The wait is over...

Dear Family, Friends, 

and Friends who are Family,

I’ve been wanting to share with you what God has been doing in my life lately!

Next week I will be returning to  Answering for the Children Ministries, a children’s home in Jinja, Uganda. Six years ago, I volunteered at this same children’s home and fell in love. The children were beautiful, the people were so warm and inviting, and the land itself was breathtaking. Yet disease and war have torn this country apart. I knew at a fairly young age that God has called me onto the mission field, and though I have still yet to discover the full capacity of that calling, I know the little country of Uganda has a big part in it. 

I leave September 10th and will be serving for six months in Uganda. While there, I will be working along side the director of the home and assisting her in all aspects of running the home and taking care of the 30 children. I will also be the kids’at home tutor and be able to pour into those who need extra help in school. The love and mercy of Jesus Christ shines so brightly in each of their little faces. Each child’s testimony is a reminder of how God plans to prosper, not to harm us and to give us hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)

Please pray for me as I work with these children who have come out of life altering situations. Each child has a story, and each of those stories matter to God. I hope to be able to show them the love and encouragement they need to use their testimonies, even at their young age, to become strong Christian leaders in their country.

While in Uganda, I will also be exploring opportunities for my own ministry. I know God has called me for something big and I believe that in these next six months He will lift the veil and reveal His perfect plan for my life. 

Thank you for supporting me throughout the years. Being obedient is scary, especially when you are called as a single woman away from your family and friends. But God has been so faithful in the past as long as I live on complete faith, obedience, and trust Him for all of my needs. 

It will not cost much for me to to live in Uganda. At about $300 a month I can cover all of my expenses while living at the children’s home and eating with the kids every day. I would also love to bless the children by buying new beds for each of them, which will cost about $45 a piece. If you would like to make a contribution to my work or buy a bed for a child, the kids and I would love to send you pictures and a thank you card! You have no idea what kind of impact you will have on these little lives! Every little bit counts!

Please pray for me as I minister to these 30 children and the community around me. Pray that God will use me in ways that I didn’t even know I was equipped or called for and that I will be able to make an impact on the next generation of leaders of this small country in Africa!

Thank you again for believing in me and the call God has put on my life. I can’t wait to share with you how God uses me and how YOU have changed lives around the world by supporting me.

Joy & Love,

Haley