You know you are totally immersed in a culture/language when....

1.) You almost greet your mother by saying "Kopengo!"

2.) You walk on the streets greeting people saying "Apwoyo" and wondering why people are responding "Good moring, Madame"

I am seriously learning how to speak Luo/Acholi....I am so excited!!!

Church was awesome - I truly love my church here. Service was on "The Wonders of Christ" taking Romans 5:7-8

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.


Talked about absolute love , Jesus is love, heaven is a place of love and Jesus accepts and loves you the way you are. This is what hit me: Pastor talked about loving the widows, orphans, weak, poor, outcasts, etc. I always hear this and scream inside "I DO THAT! I LOVE THEM TO PIECES!!"
But that is not what I felt God was telling me today. I strongly felt He was showing me that yes, I love the orphans, widows, poor, etc. VERY easily, but I don't love one particular person. It's not that I hate them, I just don't want to love them. I feel beyond neutral (if that is even possible). Today's sermon reminded me why I need to love this person. Thanks, God!

Spent the afternoon cleaning, cooking, writing up profiles, making up agenda and letters, and hanging out with people.

Yesterday we took 7 profiles and I am happy to say that there is interest in one child already! PG!! Please, prayerfully consider sponsoring. Our goal is to take 50 profiles by June and then have a total of 100 children sponsored by the end of the year. Huge feat but we, Team Gulu, feel that the LORD will provide and bless!!
I put up pictures on my facebook page and one little girl, Akello Pamela, was already spotted out by someone to sponsor her!! Pray it goes through!!

Stella came over again and we chatted for a long time. She taught me some new words and phrases while we drank some tea outside on the porch. She really is an awesome teacher and I just enjoy chatting with her. We always end our time together in prayer. The LORD was so present and I found myself praying for things that I didn't even think of prior to being in prayer. I don't know if you know what I mean...it is like the Holy Spirit is speaking through me - the whole:
"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will." Romans 8:26-27

Please pray for Cosmas. His stomach was very ill today and he couldn't even drink water or eat. I gave him some Pepto Bismol and it seemed to help. Pray also that he, and other families in the Gulu area, get enough food. This last season scorched the harvest with the drought. It is a serious concern for many.

Tonight, I am re-energized for the work I do. I always loved it, but to see and hear how people back home are beginning to fall in love with the people and ministry here just makes me laugh and cry tears of joy. To tie the two worlds together for God's kingdom truly just blesses me and just makes me want to continue the work as unto the LORD.

HALLELUJAH!!!!
AMEN!!!

PG :)