Away we go (to Uganda)!

After months of prayers, encouragement, and the financial support of many friends, I'm off to Uganda in about 8 hours. Whether it was through a quick email to check in, and actual check, attending a fundraiser (or two :)), or praying for me, you are all a part of this team in spirit.

You can say my socks are officially blown off!! God totally raised all the funds necessary to send me along with the team, as well as provide some unexpected blessings for my time in Gulu.

In addition to working with Watoto Child Care Ministries with a team of 24 other NCCer's, I will be spending an extra week in Uganda, traveling up to Gulu (in the north) to serve a sweet friend's ministry, the Zion Project (www.zionproject.org), as well as get some much longed for time in the region of Uganda that has suffered greatly over the past 2 decades. My friend, Laura, and I will be working with the child mothers (most of these women are young mothers as a result of their abduction by the Lord's Resistance Army) that live at the Zion House. We'll be filming their lives and how God has changed them since coming to live at the Zion House. So exciting!!

If you are reading this, it is likely that you know about the trip, so here are some ways that you can be praying. Checking in with the Spirit in prayer will hopefully give you many things to pray for us, but here are a couple:

-Perspective: Pray that our team will have new, and Godly perspective of our time in Uganda. That we would remember that we are there to be students of the culture, and serve alongside the Ugandans in an effort to see God move in their nation and communities, as well as in our hearts.

-Humility: As a part of remembering that we are serving alongside Ugandans, remaining humble with each other and serving one another as a team.

-Health: Like any foreign country, there are lots of different things out there that our bodies aren't used to. Please pray for the adaptation to the diet and environment. I have all my shots and pills, but extra prayer will go a long way too! :)

-Traveling: Pray that I can use our long plane rides to pray and prepare my heart. Also, pray for safety in country, especially as Laura and I travel to Gulu. The buses are very safe, and we have friends looking out for us on all fronts, so pray that it all goes smoothly, but that we would also go with the flow!

Thank You!!!

If, indeed we are able to get it going, the NCC team will be blogging each day on this site: http://theaterchurch.com/missions. Look to the menu on the left, and find Uganda. Be sure to click the one that is furthest up the list. If there is only one "Uganda" listed, feel free to enjoy the blog from our 2007 trip :-D.

Again, I am so thrilled to go and serve and be in this country again. Thank you for being a part of that!!

much love, amy