But since I'm not there yet, I'll keep this simple. I'll be working as a photographer and journalist under an organization called WE International. (weinternational.org) I'll be traveling alone for the first 8 weeks, and then the last 2 I'll be with a team from Madison WI. While there, I'll be in Jinja at the YWAM base, traveling up north to see the IDP (internally displaced people) camps, staying at Siita's Nest, an orphanage in Jinja, and then moving out to the Buvuma Islands.
I'll have pretty limited internet access, actually, pretty minimal electricity, but I'll update this whenever I can. (I'm still getting used to the idea that I have officially become a "blogger" ugh...)
I just need to say though, that God is good. He is sovereign, and He has provided in ways that I could never imagine or dream up. Thank you to all the people who have supported me, whether it's financially, through prayer, and with words of affirmation and encouragement. You have been the hands and feet of Christ in my life, Thank you!
Prayer requests at this point are:
1. God would be glorified in this trip, it is His, may He do with it and with me what He desires
2. Safety, I am traveling alone and then meeting up with YWAM staff and Uganda hosts, but just that it would go smoothly and I wouldn't get sick.
3. That I could be a vessel through which Jesus' love would pour through into whoever I meet.
4. That the photos I take, the words I write, and that the book that hopefully results would be a tool to raise awareness, support, and a better understanding of the global community that we do live in.
Peace and Blessings,
~Amanda
