wow, i didnt even know that i could change this, but i do now.

I don’t know anyone who got back recently from a trip but I know someone who is leaving soon...
Rereading journals is fun and cool to see what was all written.
One major lesson: that is impossible there are too many.
Mission statement: I want to be committed to being the hands and feet of God in loving the world through providing materially, emotionally, and spiritually for others.
My mentor and I concluded that God is constant in every culture and does the same things but can work in different… Continue

The parts of the experience that I remember the most are:

-worshipping in Ugandan churches
-visiting vulnerable people
-visiting the hospital in Kabale
-seeing genocide memorials
-working with Ugandan team members

These memories tell me that I enjoy and benefit from working and worshipping with people that are different from me and that I have a heart of compassion for the oppressed. I hope to be able to use these gifts to further God’s Kingdom, but in all honesty, I have no idea what I should… Continue

1. Major observation: service learning trip where we worked on projects, experienced, and lived the local lifestyle and shared God’s love with the community
2. What I would do differently: longer trip, different country (so that it is more of a cross-cultural experience for the Ugandan youth as well)
3. What went well: EVERYTHING. Enough said.
4. What I benefited: interdependency, selflessness, strengthened relationship with God, value of community and friends, God is in control, listening, adva… Continue

What I am worried about in preparations: that I will forget or neglect something
What I am worried about during the trip: that I will make cultural blunders, that I will become sick, that I may offend someone from a different culture, and that I will shy away from cross cultural interactions
Why am I worried? Because theyre things I don’t want to happen but I see the possibility that they will happen
In what situations will I need to be strong and courageous? When I am out of my comfort zone in… Continue

The friends of the sick man set an example of perseverance, love, and faith. Not only do they work hard to get their friend to Jesus, they risk offending people when they destroy the roof and come through the ceiling. I admire their boldness, and I constantly struggle to be that perseverant. Doing something like that would be very difficult. I would probably do it for a friend, but not for a stranger.

Jesus’ first concern is the man’s sin, which is different from what the friends expected. As u… Continue