T minus 4 days!!
Yes you read that right!!
In just 4 days, Courtney and I will be on a plane headed to Uganda, East
Africa. We arrive on Wednesday June 18th
at 9:45pm Ugandan time (1:45pm US time).
We will head from the airport to our house, a newly built three bedroom,
2 bath house in Kampala. Thursday we
will start looking for furniture and kitchen appliances for the house. The challenging part will furnishing an empty
house so quickly after we arrive! But it
will be fun to make this place our own.
Both Courtney and I are super excited to have our own rooms again, with
places to put things instead of living out of a suitcase like we have the last
month! Our new house is in a new housing
addition, and is so new, that our street doesn’t even have a name yet! We are very blessed to be living in a very
secure part of town. Please pray for us
as we transition from “American safety” to “Ugandan safety” with a guard and
househelpers.
The next few months I will be learning the language and
culture, getting over culture shock and getting to know our other 10 team
members. The rest of our Equip team live
in Jinja Uganda, about 3 hours away from us.
We will get to spend time with them during monthly team meetings and
team dinners. I am super excited to get
to know each of them, and to sit under their leadership. Many on the team have lived in Uganda for a
few years. Each family has gained so
much wisdom from living there, and doing life with the sweet Ugandans. I hope to be a sponge and soak in all the
wisdom and knowledge of living in a developing country. Please be praying for us as we find our place
on this team, and are able to bring something new to it.
I will be sending out frequent updates as well as things you
can be praying for. Your love and
support mean so much to me. The Lord has
used you in huge ways to speak courage, peace and bravery. I want to keep you updated in the ways that
the Lord is moving in lives in Uganda. I
firmly believe that one day every tongue will speak the name of Jesus and
believe Him for who he is. Here is a
list of things you can be praying for in the next couple of weeks.
Please pray for:
*Courtney and I as we travel on Tuesday—making flight
connections, rest on the plane, etc
*All of our bags to arrive and are not held up in customs
*Unity between Courtney and I as we learn to be our own team
in Kampala
*An easy transition into Ugandan culture
*For me to learn the language quickly, and without too many
cultural bloopers
*For me to have good boundaries as we are transitioning, to
be able to say NO to events or tasks
that may come up. I want to protect my
time of learning and adjusting
*For each of us to give the other grace and forgiveness in
this time of transition
*To be Spirit led, discerning and wise
*To find a church family
*Emotional and Spiritual safety
I love you and miss you already! May the peace of Christ rule in your heart,
may you know his nearness today, and walk in his freedom. Praying we each live UNHINDERED!!
MJ
