Well... Here it is. Thirty more minutes in the Dulles airport then my crew of 9 students and a co leader board a plane to Belgium, then to Ethiopia, then finally on to Uganda. We arrive sometime Saturday evening and have been invited to speak at the morning and evening services of a church in Kampala the following morning. Nothing like hitting the ground running, and we can't wait! Monday will be full of adventures as we work on getting our visas for S. Sudan then plan to catch an overnight bus up and into the country. One of our contacts will met us at the boarder of Uganda and S. Sudan and travel up with us to Juba where we will catch a flight to Wau, the city we'll be spending the next 5 weeks in. Amazing. It's really really happening, after all the planning and preparation over the last three months we are now just a few plane rides away. More updates will come based on internet availability so stay tuned :). Initially our contacts in S. Sudan have set up opportunities in schools in the area, a prison ministry, speaking in local churches and potentially government offices. My heart is beginning to burn for the people in these places and the chance of a life time where regardless of our backgrounds our lives will come together in unimaginable ways. Somewhere around the end of October we will catch a bus back down to Uganda and spend the remainder of our time at the YWAM base in Arua. Flying back to the states December 10th. I hope to update regularly, but if not here's a peak into what we will be up to. Blessings and thanks for all the prayers and support! Here we go!
peak? or peek? ;)
ReplyDelete(very rarely do opportunities come along to challenge you on these things, my sweet)
Erica, I love you so much and I am so proud of you. I pray for you every day and am so excited to see what God is doing through you in this new place. Your heart for the Lord and love for his people inspires me every day. Keep me updated, and know you are so, so loved.