The submarine has finally come above water... Sorry, faithful readers, I did go underwater for awhile. I took some time away from the blog to gather my thoughts about all of my experiences in Africa, and how the Lord wants to use them. And to be completely honest with all of you, the Lord took me through a bit of a valley of uncertainity, fear, and doubt, but now the fog has lifted and the joy is deeper after having been through the darkness.
To give you all a brief personal update, plans to return to Uganda for full time ministry are becoming more concrete! I am actually looking towards returning to Uganda next December to do both my counseling internship and thesis for my graduate program at The Master's College. With a lot of prayer and planning, my new home, for at least a year, would be at SOS Ministries with the awesome and amazing Hurley family.
I struggled over whether to share these things with you, as so often God changes our plans. I was afraid of losing face if the plans don't go through, but the Lord reminded me how powerful the prayers of His church are. If it is in His will for me to return to Uganda, He will use yours prayers to get me there (or keep me here!), and all of this is not about me saving face or preserving an image. So forgive me for not keeping you in the loop, and worrying more about me rather than what God wants to accomplish through us as His body.
In other news, I'm slowly, but surely figuring out how to post pictures to this blog. I think this blog is the closest I'll ever get to my pipe dream of being a photojournalist, so I hope you enjoy the pictures and posts as much as I enjoy putting them together!
