Well y'all I knocked and it looks like God has opened another door.
As most of you know I was blessed with the amazing opportunity to travel to Uganda, Africa last summer on a mission trip and it changed my life. It was the best and hardest 10 days of my life. When I left Uganda, I left a piece of my heart there, and after a lot of prayer and truly works of God.... I am being called back. This is my story.
About six years ago my life changed when I met a woman named Gwen Oatsvall and learned about her charity 147 Million Orphans -- a ministry used to help provide food, water, and medicine to orphans around the world as well as helping to providing fundraising tools for families trying to adopt. I was twelve years old about to turn thirteen and I decided that I wanted to collect money for a needy cause in lieu of receiving gifts for my birthday. Gwen and her husband Scott were in the process of adopting a little boy and girl named Joseph and Daisy from Uganda, Africa. As soon as I met Gwen and got to know her and her family, I knew that this was the mission God was calling me to serve. From that point forward I became great friends with the family and fell in love with their children. I felt God's call to do my part in helping to serve the orphans of the world through 147.
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima Ministries, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane home not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again in his own time.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda.
Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide.
So now this is the really hard part, asking for help. I am a very independent person and I do not like having to ask others for help, but I know I have to put my stubbornness and ego aside. Because of the abruptness of this trip I have not been able to save up the necessary fund to purchase my plane ticket like I was able to this past summer. The total amount of funds needed is about 2,500 dollars. Ouch, I know. Please know that every tiny but helps. And if you are interested there are many different ways to get involved!!
1) I am selling Pampered Chef!
The Pampered Chef is a direct seller of high quality kitchen tools. I have grown up cooking with my mother and we both adore Pampered Chef. Our dear friend is a consultant and whenever we would have a Pampered Chef party she would tell me how awesome I would be at her job. Well, I have decided to give it a shot! I love hosting parties, cooking, and entertaining people.... so how hard could it be? Haha! Anyway if you are interested in having a party let me know! All of the funds I earn are going towards my trip.
2) I am selling beads!!
I have lots of gorgeous necklaces, bracelets, and earrings made from the Ugandan paper beads. Through 147, the beads and jewelry are made by women in Uganda as a way to provide them with a safe stable job, a way to provide for their family, and keeps them out of unsafe professions. What is really cool is that when I was in Uganda last summer I was picking up these necklaces, and now they are helping me be able to go back this summer. I am also selling beautiful crystal earrings made in Haiti. Necklaces are $20, Earrings are $15, and Bracelets are $17. You can email me orders at katieback2uganda@gmail.com
3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my social media!!
4) You can PRAY PRAY PRAY
This is the most needed thing of all. I am a FIRM believer in the power of prayer, and I need all I can get friends.
5) You can donate at http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there! Thank you so much for all of your love and support. It literally means the world to me.
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
XOXO,
Katie
About
six years ago my life changed when I met a woman named Gwen Oatsvall
and learned about her charity 147 Million Orphans -- a ministry used to
help provide food, water, and medicine to orphans around the world as
well as providing funderaising tools for families trying to adopt. I was
twelve years old about to turn thirteen and I decided that I wanted to
collect money for a needy cause in lieu of receiving gifts for my
birthday. Gwen and her husband Scott were in the middle of the adoption
of their little boy Joseph and little girl Daisy from Uganda. As soon as
I met Gwen and got to know her and her family, I knew that this was the
mission God was calling me to serve. From that point forward I became
great friends with the family and fell in love with their children. I
felt God's call to do my part in helping to serve the orphans of the
world through 147.
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About
six years ago my life changed when I met a woman named Gwen Oatsvall
and learned about her charity 147 Million Orphans -- a ministry used to
help provide food, water, and medicine to orphans around the world as
well as providing funderaising tools for families trying to adopt. I was
twelve years old about to turn thirteen and I decided that I wanted to
collect money for a needy cause in lieu of receiving gifts for my
birthday. Gwen and her husband Scott were in the middle of the adoption
of their little boy Joseph and little girl Daisy from Uganda. As soon as
I met Gwen and got to know her and her family, I knew that this was the
mission God was calling me to serve. From that point forward I became
great friends with the family and fell in love with their children. I
felt God's call to do my part in helping to serve the orphans of the
world through 147.
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About
six years ago my life changed when I met a woman named Gwen Oatsvall
and learned about her charity 147 Million Orphans -- a ministry used to
help provide food, water, and medicine to orphans around the world as
well as providing funderaising tools for families trying to adopt. I was
twelve years old about to turn thirteen and I decided that I wanted to
collect money for a needy cause in lieu of receiving gifts for my
birthday. Gwen and her husband Scott were in the middle of the adoption
of their little boy Joseph and little girl Daisy from Uganda. As soon as
I met Gwen and got to know her and her family, I knew that this was the
mission God was calling me to serve. From that point forward I became
great friends with the family and fell in love with their children. I
felt God's call to do my part in helping to serve the orphans of the
world through 147.
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About
six years ago my life changed when I met a woman named Gwen Oatsvall
and learned about her charity 147 Million Orphans -- a ministry used to
help provide food, water, and medicine to orphans around the world as
well as providing funderaising tools for families trying to adopt. I was
twelve years old about to turn thirteen and I decided that I wanted to
collect money for a needy cause in lieu of receiving gifts for my
birthday. Gwen and her husband Scott were in the middle of the adoption
of their little boy Joseph and little girl Daisy from Uganda. As soon as
I met Gwen and got to know her and her family, I knew that this was the
mission God was calling me to serve. From that point forward I became
great friends with the family and fell in love with their children. I
felt God's call to do my part in helping to serve the orphans of the
world through 147.
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About
six years ago my life changed when I met a woman named Gwen Oatsvall
and learned about her charity 147 Million Orphans -- a ministry used to
help provide food, water, and medicine to orphans around the world as
well as providing funderaising tools for families trying to adopt. I was
twelve years old about to turn thirteen and I decided that I wanted to
collect money for a needy cause in lieu of receiving gifts for my
birthday. Gwen and her husband Scott were in the middle of the adoption
of their little boy Joseph and little girl Daisy from Uganda. As soon as
I met Gwen and got to know her and her family, I knew that this was the
mission God was calling me to serve. From that point forward I became
great friends with the family and fell in love with their children. I
felt God's call to do my part in helping to serve the orphans of the
world through 147.
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
About a year later Gwen invited me to come listen to a friend of her's named Katie Davis speak. Katie had began traveling to Uganda her senior year of high school and now lives there running her own non-profit, Amazima, and raising thirteen little girls of her own. It was that night, for the first time, that I heard God calling me to serve in Uganda. After Katie was done speaking I ran up to Gwen and told her that she was going to take me to Africa. And four years later... it happened!
This past summer I was blessed with the opportunity of going to serve with Gwen, her son, and a few others in Jinja, Uganda. It was the best 10 days of my life. The country of Uganda and it's people completely captured my heart. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, but it changed my life completely. I boarded that plane the first time apprehensive and unsure of how the Lord could use me, just an ordinary 17 year old girl. I came home with a heart over flowing with love and the realization that the Lord can use us all to HIS glory. The day I left Uganda was one of the best and worst days of my life. I had learned so much and had experienced so much love and joy. It was hard to board that plane not knowing when I would get to go back. My only comfort was in knowing that God sent me to Uganda for a reason and he would bring me back again.
I left my heart in Uganda and I knew that one day God would call me back there to go get it. What I was not expecting however was that it would be so soon. While in Uganda this past summer I had the great opportunity of serving at Heal Ministries. Heal Ministries is a charity that serves abandoned women and children in Jinja, Uganda. By offering English, Business, and Bible classes as well as preschool and child care, Heal helps to give these women the confidence and tools they need to break the poverty cycle in Jinja. When the opportunity arose for me to go serve with Heal again I felt God's constant presence pushing me slowly back to Uganda. Ever since I had gotten home my heart had been heavy with a searching burden, and I now know that It was the Lord preparing to send me back.
There is just one little problem though, it ain't cheap. I am a firm believer that through Christ all things are possible. When it is God's calling he will provide a way for it to happen. As scary as it is I putting my full faith in the Lord knowing that he will provide. If you feel God is calling you to donate to help me get back to Uganda I am so very thankful. Please know that every tiny but helps. There are many different ways to get involved!! 1) You can donate here 2) You can order Ugandan beads for $20 by emailing me at katieback2uganda@gmail.com 3) You can stay informed about any fundraisers I am having through my blog annakatherinebrowning.blogspot.com
If you are unable to donate that is more thank okay, prayers are needed just as much!! I know the Lord is calling back to Uganda and it is through the help of people like you that I can get there!
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
-1 Peter 4: 10-11
- See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/getting-katie-back-to-uganda/141169#sthash.O6V1EWzQ.dpuf
