The Boda-boda

So we travel on these motorcyles called boda-bodas here. I was on my way back from town yesterday, riding on the back of one of these boda-bodas. I have been struggling this week with the attacks of the enemy and immensely discouraged. I have heard lies and some what believed them. Yesterday though, I felt God's presence so near to me...so on my way back I was just thanking him for his goodness. Sometimes the boda's are a bit dangerous because of the strange men who drive you, but for some reason, I felt really safe with the man I was with. Right then and there, God spoke very clearly to me. He said, "Katie, today I am your driver. I am the driver of your life, and I will NOT let you crash and burn. I am safe, I am trustworthy."  As my tired and restless spirit finally felt relief from his loving words, I looked up and saw a rainbow. It was beautiful and brillant. Then I heard my Heavenly Father say to me, "This is my sign of peace to you. Peace my daughter, I will never leave you nor forsake you."
When you feel heavy burdened or hopeless, remember these words that Jesus said to me. They are not only for this girl in Uganda, but for everyone in this world. Praise God. He brings the message of hope and peace. "Perfect love casts out fear." Be at peace, for he is your driver...if you would just give him the keys.

The day in the life of...

445am-Roll out of bed and  pray for outreach. k   n  n  n 600am-Devotionals and spend time with God 730am-Breakfast...two rolls and milk tea. j 830am-100pm-Class lectures. Studying about how to know God and make him known. 230pm-Practice skits and dance for ministry. f 330pm-Work duty(slashing, hoeing, shilling beans, mopping, sweeping...etc.) y 630pm-Dinner...rice and beans!!!!!!!! yay!  800pm-more practices j j j 900pm-Pass out and try to get some sleep for the next day. j This is the day in the life of my lecture phase. It is coming to an end this week but more will come when outreach gets here=D

Africa!

Here I am! In Uganda, Africa! Isn't that hard to believe after all of the work that has been put into this trip.  Being here is so surreal and absolutely breath taking..  There are flowers growing all over the base , while Lake Victoria is just in the horizon. For any of you who don't know, Lake Victoria is the bank of the Nile River. I wake up to young kids running and playing and /or african drums beating in the distance. The tempature is in the eighties, it is not really humid, and not many bugs suprisingly.                                                                     Anyways, my time here has been really intense with God already.  This week we learned about sin, forgiveness, and repentance.  He really had to search my heart and He(God) has made a lot of things uncomfortable.  When I started to depend on my computer to feel more at home, he took the internet away for a week and it was a really depressing time for me.  The thing is though, everytime i want to run to my parents on the computer...I couldn't. He taught me to run to him for comfort...not anywhere else.  When it finally came back on yesterday, I was ready to handle being on the computer again. I now don't feel desprate to be on facebook, but very contnt. I am still struggling with being so far away, but I know that God wants me here.

To be attacked is a compliment

To be attacked is a complement. I'm not saying that actually physically being attacked is a good thing,  but to be pounced on by the enemy shows that you are a threat to his reign on the earth.   Us humans have nothing special or extraordinary about us, but we do have an extraordinary God who shines through us. Satan hates this. Our God who is all-powerful, death could not hold Him down.                                                                                                                            This gives me hope when I personally experience Satan and his demons.   Although my flesh is terrified, I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that my God is right there with me.  He is conquering everything that Satan is. When Satan instills fear within me at night I remember that, "Perfect love drives out fear." 1 John.                                                                                     My dad said once that we give the devil too much credit than what he is worth.  It is almost as if we put him on a platform and make him much bigger than what he is.  When he knows you are scared of him, he uses that as a foothold to overwhelm you. We truely need to remember that he is just a lion without teeth.  He has not power over us anymore. No more can he torment us, abuse us, use us, we are the children of the living God. We have perfect love in us, through us, over us, and under us. Satan cannot come near us in Jesus name.

The Start of My Journey

Here I am, about four weeks out of leaving for England and six weeks from leaving for Africa. I can't help but be somewhat nervous, but God is truly carrying me through. Since this is my first post I'm not quite sure what to say. What I do know is that I have experienced such incredible kindness from those here in America. My funds have just been pouring in night after night. God has provided beyond what I thought he would. It is all very reassuring to know that He cares even for the materialistic things of this world. Not that he is a materialistic God, but if it glorifies him, he WILL make it happen.