Back from Africa. With an experience like Uganda, it is very hard to describe what it was like. But I can say this, it was massively impacting and has changed me. It wasn't all the things you would expect. The poverty was very eye opening, but I think more than that, was the way these people serve and love God. 

I come back to the western world and wonder what success really means. But we will wonder this forever as we go through life. For me, what I have learned is that I will never be successful on my own.  God is everything. I am weak, and I used to desire to be strong on my own; but now, I want to be weak, and become weaker. Because when I am weak, God is my strength.

Independence is drilled on us from day one. It’s where we put our security most of the time. This idea that we don’t need anything or anyone to help us is pretty much a moral in the western culture. But see God requires a dependent person on him.  I recognize that dependence on God is what we need in this life; and this doesn’t mean just saying it, it means living it out.

 God is holy and his ways are more than we can understand. We may change, our passions may change, but God is always the same.  God is the father that loves and cares about us, even when we really don’t deserve it.

Thank you for praying and supporting me on this journey. I wouldn’t be here without your prayer and support.

Life is like a book. This chapter is ending, but we are starting a new book. The introduction might be slow, but adventure will fill the pages with twists and turns we never expected.   

God is adventurous. Amen for that!

We just returned from our second week in the slums of Kampala. God did the most insane things. There was a woman who shared how God worked in her life. She was in witchcraft and had been trying everything for answers.  She became a follower of Jesus Christ and he healed her of HIV AIDS.  God is so powerful and is more than words can describe.  There is no way you can deny God's existence or his power. I am thankful that I can follow him and serve him.

Sorry for such a short update but time is limited. I pray that this story encourages you. Our God is so good and he is the only answer

Back from the slums

 We just got back from our week in the slums.

We were in the Kampala slums and it was pretty full on. The city, like ours, is broken and full of people alike in brokenness. Although in the U.S, we are not in survival mode. We have trouble practicing being in the present, but here, future mindset is rare. How can you focus on a future if you are not sure you have one? My heart aches for the corruption that goes on in the city.

  There is a spiritual war in Africa. Think of how many of trillions of dollars have gone into Africa. How much has it changed? There is still genocide. There is still poverty. But there is something hiding in secret causing this. People see the pictures and assume money will end world hunger. The reality is war, poverty, and diseases are fruits of something much deeper; something we cannot see physically. The reality of what we cannot see is the spiritual war zone

  Witch Doctors (witchcraft) are huge here. The sad thing is in Africa they will do ANYTHING they can for answers, even if it means ruining themselves, family, and what they do have of money. There is a belief in certain parts of Africa that if you have money issues or bad health it’s the youngest child’s fault. So they take the child to the Witch Doctor who then pours ink and oil through the child’s eyes and through their nose along with other awful things. Africa needs God.

 Our team did crusades all week and we saw some cool stuff. We saw people get saved and we also got to spend the mornings getting to know the locals.  Sadly we had a team member come down with malaria. I guess there is only so much mosquito nets, bug spray, and malaria pills can do.  Please pray for health and safety. We have this week in Mityana then were back again in the slums.

 Three weeks left in Africa then back to Australia. From there, the journey continues. And only God knows where I will be next.

 -Natasha