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every summer i an given the opportunity to partake on an amazing adventure in the missions field and it is such a blessing. i am counting down the days until uganda and am particularly excited for this trip because it is so different from my past trips. first off, i'm going to uganda instead of haiti, a major distance difference. we will be 10 hours ahead over there in africa and i don't even want to think about how long i will be cooped up on a plane to get there. i have a layover in london where i will be meeting my team for the very first time. normally, i'm going to meetings and in constant communication with my team in preparation for our communal embarkment. i have one good friend that i'm going with so that will help because honestly, this could be a little overwhelming but i'm ready to see the team that God has assembled! another huge difference that i'm excited about is the focus of the trip. domestically and internationally i have a huge heart for the needy, the hungry, the misfortunate, and the forgotten. my heart breaks for those out on the streets, the ones who feel unloved, unwanted, and lost in desperation. we will be reaching out the people in the slums of their country, showing them that God cares and loves them. a passion was ignited in me back in january 2010 to join the medical force and here i am, ready to serve. i have learned so much over the past two years and i am ready to help and grow in anyway i can for the benefit of others. being able to participate in medical clinics is something that is heavy on my heart. my purpose for schooling and drive for my career as a nurse is all for aid of others. this job isn't for me, it's to serve others and to serve a God who called me out to do His work.

"the Lord heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds." -psalm 147:3

we are His hands and feet, ready and able to do His work through the power of Jesus Christ that lives in me. be free. be healed. in His name, amen.