Heading back to Uganda!

Yay! The Lord has provided the necessary funds and WGM has agreed to let me return to Uganda! I will leave the USA January 5, arriving in Uganda the 7th. The very next day, I expect, I will resume teaching at Heritage International School.
Please pray for my safety in travels, and that all my luggage will make it (it contains some personal and many ministry items). We all have heard of airlines losing luggage, and there really are some useful tools I'd rather not lose.
Pray for my family; it has been a wonderful time home with all of them, and I've been so blessed to have a close-knit, Christian family. God has graciously helped them to be on board with me. I know some missionaries whose families don't agree with their choice to be overseas. My family gives in so many ways for me to be in ministry. Yes, it is difficult to not spend tons of time with them when I'm on the field, but we really are content to wait for our eternal time in Heaven. I'm so blessed.
Please do pray for the youth ministries at HIS and in the Africa Gospel Church. There is much to be done and, especially in HIS, there are very few other adults (I don't actually know of ANY others) who can help with the youth ministries program. Pray for my strength, love and wisdom; that Christ will shine through me to the youth and their families. Thanks!
Thank you, thank you so much! Your giving and prayers and encouragement are such an incredible help to me. Please let me know when and how I can pray for you, as well!

Keep on Praying!

Mugisha Emmy is the man now in charge of our Youth Pastor's trainings in Uganda. He and several youth from one of our Kampala city churches recently went to another town located on the edge of Lake Victoria to minister and fellowship. They hired a public taxi to take them, and made arrangements for the 2 drivers to pick them up in the afternoon. However, the men went and got drunk and returned an hour late. Because the church group was a little far away from a place to hire another taxi, they got in and asked the men to drop them off in the local town (Jinja), and they intended to hire someone else there to return with to Kampala (2 hours away). Mugisha soon discovered that these men, not Christians and very drunk, had it "in" for the Christian group and they refused to stop in Jinja to let them get out. Instead, they drove back to Kampala and had 3 head-on collision-misses and several other near-misses. People in the group were crying, some throwing up with the unsafe driving and high speeds, and of course all were praying for Jesus to keep them safe despite the evil of the taxi men. Upon arrival in the city, the taxi hit (fender bender) a vehicle but in stopping, Mugisha and the group got out quickly. In these situations, it is hard to press charges but I am encouraging Mugisha to do so. Meanwhile, this is one more example of how Satan is trying to thwart our ministries efforts in the world. Please keep praying for safety, health, unity and peace and that even if tragedies and persecutions do happen, that Christ will be glorified as He has already won the victory against evil. Praise the Lord for the safety of our brothers and sisters in Kampala! Pray for those 2 taxi men, that they will meet and surrender to Christ. Thank you!

Christmas Greetings

For Mom's 65th this year, co-workers gave her tickets to the Christmas symphony here in Indy. We decided to get fancy with our dress since it was a special celebration. Pictured above is (from left to right): Mom, my sister Abby, my brother Randy and me.