Weather, Worry and Wonder

My Life Lately

Colorado Springs is Colorado Springs. One of the weirdest things about this place is the weather. One day you can have snow with a high of 15 and two days later it is 65 without a cloud in the sky. This is a semi-regular occurrence that tends to happen once every two weeks. Furthermore, one day can be a schizophrenic as a month might be. It is not uncommon to have a morning of snow, an afternoon of sun (at which point the snow disappears) just to have the evening as cold as Simon Cowell's comments.

What God Has Been Showing Me

It is one thing to learn about faith and trust from the Bible or a preacher, but it is another to put it into practice. For the first time in my life I have no idea what is going to happen next year, where I will be going or what I will be doing exactly. This really bothered me and shook me up a bit. I think you know what I mean. You don't know what will be required of you, what sacrifices you will have to make. It a weird place to be in.

The scripture that has come to mind is one that many people are familiar with: Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Paul gives us a little formula: if we match our worries with consistent thankful prayer our lives will be dictated by His peace not our fears. It is normal to have things to worry about but not to keep them to ourselves. God wants us to tell him our worries and requests and when we do, He will move. For me, this means I am content to serve where ever God will have me serve.

Uganda Update

Let me just say that I am so excited to be able to go to Uganda. As soon as I heard about this trip I felt a sense of urgency about going, like if I didn't I would be missing out on something that would really change my life. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me; I have all of your notes of encouragement taped to my bedroom door so I see them every time I leave my room.

Money for Uganda is not a problem right now. I haven't seen the latest financial update yet but I'm probably at $1600.00-1700.00 which is right on schedule (even a little ahead). I owe special thanks to Richard and Diane Cleveland, David and Audrey Moon, and Bob and Julie Gibson. Your gifts were especially timely and arrived at a time when I was eligible to be cut from the team. Thank you so much.