Great Expectations

In four days I will be leaving for my second trip to Uganda. This year is so different from last year. I don't understand it but I'm more anxious this year than last year. (A good anxious though.) Maybe it's because I know what I'm going into and I'm just so ready to get back to it. I also feel like this is very different…..spiritually. I know that my experiences will be very different from last year. I have a few things that I want to take care of for Refuge so I'm going to work while I'm there. But spiritually, this trip is on a whole other level. God has been calling me to prayer for the children, Bishop and his family, the orphanage, and the people of Uganda more and more as we approach the day to leave. I know there is a special calling on this trip---God's going to show up in a mighty way! I feel like we not only have a physical mission, but that this trip's focus is more on a spiritual mission. Please pray for us while we are there. I believe that God is going to do miraculous things but pray that doors will open and that the people will receive a special blessing.

I will be blogging during the trip. I don't know what the internet access will be like. We will be at the orphanage for 6 days this year instead of 4 like last year so I may be without communication for a while. But I will blog and post as soon as I get Internet access.

Love you guys!

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