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When we joined the Mbale Mission Team, we knew there was a vision of starting a university here in Mbale. It sounded so far off that the vision didn’t seem like a reality at all, just a dream someone had. Perhaps I even doubted that something that huge would ever take place.
Thankfully, God is [...]
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#44: innocence of a child
My heart is full of emotions today. We said the first of our goodbyes in preparation to leave for Uganda in a month, and it was harder than I anticipated by far. It was even harder because it was saying goodbye to my parents. But as I cried in the airport after saying goodbye – [...]
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Back in July, Vince and I atteneded a missions training here in Joplin. The four days was great and covered a ton of information. One part of the training focused on Core Values. We had different core values that were presented to us, and we had to evaluate our own lives to see if we [...]
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#37: Humble Pie
Lately there’s been a conversation playing in my head that goes something like this: “Joy Vigil, meet Humble Pie. You may have met before, but you will be seeing a lot of each other in the next few years, so I thought it would be good to reacquaint the two of you.”
There are seasons in [...]
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#36: Prevalent Prayer
Today I got a reminder to just how precious prayer really is. It’s something that I am guilty of taking for granted a lot. I mean, I pray; I enjoy it. But it can be something so much deeper and more significant if I woud only let it. One of my friends, who I hold [...]
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Everyday I am reminded a little bit more about just how blessed I am.
Long chats with close friends
A good book, games and the comfy atmosphere of Starbucks
Walks in the park
Early morning times with God
Prisma Colored pencils
Bike rides
Prayer with other believers
Laughter and shared memories
Yesterday, I got to enjoy all of this and more, and I was [...]
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Here I am worshipping with thousands of people with a wonderful view of the mountains. Jeremy Camp is leading worship and I am touched by something he said. I cannot recap the exact phrase but I was reminded that we are all called to worship him with out lives. As I look around at the [...]
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