Daughter of the King

View during dinner at the Haven It has been way too long since I’ve last written my friends; for that I am sorry. There has been a lot going on at home that I’m not allowed to speak about so I’ve been dreading having to sit down and write. I still can’t speak about what’s going on at home, but please be praying for my family. “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” –Ephesians 4:2 These past three months seem to have flown by. At the same time, so much has happened within those three months, more than what seems possible. We are now in Mzungu season here in Jinja. Teams and interns have been arriving (not only for HEAL but every other organization in Jinja as well) and there are overwhelming amounts of white people around town. Bible study with the women in Masese  There are a few things that I love about having people come here for the first time. First of all, they remind you of how you saw this place when you first...

Today is Easter my friends. I woke up sore and exhausted, having gotten back from safari last night around 1:30am, but knew that I needed to go to church. Not for the fact of saying I went to church, but because I new my heart needed to be in a place where I could worship my Lord and Savior freely in community with others. And let me tell you, church this morning did not disappoint.  The worship was on point and you could feel the Holy Spirit moving in the room. “The ground began to shake. The stone was rolled away. His perfect love could not be overcome. Now death where is your sting? Our resurrected King has rendered you defeated. Forever He is glorified. Forever He is lifted high. Forever He is risen. He is alive. He is alive! We sing hallelujah. We sing hallelujah. We sing hallelujah. The lamb has overcome.” –Kari Jobe, “Forever” There was one point while we were singing that I was so emotionally overcome that my voice was breaking. Lord knows that I needed to be in ...