Saturday, December 8, 2007

Uganda, Here We Come

Well, I have stopped holding my breath for one "unanswered prayer": We are going to Uganda!

Chris & I had decided that we would wait until Friday to hear back about Uganda, and then after that, we would let it go & pursue other options for our summer. Really, I had already let it go in my heart and was resolved that it wasn't meant to be.

But then, on Friday afternoon, my phone rang. Uganda is a Go.

Apparently there were a lot of details that needed to get sorted through before we could get the final Yes (we knew nothing about those decisions!), but all is sorted, and we got a big green light. I can't quite wrap my mind around it yet, and I had to keep repeating to myself all day "We're going to Uganda this summer."

Part of the reason it's so hard to comprehend is that we know so little about our trip. Someone else has already started planning it (a Campus Crusade staff girl on the East Coast, who we will be leading with), and we have gotten almost no details.

Here's what I do know:
  • We will be working with an organization called Child Voice International, working to rehabilitate child soldiers
  • We will be bringing a team of students, mostly from Brown University (an Ivy League school in Rhode Island). Some will be Christians, and some won't.
  • We'll be there about 6 weeks
  • God still answers prayers

2 comments:

Jenny said...

Wow, how exciting! I am praying for you guys and am thrilled for you and what an awesome time you will have!

deee said...

Six whole weeks! Wow! I'm glad the waiting is over and you know what you're going to do. That's always nice.