I am now in Africa! Everything went very smoothly. I was met at the airport by Holly and William. How nice it was to arrive and have dear friends waiting there to meet me! Because I got there in the evening, we spent the night in Entebbe and headed back to Jinja Saturday morning. It is so good to be back. It feels like I am home. It is a good, good feeling.
I met all the kids yesterday afternoon. They are a beautiful, sweet hearted group of children. They have been so welcoming to me. I love how they come up and wrap their little arms around my waist and hold on. I love how when we walked to youth group at church yesterday evening, the girls hold my hands as we walk. My heart has already fallen in love with these children. One of the girls ask me yesterday if I was going to be there with them forever and ever. How do you answer a question like that?

It has been so good seeing dear friends here that I have not seen since I left! They have all greeted me so warmly and made me feel so welcome. Seeing Richard, Mary, Mamma Robina, some of the babies from Amani, and meeting Mary and Francis' new baby Leuban has been so good!
It is good to be back. I am so thankful that God has brought me back. I am so thankful to be able to be here with these children, these people.

Sitting on the airplane, it all seems surreal. I can’t believe that after 2 years, I am finally going back. I can’t believe I am actually on a plane heading back to Africa. Goodbyes to my family and close friends were really hard. God has put amazing people in my life who have walked through life with me, loved me, pushed me forward, encouraged me, and prayed for me. For these people, I am so thankful.
Even as hard as the goodbyes were to these people, there is a peace and comfort knowing that my best friend goes with me. That God goes before me, and he goes with me. There is joy In knowing that I am where he wants me to be- and that for this time in my life, this is where he has placed me. It amazes me to look back over these two years of being back in the states and see what God has done in my life and in my heart over that time. I am, once again, awed by his faithfulness to me. I am awed by his gentleness towards me. We serve an amazing God. A God who knows how to accomplish what he wants to accomplish. A God who knows the perfect timing for everything in his childrens lives. A God who cares enough to give us not what we want or what we think we need- but what he knows will be best for us. It amazes me the way he meets with us individually-in a way that is real and intimate. It amazes me how he brings just the right people into our lives to love us, teach us, correct us, help our hearts to heal. He is a good God.