Elise In Uganda

Hi there friends!

Sorry my blog posts have been so far and few between. I honestly have been busy here and I only brough my iTouch with me and writing blog posts are rather annoying on that. However, one of the missionaries I am staying with is letting me borrow her computer so I am able to write this and upload some photos! Woohoo! It took a couple more days than when I originally planned because her computer cord got broken, so anyhow...here it is now!

I have been so abundantly blessed here in Uganda. For years I knew that the Lord was calling me here, but never knew exactly what that would look like, and I can honestly say I don’t think I have ever loved a place more. I live in a compound with four other missionaries. Zane is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Kitgum and his wonderful wife Summer. They have 13 beautiful children, (and the most well behaved)! Bri, a 25 year old girl and I share a house together and she is great as well. She helps Summer a ton with the kids and with homeschooling and just all the daily activities. And then Therese is another missionary here, and she is just wonderful! She is older but I feel like the Lord has put us together as partners! She has been one of the main reasons why my time here has been so great, I have been able to partner with her in her ministry. I am helping with different bible studies and childrens ministry and frankly, sort of wherever is needed.  The compound has a papaya farm on it, that Zane runs. There are seven huts,  4 for the kids and Zane and Summer, one of Bre and I, one for Therese and one for Ryan when he comes and stays in Kitgum. It really is a great set up! I love it!

Every week we go out to the village, Latodore. I truly believe my heart is there. I cannot even begin to express how much I love it. A missionary named Ryan lives out there full time. The place where he lives is Moru Ku, which is the most beautiful place! I simply love it out there! If it were possible for me to spend my summer there and minister in Latordore, I definitely would! I love the people there, especially the women and children and so deeply desire to show them the love and freedom in Christ. It is such a blessing to serve there.

In a couple of weeks a team from Solid Rock will be coming into Uganda and I will join with them and serve in Kampala and Arua, where I was last year. It will be really neat to connect with the all the people I met last year.

I really love it here. Have I mentioned that? I have been stretched and challenged in ways I never thought! The Lord is so faithful and continues to bless me everyday!

Please continue to pray for Summer. Her and two of her children are returing to the states in about a week. She is really sick with some stomach complications and it looks like she is going to be needing to spend longer in America than what they had originally anticipated. Continue to pray for a healing hand a speedy recovery please!

I’ll try to get some pictures up!

Blessings dear friends!