We
have left Kenya.
It was a bit of a shock at first but now that I am here I could not imagine a
greater blessing. The people here at True Vine are truly gifts from God. They
blessed us so much when we visited them in December and that blessing is being
poured out upon us 100 fold now. It was hard to say good-bye to all the people
that have been in our lives these last 3 months, but our Kenyan vacation truly
put a seal on the work done there. It is funny how we started this whole
journey in Uganda
and now we are ending it here. God's plans are amazing and always they blow me
away. During the moment everything seems chaotic but now as I look back I can
see His hand in it all. The intricate details I missed because I did not step
back and look at the artwork as a whole. Beautiful and intricate in detail.
Last night as we sat in a prayer circle God gave me this vision. It was like a
piece of fabric/artwork was 2 inches from my nose and I was lost in it. It
seemed so busy with the intricate black and white swirls across the entire
canvas and multi-colored fire garnishing points throughout the piece. I could
feel my worry and it was like I was lost in this maze of color I could not
understand. Than all the sudden I stepped back and I could see the intricate,
beautiful detail of the artwork and pattern it was fashioning. It was
beautiful. That is how this transition, this trip, has been for me. It seems so
chaotic as I am in the moment, but every time I look back I can see His hand
and the intricacy of His plan.

     As we finish our stay here in Uganda, we will
be doing a lot of work with the medical center here, immunization outreaches,
working in the orphan center, education center, as well as doing work with
Smile Africa, a feeding program. It will be a great blessing and a wonderful way
to seal up the work He has already begun. I can feel Him healing all the bad
memories of the struggles and sickness that I had here in Uganda and exchanging
it with the fragrance of His beauty and restoring unto me what He has been
longing to show me. Giving me joy for mourning and beauty for ashes. It is a
wonderful gift and I will never be able to thank Him enough. Continue to pray
as we wrap up the few weeks we have left and as He seals the work He has begun
in each of us here in Africa.