The Crazy Adventures of an American Mzungu

Coming home has been a blast! I love sharing with others what God did through me in Uganda. I love igniting a passion of serving in others, in order to further the gospel through the passions of those I share. I love using my experiences as a tool to share the gospel with non believers. I never would have thought  God would use such a life changing experience for me would make such an impact in my life in America. I am continually reminded that my life will never be the same. The past few weeks, I was extremely tired, and no amount of sleep made me feel rested! I work four days a week, at ten hours a shift. I love this! I love having a day off in the week to get things done so my weekends can be designated to things I want to do, rather than responsibilities. This does mean that sometimes I have to work early, like 5:30 AM early. Sometimes this means I work late, like 8:00 PM late. Depending on the shifts I work in a week, it can be exhausting. A couple weeks ago, I had early morn...

I finally was able to visit the area I grew up this past weekend. Oh -- what a joy to see faces of love once more! However, something was different this visit -- me. Although I haven't lived in Oregon for a number of years, visiting alway made me feel as though I never left. I assimilated so easily back into that life. But here is the thing about time, it continues to march forward. My life was rocked and shattered in Uganda. No way will I ever be the same. And as much as I changed, so did those I once knew better than I knew myself. That doesn't mean I love these people any less, but it makes me come to reality of my visitor status. After church on Sunday, I went to my favorite little cafe. They have the best breakfast burritos in town! Growing up, we went there almost every week. As I sat there eating my burrito, I pondered the trip. In no way was I hurt or upset, but I noticed a difference. I knew exactly what it was. Everyone else did too! Most people at church said, ...

I cannot believe I have been home for two months as of February 2 nd . What an adventure I have been on! Since coming back to Boise, God placed a common theme in my life. The pastor of my church set a theme of living out the vision God placed in your life for 2015. He is encouraging everyone to use our talents and gifts to make a difference for Christ in our world – to run the race of faith, and not allow this world to stomp out our passion of Christ. I am also reading Unstoppable by Christine Caine, which goes along the same theme. I will read a chapter of the book, and then head to church. More than once, Pastor Donald speaks on the same topic of the chapter I just read. He will use the same scriptures and the same concepts from the book. After asking him, I found out he is not reading Unstoppable. Obviously, God is talking to me! While I was in Uganda, God gave me a passion for families. I want to see families stick together. I want to see children stay wi...