I'm Back!

I am back home after having a wonderful time in Africa!
So much happened- I got to play with kids, hold babies, sing songs, work in a garden, play blocks, see a hospital, watch someone building a building =), make a glass bead and so much more!
Here are two stories that are really cool:
The first one is about a little girl named Sooma. One of the mornings in Uganda we went to work in a garden that 18 children were in charge of. It was more of a field than a garden! So she took us there and we worked and talked to her for about 2 hours. Later that day I also talked to her when she was getting water. That night we went to play games and have devotions with the same 18 children. When Sooma saw us come in the door she came and gave me a big hug and just smiled up at me! It was so fun to have someone trust you like that! And I didn't even think about getting sick from the kids while there. They're so cute and sweet that God puts love in my heart for them instead of fear!
The second story is a something that happen at the church service I went to in Uganda. At the beginning of the service a man walked up and started to tell a story while crying very hard. He had grown up in the orphanage there but had later walked away from the LORD and started to work with witchcraft. He had come that day to ask for forgiveness and ask God to come back to him. He burnt the things that he had used for witchcraft and the elders of the church laid their hands on them and told him that God had forgiven him and that he was accepted by his Savior. It was really amazing to see this! It was also really cool that I wasn't afraid of any evil on my trip! I am so thankful to God that He was leading me and keeping my mind focused on Him!
A couple other highlights were:
* Reading Shadow of the Almighty by Elizabeth Elliot! It was so fun to read and see how Jim Elliot lives. While reading it I decided that I want to do everything for Jesus, not just something!
* Getting to know Hayley Ellenwood, Suska Jones, Laurie Doden and Steve and Nancy Longbrake better! They are really cool people!
* Listening to a speaker from England and realizing that I don't want to strive for God's love anymore, but know that He gives it to me!
* etc. etc. etc. =D
Thank you all for being a part of my trip for reading my blog, praying for me and thinking about me! God did amazing things for me on it!!
P.S. Pictures to come soon!