Pre-trip Thoughts

So the trip begins in 4 days - ahhh! I've been so busy with moving and getting the house all cleaned and ready to go that I've barely had time to think about the trip, let alone the logistics of packing and everything, haha.

I can't believe I'm actually going, it doesn't seem real yet. Probably won't until I'm actually there.

I'm so thankful to be able to go on this trip, praise the Lord for the opportunity!!! Not only do I get the chance to experience God's creation like I never have before (and probably never will) but I also get to bring the Good News to Uganda!

And I have fellowship there, Susie and Emily. Praise the Lord that none of us have to do this alone. We can keep each other accountable and challenge each other and just love each other. My prayer is that people from Uganda (and the students going on the trip with us) will see God through our love for each other.

I've heard that Uganda is about half Christian and half Muslim. And I know a lot of the Christianity there is Anglican and Catholic but there is also a fairly strong Evangelical base because of the missionaries that go there. So most of the people there will have already heard about Jesus, or his name at least. But not to worry, we have lots of tracks (tracts?) and a few bibles to give to people and our goal is to spread the gospel as much as we possibly can while we're there. We will never get another opportunity like this one.

And another praise the Lord: our research papers. Sounds weird being so thankful for a paper but it's not the writing of the paper I'm excited about. The point of the paper was to pick a topic you're interested in and while you're there, you need to observe and interview and collect as much information as you can on your topic so you can write the paper once you get back. Well my topic of choice: religion. More specifically, what they believe in and how they live out their faith in Uganda. Is it true faith or just lip service? I'm excited to find out! Either way, this paper is a great way to start conversations and start talking about Jesus (my favorite topic!).

Here are some prayer requests for the trip:

- Boldness

- Conversations with people from Uganda and with the other students going

- 1 salvation during the trip

- Faithfulness with our QT's and in our relationships

- That we would be lights there

- Safe travels and that the logistics go well

Loren