Random Memories From 2008

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Friends From Mitsiko Children's Choir

Last night we were blessed to mingle with some new friends from Uganda. It was so fun for the kids and Shawn to get to meet people like the ones I have fallen in love with in Uganda.

Random Pictures of My Beautiful Friends

I sometimes ache physically when I think about Africa. I am so anxious to get back in June that I feel like a child anticipating Christmas morning everyday. Ever since I have been home I have had trouble sleeping. It's been hard to stop replaying the images I saw. I think the memories help me stay focused and motivated to do something more. I need Africa more than Africa needs me!

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The Longing Is Painful

I don't know how to describe it. But, in a rudimentary way, I'll try. There isn't a day that I don't think about the children I met in Uganda. Sometimes, I can close my eyes and smell the dirt, feel the humidity, hear the giggles, and feel the children touching my skin. I know it's hard for others to understand.........but, I could really live there. What a better way to live my life then serving God's most vulnerable people. It' not realistic, I know..............but by doing the things I'm trying to do with work in Uganda, I at least hope that I can have an impact. On a happy note, I have had a few friends who have recently been successful in adoption in Uganda. I've also enjoyed following a blog about the Penner family who brought home two children. One step at a time..............we can all change the direction of the world.

Uganda Or Bust! It's Official

Yipee, It's official. Through something I consider divine intervention I met a gal named Jackie Skinner. We got to talking about soccer and I told her of my dream to go back to Uganda with a girls soccer team and she said, that's my dream and I think I have a team. It's now official! Timpview High School girls soccer team from Provo, Utah will be making the first journey as an American girls soccer team to Uganda in the history of time. (That is, of course, as far as we know. So Jackie and I teamed up and we're making it happen. The trip is in June of 2009 and it's a lot of work, but boy, am I ever excited! Here is a photo at our introductory meeting back in Utah. Suzy, Left, Jackie, Middle, Jenny, Right. Jenny is our fundraising gal and she thought of an inspirational phrase and made t-shirts out of them. That is what we are all wearing. They say on the front, "If no 1 can make a difference.................. and the back says.......................then I am no 1"
Think about it......it's a beautiful concept. That's really exactly how I feel about all of this!