We bought our plane tickets this week! After about a month
of talking to John and his daughter Sarah we officially bought our 54 hours of
travel from John F. Kennedy airport (New York) to Uganda and back... including a 9 hour
layover in Italy.
Ok I got a little excited;
let me explain some of the stuff that has happened since I updated you last. So
on September 30 I wrote about how I was wrestling about going to Uganda this
year because it looked like I would be going by myself. I had conversations
with my mother who definitely did not want me to go alone, some very good and
wise friends, and did a ton of seeking the Lord. Anytime I was in the Word or
listening to a sermon I felt the Lord nudging me to go, but just could not get
peace about going alone. To be honest I was likely going to go alone, but I
knew there were many people who did not like that especially my mother. Well
one night I was talking to my mom about it, and I told her that I thought God
still wanted me to go, she did not think it was wise so I told her that she should
pray that either someone would go with me or I would have a sign that I was not
suppose to go this year. Well on October 2 I got an email from John asking
about flights/information for the group trip to Uganda. I emailed back saying
well it is just me and I have not bought tickets for it, I was waiting for
confirmation from God that I was suppose to go this year. From that point on I
knew I was suppose to go and they were still praying about it (well John was, I
am pretty sure Sarah was all in for going). Last Wednesday we talked about
flights and were ready to book them when my mom text me saying “don’t book your
ticket” Me: “Why” Mom: “Either dad or I are going to go” Me: “OK” thinking
“really, you decided to tell me this now”. So my dad did his paperwork and
turned it in we finalized the dates and today we booked our tickets. We will be
leaving the day I finish my semester and return Monday December 30. There will be four
of us traveling together: John and his daughter Sarah and my Dad and I.