Our God is SO big..SO strong and SO mighty..There's NOTHING our God CANNOT do!!

This week has been a CRAZY week with the weather.
Sometimes we don't understand God and His power and plans. Actually not sometimes...MOST of the time. And most of the time...we NEVER see this plan in action either. It may happen 50 yrs from now...in a city on the other side of the world...but God has a plan and a purpose for it all.
I was a little scared at times this week..seeing as how I DO NOT like storms...however...Anna kept me okay...and kept reminding me I was okay...every time the wind would blow or the sirens would go off...which was A LOT!...God's power and strength was SO much this week! With a tornado warning for 6 days straight...flooding...deaths...homes destroyed...
I just sit and thank God...for keeping me safe.
I pray for those families who lost SO much in Vilonia...and now for the families in Alabama who have lost EVERYTHING. Last night we got a message that the death toll was at 50 and still counting. Not long after that...we got a message that said 200 were dead. Once again...I ask God why!?
I think God is glad when we ask questions. I don't think He wants us to sit on our butts and just go with what He says and does. I think He wants us to explore...question...investigate...reason...He wants us to SEARCH for Him and not just settle.
We have had an AMAZING Wednesday bible class at the student center here at Tech. We have been going through John and as Anna told me last night..."It's a true love story."
Jesus' love is SO amazing in this book. He shows love to people that in today's time we wouldn't even look at. We as His people...are suppose to be walking as He did...which means loving these people.
These people who are suffering from storms...divorce....financial problems...loneliness...sin....anger...a feeling of being lost.
JESUS LOVED THEM AND HELPED THEM!!!
...and so should I.
Tech had a HUGE worship service last night in Tucker which is our basketball gym. It was called "Real Church" and it was all of the campus ministries at Tech who united together to form a worship service or what the "REAL CHURCH" use to be. "I pray that they will all be one, just as You and I are one; as You are in me, and I in You, Father. And may they be in Us so that the world will believe You have sent Me." -Jesus' prayer for ALL [John 17:21] It was amazing to see all of these college kids devoting their night to worshiping Jesus! 
We read from Psalm 28 which I recommend everyone read several times! Verse 9 of that chapter states...'Be their shepherd and carry them forever'...What is it gonna take to make us let God carry us FOREVER!?
Even when the storms come and destroy our lands..homes..lives...
Even when tragedy comes and takes our family...our friends...our own lives...
Even when sickness comes and takes our health...happiness...family...friends...
Even when we DO NOT understand...God will carry us FOREVER!

Follow You

This is a song by a christian band named Leeland. This song is something that I am trying to do with my life. Especially while I am in Africa!!
I hope these words mean something to you...Just like they mean something to me!
Love you ALL!!



You lived among the least of these
The weary and the weak
And it would be a tragedy for me to turn away.

All my needs you have supplied.
When I was dead you gave me life.
How could I not give it away so freely?

And I'll follow you into the homes that are broken.
Follow you into the world.
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy God.
Follow you into the World.

Use my hands, use my feet
To make your kingdom come
Through the corners of the earth
Until your work is done
'Cause Faith without works is dead
And on the cross your blood was she'd
So how could I not give it away so freely?

And I'll follow you into the homes that are broken.
Follow you into the world.
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy God.
Follow you into the World.

I give all myself.
I give all myself
I give all myself... to you.

And I give all myself.
Yes, I give all myself.
And I give all myself... to you.

And I'll follow you into the homes that are broken
Follow you into the world.
Meet the needs for the poor and the needy God.
Follow you into the World.

Kampala, Uganda....AFRICA!

May 16, 2011 I will be going to AFRICA!

This is no little trip, it will last six weeks, and will be life changing.

I am not scared of Africa, or anything that might happen there...I am afraid of the airplane ride!!

Many of you may laugh at that, however, for a girl from a town with the population 1,312, riding an airplane is a BIG DEAL!!!

My friend Shana, one of the girls going on the trip with me, sent me a message the other day to encourage me for the day. She quoted an amazing book that I have read called Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge. It says that "God is our protector and we wouldn't need a protector if we didn't take risks for Him. He longs for us to need Him and trust in Him to take care of us."

This really helped me and it also made me realize that I am taking a HUGE risk for Him this summer by going to Uganda. I have no idea what may happen or what things we will experience, but I know my God has a plan for me!!

I will be going to Kampala Uganda, which is the capital city of Uganda and the largest city, about 1 million people.It contains several big name hotels, banks, universities, and other large businesses. 

There are three methods of public transportation: boda bodas, matatu, and special hires. The fastest method is the boda bodas; motorcycles that you see all over the city.
Boda Bodas are extremely dangerous as their drivers will do whatever it takes to get you to your destination quickly. Expect to dart in front of and against traffic and even though crowds of pedestrains when necessary. Boda boda accidents account for most of the hospital visits and traffic fatalities in Kampala. Mind you..I will NOT be traveling by a boda boda!!Matatus are a series of minibuses that follow relatively preset routes all over the city and many other parts of the country. Confusingly, they are known as taxis in Uganda. Each matatu has a driver and a conductor, both of whom will shout the destinations of their vehicle out the windows.This is what I will be traveling in when need be!!
Some main attractions in Kampala include;

• The Uganda Museum.
• Kasubi tombs, where the remains of the Kings of Buganda are buried, was a major tourist site. However, these were extensively damaged by fire in March 2010.
• Nommo art gallery
• National Theatre
• Cathedrals - Rubaga and Namirembe (not very interesting itself but good view of the city)
• Parliament of Uganda (and independence monument).

 Owino market...in the picture to the right.. is one of the largest in this region of Africa. The endless booths that line the chaotic alleys of Owino offer a mind-boggling array everything from homemade irons, to American hand-me-down-clothes with the Goodwill price tags still on then, to an amazing array of African foods, to any and everything else under the sun. Everything at Owinio starts cheap and gets cheaper with bargaining.

Food is ALWAYS something I love...and Kampala has the food! There are TONS of different food options available!!
Common options include meat (usually beef), rice, beans, Matoke (steamed green bananas, served mashed).Common dishes that can be found in the most of city restaurants and in the country side are Fish and Chips and chicken and chips.
For a street snack, the famous "Rolex" is very enjoyable. It is made out of a chapati (kind of a pancake) wrapped around an omelet, with cabbage and tomatoes

I am SURE I will have much more information on Kampala in a few months that are much better than what I found here online.I cannot WAIT to take pictures and post them on here and let you know how each and every day is going during my journey through Kampala.

Love you all!!
Keep praying for this trip and for God's hand to be working through me to His people in Kampala!!