i also am having trouble accessing my email. so thats really frustrating. i dotn know if its just this internet connecton or if it will be a problem for a long time. i had written a whole other blog before, and then it got lost, so it's kinda frustrating.

there's so much to tell, but i have to keep this short. the ride from entebbe to jinja took about 2.5-3 hrs, so it was a long trip from america. the ywam base is so nice. i even have my own room currently and my own bathroom too. i ate breakfast wit5h immaculate and we got to talk some. she is so wonderful. i dotn know what i would do without her!

friday we will be going up njotht. pray that i would be able to meet ppl and hear their stories and that i could ask good questions and they would want to speak. pray that we would be safe traveling. i am realizing how deeply i need the Lord in new ways. He is awesome! above all, pray that i could be a blessng to whoever i meet and wherever i go and that i could love with the love from Jesus. alright gotta go,

lvoe amanda

i made it!

i made it! i arrived at the ywam base around midnight last night. it is now wed. i only have a bit of time. but all is well. i love it already. immaculte is great and i am so thankful for her!

One week

I leave in about 7 days. It's crazy to think that in 8 I'll be in a whole different world. As much as I am trying to prepare, I know there's no way I can really be ready, so I just have to jump in. I am kind of excited about that part, life is getting a little too predictable, I need some adventure and something to keep me realizing that I am not in control.

God is so good. He's provided the tools and supplies that I need through the generosity of my family and friends. I am humbled by the gifts and the hearts of people who have joined with this mission. It's a daily reminder of how much we, the Church, need each other-for encouragement, support, accountability, wisdom, and most of all, love. My greatest fear while watching this idea take shape and be molded into what it has become-two months in Uganda, and an experience that will rock me to my foundations-was of being alone; Life outside and far removed from the people who hold me together and make me grow. But as the day I leave gets closer, I'm realizing that I am never alone. The God who put those people in my life, the God who we worship together, is the reason any of this life is good-and He is not going anywhere. So I take comfort in this, and dare to be excited for the challenges ahead. I'm excited to meet the believers there as well.

Most of all, this summer, this life- is not about me. We were created to serve using our gifts and our abilities,

and it is not about us.