell into place (although, I must admit, it was much slower than I would've liked). So, now, by God's guidance and provision, I'll be heading to Masaka, Uganda on December 18th to work with this family and the organization they head up, Okoa Refuge.

Joseph, me, Shakira, and Luke at the Sponsorship Christmas

Now a little about Okoa Refuge so you'll have an idea of what I'll be doing: they currently have two children's homes (one girls and one boys), they're working on a babies' home, they do some church planting, prayer and evangelism at a prison and hospital, a once-a-month, week-long Bible School, and they're working on handing out water filters. So, in my time there, I will be working alongside them in their life there. Honestly, I'm not completely sure of the exact time I'll be spending with them. I'm just trusting God to lead me, but I do know that I'd love to come back with EAC for a few weeks before I leave to see my kids again, and I believe God's worked that into His plan.

I'd really appreciate your prayers right now; particularly for guidance in this transition, the extension of my visa (PLEASE!), and peace to rest in His will and His presence. And with that, I do think I'm going to sign off. I apologize for the lack of brilliantly composed thoughts and the blandness of this post..... I'd add more, or edit away, but seeing as I've got to be up for church in a few hours, I'm just going to leave it at this!