Getting closer and God is good

So there was some worry about not being able to get one of my medications that has been keeping me healthy. Insurance was having issues and so I was going to have to pay $385 for it. I have littereally not a dime to put towards that, so I was pretty concerned about what to do, because not taking this medicine could mean that I would get sick again and not be able to even go to Uganda. So I had asked a lot of people to pray about this and I came home after church and was listening to Harvey (at Living Stones in Reno NV) in an old sermon talking about when Jesus said to "consider the Raven" I had a friend who has been through the same treatment and told me to come over and she had started using a cheaper version of basically the same medicine, cheaper to the tune of $30/ month. So far it's working the same. I'm so grateful to our AWESOME God who provides and sustains us, even when we forget that He will.


Just a reminder, this update is for those curious minds, not to guilt or manipulate in anyway. If anything it's to share in the joy of God's abundant faithfulness.

I still have 8 prayer supporters, out of the goal of 10

So as of right now, I have $1120 in donations. God has shown me that I need to pay for at least 1/3 of my trip, so that brings me up to $2285. I need $3537.90 in total.

Uganda update

Just a reminder, this update is for those curious minds, not to guilt or manipulate in anyway. If anything it's to share in the joy of God's abundant faithfulness.

I still have 8 prayer supporters, out of the goal of 10

So as of right now, I have $720 in donations. God has shown me that I need to pay for at least 1/3 of my trip, so that brings me up to $1885. I need $3537.90 in total.

Uganda Update and details.

I told some people I would post videos on here that I showed at the Uganda night at my house... while I posted them on face book I never did on here... sorry to those who have been looking.

These first few are put out by Loving One By One and are videos of previous trips.
Medical clinics and helping out in the hospital
Working with street kids
2008 Loving One By One trip
Invisible Children Documentary

.Just a reminder, this update is for those curious minds, not to guilt or manipulate in anyway. If anything it's to share in the joy of God's abundant faithfulness.

I still have 5 prayer supporters, out of the goal of 10

So as of right now, I have $675 in donations. God has shown me that I need to pay for at least 1/3 of my trip, so that brings me up to $1840. I need $3537.90 in total.

Thank you to all my supporters! God is pleased with your sacrifice, and I am anxious to share with you the fruit of this trip upon my return.

Update

Just a reminder, this update is for those curious minds, not to guilt or manipulate in anyway. If anything it's to share in the joy of God's abundant faithfulness.

I still have 3 prayer supporters, out of the goal of 10

So as of right now, I have $575 in donations. God has shown me that I need to pay for at least 1/3 of my trip, so that brings me up to $1740. I need $3537.90 in total.

Thank you to all my supporters! God is pleased with your sacrifice, and I am anxious to share with you the fruit of this trip upon my return.

Faith

God has been teaching me so much about faith this week. I've tried hard to keep my focus on him and trust that he will supply the needs for my trip. It's so easy to get caught up in the numbers and get scared though.

So I've been asked by several to have a place were my progress financially is posted. I feel that the prayer support is more important then that, so I'm going to keep that updated here too. This is in no way to guilt anyone into giving or anything, simply to have a place so curious minds can know and pray towards needs. PLEASE only get involved if God has laid this on your heart and you know he is calling you to support.

I have now 3 prayer supporters, I was hoping to have my goal met by now of 10 prayer supporters. Those who have made this commitment to pray I think you so much for your sacrifice.

So as of right now, I have $515 in donations. THANK YOU so much to those who have a obeyed God's call in this area (even if he called you not to give... I'm glad to see God's people walk in obedience) God has shown me that I need to pay for at least 1/3 of my trip, so that brings me up to $1640. I need $3537.90 in total.

So that's it for you all. I have sent out letters and had a Uganda night at my house and sent out information to my online contacts as well. If anyone has any fun fundraiser ideas, I'd love to hear them I'm trying to be very open to what God has in mind to fill in these gaps.

Thank you all for your support. May God bless you richly and supply all your needs and grant you a peace that passes all understanding in whatever circumstance you may be going through.

Cookies, Coffee, and Uganda

Sunday, November 15, I will be having a get together to talk about my trip to Uganda.
If you are unable to make it and want info send me a message and I will send you info.

I will be sharing about Uganda's tragic history that makes the need there GREAT. and then my history and how God has brought me to this point to now be going to Uganda in 2 months (exactly 2 months...ahhhh!!)

Then I will be showing "Sunday, the story of a displaced child" By Invisible Children. Finally I will be talking about how EVERYONE can be involved. I need so much help to prepare for my trip and to get things together to take there. I need donations of medicine, first aid stuff, kids clothes, and if the Lord lays it on someone's heart, a video camera to borrow in order to document my trip. I am also still looking for financial and prayer partners.

I look forward to sharing with you the different areas of how you can be involved with Uganda missions.

I am working with Loving One by One ministries. Check out their website to learn more also!
http://www.lovingonebyone.org/

A Sobering realization

This week I realized in a few years I'm probably going to be a missionary... which means there will be different expectations of me. Not just in ministry, but that people will expect me to act like a missionary. Like I'm supposed to be perfect or something, which I know is impossible, but I need to be giving far more attention to sanctification and be putting more effort to seek God in the areas He has convicted of sin.

Uganda and Humility

God really did start to do things after my last post. I'm 90% sure I'm going to Uganda in January to work with orphans. As I have prayed over my church here in Washington I'm now seeing God shake things up. I was blessed with encouraging words from a friend who has somehow always been through what I'm going through or is going through the same thing I'm going through. God is just bountifully faith and I am so grateful.

One are I feel so blessed about is I have always had an issue with remembering my quiet times. I am in constant little prayer with God but I often forget to stop and just enjoy his presence and when I read the word my heart doesn't recieve it. This has often burdened me and as much as I tried to force change in my heart I still struggled. I knew this was an issue bigger then simple laziness because I wanted too my heart just wasn't there. I've been praying about it for 18 months off and on when I realize it's an issue again. Finally, finally I see the light and the truth and I feel more free to spend all my time with Him. Some of you may already see the heart issue but I was blinded to it.

It was MASSIVE amounts of pride. Here is a snip from my Journal as I began to realize this.
"I am so full of pride there is hardly room for you in my heart. Humble me that I may drink of you more fully and live more freely in your grace. I want you to look joyfully upon me because of the humility you bring into me and transform me with. I know it'll hurt. It's hard to pray this truly from my heart because I know how deeply rooted pride is in my life, but God I trust you to remove this weed from my life and leave me as a beautiful garden who glorifies the gardener. "

It's been a while

I haven't updated in a while, I guess cause I didn't think this was worth updating. Not a lot has happened. Nothing big anyway. God is continually showing me how I can be more like him, I am continually being stubborn and doing things my own way. This makes for interesting discipline from God sometimes.
Lately though it feels like something is a brew. Something is coming and God is laying the groundwork for it, but I can't see the big picture yet. I keep trying to fill in the blanks to the big picture but he changes that image every day.

I THINK that I will be leading a mission trip sometime next year. I don't know where, what we will be doing, or even who will go with me. It is where God seems to be leading me though.

I also keep thinking He has plans for me to go back to Reno, but I am starting to see that is me pushing my plans on God. So I'm trying to be more submissive in that area.

Although I am horrible at keeping things up to date, obviously, I will try very hard to update this once a week at least. That's about it for now. Check back again soon, cause things change fast when God is moving. :)

God bless!!