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I just wanted to share with you the amazing gift that Amani Baby Cottage just received. It is something we have been wanting for a long time and what a blessing it is!!! Praise you God for whom all blessings flow!!! Thank you dear friends; the men from Berean Baptist Church of Burnville, MN. and TILT-A-WORLD plus numerous companies donating supplies.

As you will see in the last photo, they placed a permanant memorial honoring those children and teachers that were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary!!

Please rejoice with Amani and enjoy the smiling and joyful faces on their new playground!!

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013

 

As the year 2012 draws to a close, I am praying that you and yours have had blessings that you cannot even count. May 2013 bring you Joy, peace, and the Love of God untold. I am so thankful for my family, each and every one. I am thankful that my Grandson beat Cancer not once but twice, and I pray he continues to beat it. I am thankful for my children, their spouses and grandchildren. I am thankful for my siblings, nieces, nephews and various other relatives.

I am thankful so very thankful for my small church body of believers, at Canyon West Worship Center, who bless me each week. I love you all, and thank you for sharing the responsibility of bringing the word in action and attitude. You all bring me joy.

I am thankful for those who supported Reaching Hands Mission to Uganda and helping me serve the kingdom and give of yourselves so selflessly.

 I pray for my loved ones at Amani Baby Cottage. This organization has brought me great joy and blessed me beyond all I could have ever imagined.

 I pray that God would bless and keep everyone there, and bring added blessings as the new year starts.

 I also pray for all my extended friends and loved ones in Uganda. I love you all and thank God for each one of you. May 2013 bring you many joys!!!

May God bless you one and all!!!!!

Uganda home sweet home!!

My time here back in Uganda is almost at a close. I have had a wonderful 3 weeks and have managed to see almost all of my friends and acquaintainces here in Jinja. I was greeted happily by the dear Bharj family with a welcoming sign and immediately put me to work, helping to configure the new clinic at the new site. Measuring and deciding where to put everything such as the exam table, sink, isolette, infant warmer, medication fridge, meds, books and journals, medical texts and my presence there filled me with great joy!!!

I have been extremely busy and have pretty much ran my tail off doing everything I possibly could and still keep up with my studies. Yes, unfortunately, I was not able to take a break from classes and even began a new class the very day I headed out on this trip. Fortunately, I have been able to keep up with it, with even the sketchy internet and have not fallen behind. Much as happened in the short time I have been here and more will continue after I leave. Here are just a few of the pics of the new site.

 

Intial moving day is this friday, my birthday, and I am excited to be able to at least be a small part of moving things over to the site. The children wont be moved until next week, but it is happening. I am thrilled with what little I have been a part of.
Thanksgiving is on Thursday and I will be priveledged to spend it with my dear Ugandan family.
Saturday morning will find Danyne and I heading to Kampala ( the dam is under construction) and it may take awhile. WE will meet up with Angie Goering of Hope Center Uganda, where I will spend the last of my few days in Uganda. More to come later this week...

Uganda Revisited

Yes, you read correctly. I am only 6 days away from my first return visit to Uganda. I can hardly stand the wait and was beginning to think it was not going to happen. I am elated that even though this is a short 2 week visit, I finally get to  return to my second home and be with my Ugandan loved ones even for a short time.
Thank you if you were a part of supporting me in this return mission. I cannot tell you what it means to me to return.
Many changes are in the process of taking place at Amani and I can hardly wait to share them with you.
I will also be visiting my dear friends new ministry Hope Center Uganda in Mityana. It has been over a year since they arrived there and started this unique ministry in that area. I am excited to see them again as well.
I know it has been since April since I posted, but truly, I never stop thinking about God's call on my life.
For now, He has impressed upon me to stay stateside and continue to be here for my family.
My grandson Nathan is doing fantastic, has beat two types of Cancer and still remains Cancer free.
That is a huge praise. All the glory goes to God. Without Him at our sides, this past year and a half would have been very difficult.
Many changes have taken place in my life since returning, and I still do not feel grounded or like I fit in anywhere, but I trust God and know, He still working on me, to make me what I ought to be...."
I have wondered just what His plan is, and for now, I feel He is saying, hang tight, trust me, and go with the flow, go to Uganda, take supplies to the baby home and get back.
So that is what I am doing. I will be flying out of DIA on October 29th (this coming Monday) and will return November 14th.
I will try to post pics while I am there but that is iffy and for sure will post when I return.
Once again, I want to thank those of you who helped make this trip possible. You have blessed me in ways, I can never repay. I am eternally grateful to you!!!