Dreams Realized

Greetings from Uganda!

It has been a long while since I have sent out an update about what we have been up too. I am sorry I haven’t been the best at communicating but God is so good and He is doing amazing things! Can you believe that I have been in Uganda now for almost 5 months? It is so crazy to believe!

Dreams Awakened:

God is truly doing some amazing things here in Uganda and in my life! I know I am right where I am supposed to be! It is an amazing feeling-when you know you are doing what you were created to do! Living here, I feel like I have come alive and have been awakened to the plans and purposes for my life. That is exactly our heart at SMI- for everyone that comes to the Field of Dreams to experience more of God, their dreams would be realized and purpose would be discovered! The funny thing is that’s exactly what is happening in my own life!

God is starting to pull out dreams and desires that were inside of me that I didn’t even know I had. Or many dreams that I had but never thought I would do anything with. For example, I always wanted to be a preschool teacher and now I am here working in the schools and helping the kids with their English, numbers and reading.

Loving the People of Uganda:

We just had a team come from all over, that was organized by Bethel Church in Redding, California. The two weeks they were here, were off the charts! We did many outreaches such as: street ministry in downtown Kampala, visited a couple hospitals and prayed for the sick, village outreach and handed out blankets and mosquito nets, gathered the youth in the village and preached the gospel, held our very first crusade and continued our weekly programs such as working in the schools and our “Say No to Hunger” feeding program.   

We saw countless of healings and salvations on the streets, in the hospitals, and in the villages. So many people were loved, encouraged and encountered Jesus for the very first time! It was so awesome having a team to help us break in this area a little further, not only in the natural but in the spiritual as well.  

Our First Crusade:

I absolutely loved the crusade! I have always wanted to do a crusade in Africa so I was so excited that I got to be a part.  I loved how it brought so much unity here in the village. So many different churches were represented and came together to help put this crusade on. The village just feels so much more open to us now and what SMI is doing. I am so excited to see all the fruit that is going to come from this one event!

God touched so many lives! Many were saved, healed and delivered but my favorite miracle was this young girl who got completely healed!  All the villagers knew her, she was lame, couldn’t walk, and her feet were twisted. God touched her body and she began to walk!!! We brought her up on stage and as she walked back and forth, her feet started to straighten out and she started walking faster. The best part was seeing the huge smile on her face as she was walking! Her sister testified that she had never seen her sister walk like that before! Yay Jesus!! J

Experiencing His Love:

While the team was here, I encountered God’s love like never before. He touched the very core of my being and awakened me in a new way! I feel so alive in Him and I feel like I am finally coming into who He has created me to be! I feel like I received so many breakthroughs and now I can see clearer and farther for more of what God has in store for me.

Promises Fulfilled:

As a result of all that God is doing in my heart and in my life, He is fulfilling so many promises He has given me and in ways I wouldn’t expect it. For example, I always wanted to preach at an open air crusade and the last night of the crusade I had the opportunity to share briefly what God put on my heart! It felt so amazing to be up there on stage and see all the faces and to testify of God’s goodness. Afterwards I knew this was just a taste for what is to come!

Also, God has given me a desire to encourage and prophesy over His people around the world. It’s been so awesome how I am here in Uganda and God has sent so many people to us from all different nations and he is using me to speak into their lives. Sometimes the way God fulfills your promises is way different than you had thought or imagined but He is always so faithful to fulfill them!

Thank You:

The time I have been here in Africa, has really been a training ground for me. God is truly shaping me into the fullness of what I am created to be. I am being stretched and challenged but ultimately I am growing as a daughter, a leader and a well-rounded person.  I love what God is doing in me and so many around me. Living life with Jesus is so rewarding and exciting!

I want to say thank you to each one of you for being a part of my journey. For those who have sown financially, those who have prayed for me and those who have believed in me. Each one of you has been such a valuable part and I can’t do any of this without you!

YOU are making an incredible impact in the lives of many and together we are seeing God’s Kingdom advanced!

There are many opportunities for you here in Uganda. If your heart is stirred and you are interested in putting together your own team trip, joining a short term team or possibly doing an internship. Please let us know or visit our website at www.showmercy.org for more information.