The Latest at Bethel...

Well.... I obviously fail at blogging. But there's SO much to update you all on! God is so good and His faithfulness continues to just blow me away.

The foundation of the building! 

Mommy and I recently spent a week in Kagarama with our children there. It was absolutely amazing. We started building!!! The first building we're working on is a 3 room set of classes. Eventually all of the rooms will be part of the school, but for a while, as we're building the dormitories, the children will sleep in one of the rooms. Anyways, the foundation is almost finished!! It was so amazing to watch the bricks being put into place. It was just one of those moments when you realize, "Wow. This is really happening."

But seeing the building wasn't the only wonderful thing.

During our time there, God began to grow even more love in us for our children (although I didn't think that was possible). I started to learn their personalities and see how God had moved in their lives since the first time I went to Kagarama. On the day we arrived, we had the chance to talk to all of our children as they were waiting for supper. 12 of them decided to be saved that night. It was amazing! Through the week, I was able to laugh with them, comfort them when they cried, sing with them, and just pour love out upon them. And I realized how blessed I am! I never deserved this great calling. I was never worthy of it. But despite the fact that it's SO hard, the abundant blessings that God has poured out upon me far outweigh the struggles.

Working on our English - DANCE! 

Helping carry bricks for the builders.

With our 3 kids here in Masaka
Monica, Gideon, and Ibra

We also have 3 of the Bethel children living with us in Masaka right now (Monica, Gideon, & Ibra) because they were from this area. Along with them, we're planning on bringing Nelson (see previous post) to come and live with us so we can take care of his needs. We're also preparing to send them Monica and Gideon to school in the next week or so. They're SO excited to start schooling.

The two biggest needs we have right now are sponsors for our children and more financial provision for buying a second piece of land and building. But we live by faith, and we know that God is going to provide because it's not our ministry - it's His! Give Him all of the glory, honor, and praise - He alone deserves it!

Other than that, I'm preparing to head back to Soldier, Kansas in June. It seems to be approaching so quickly... Seems like just yesterday I was moving to Masaka! But I know some big things are going to be happening in this next season of my life, and I'm so excited to share with everyone I can about God's work here!

Please be in prayer for Bethel and our children!

Abundant Blessings!

Nelson Ahimbisebwe

This son of ours is called Nelson Ahimbisebwe. As we were recently in Kagarama, we became aware of his condition. Although he's smiling in this picture, he's very weak and only sits watching the other children play. Because he needs extra nourishing food and care, we've decided to bring him to live with us for a time as we bring him back to health. In order to do that, he needs a sponsor asap... If you're interested, contact us!