13 days

After a weekend Trip to Oklahoma, and a lot of sleep, I am ready to get going again! God has provided all of my Support, and now the real fun begins! I am in the middle of completing my packing list, and picking out outfits, and finding the memory chip for my camera ( which is still missing so please pray for that). Really no much news is going on yet, however I do have a new Rep now, since my original one is in Asia on a trip (she never told me about it!) his name is Jared, and All i know is that I miss Sara, We had a special bond...I think... But Jared seems like a cool guy, I've only talked to him once so far and I'll probably only talk to him once more before my trip. Pictures from Team A are up on the sight, And it looks like they are having a blast! I am happy i get to see what the girls are wearing and stuff, help me figure out what to bring. Here are a few pictures from the current trip that is over there, it will give you an Idea what I'll be doing when I am over there.

God is Good

So I've recently really gotten into reading Psalms. David, is slowly becoming my new Bible Hero. Its not that I've never admired David, I just didn't really know how much I could relate to him!
Psalms is the story of my life, and quite frankly everyone's life. There are days you want to Praise God, Question God, Call out to God, or even just talk to yourself. I've been reading in the back of Psalms lately, mostly Praise. I have so much to Praise God for, and Psalms can just word it so perfectly! My favorite Psalm right now is Psalm 103

¹ Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

² Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-

³ who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

⁴ who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,

⁵ who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

⁶ The LORD works righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.

⁷ He made known his ways to Moses,
his deeds to the people of Israel:

⁸ The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.

⁹ He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;

¹⁰ he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.

¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;

¹² as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

¹⁴ for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵ As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;

¹⁶ the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.

¹⁷ But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children's children-

¹⁸ with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.

¹⁹ The LORD has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.

²⁰ Praise the LORD, you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
who obey his word.

²¹ Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.

²² Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.

Praise the Lord, O my soul. I feel an awesome David Crowder song coming up...But no, The Lord is worthy of all praise. A friend and I went out for coffee last night..we went to Dillions, which is a grocery store with a Starbucks in it. There was a couch and a chair in the back and it was delightful, we talked about college (She may be a future roommate), and marriage- more so the lack of preparation we have for that, friendship and of course Jesus! I had my Bible in the car, but she had two in her purse! So we had some devotion time. It was so refreshing and Just what i needed. I don't have to many friends who will praise God with me, and it brings me so much Joy to get to talk about God without getting funny looks or uncomfortable sighs! we decided to start meeting every Sunday, we are going to be looking for Bible verses that I can use to show Gods love to the children of Uganda. last night she found 2 1 John 3 and Romans 12. I liked 1 John because its says little children a lot, it sounds more intimate. but I like the Message or more so the wording of Romans 12.. I think I can find something even more comforting however to memorize and share with them.

Be Praying that God will give me just the right Passage, and help me to commit to memory the words he has chosen!

Also I'm wanting to take some things over with me to leave behind, I'm not quite sure what i want to take yet, So you could be praying that God will give me an idea, I've been thinking Bibles, but thats heavy to carry over, plus I don't know how many of the children know or will someday know how to read.

I've been receiving donations from Complete Strangers, and that has been the biggest blessing of all. I was able to communicate with a guy who went to Uganda last year with Teen Mania, and This year he is going to Zambia and South Africa for 8 weeks! He has been giving me travel tips, and ideas for my trip and asked for my ID # to give me a donation! This is a kid I have never met, I just found him on facebook through a friend in Los Alamos, NM whom I've only met once and he his parents are supporting me. God has been Blessing me through the most random people and it has been a very humbling experience. It interesting, because just 4 months ago I had a completely different plan for my summer, not to mention my post senior year life, and God has turned it around in a matter of weeks. It is so exciting to see God work in my life and change my heart, Its also scary and nerve-wracking as well, So please Pray that I will continue to follow him and not look back at all I've left behind for it isn't worth looking at anyways.

Thank you for your Prayers

In Christ's Love,

Kara Jane

Summer is Here, and God is Working

My Hand is so sore from writing Thank you Cards, This may sound like a complaint but really it is a blessing. I am so happy that I have reason to write Thank you Cards. My trip is 39 days away. Wow 39 days...i remember when it said 64...time is flying so fast, and I'm not at all stressed about raising the last of my support. My mom and I figured its about $1700.

Last Night I received a call from My history teacher, Mr. Nussbaum. He was asking me to help him publicize his trip to Kenya to get people to a live auction he was having. He also told me of an African Appreciation Day the Salon De Marco was having on the 13th. He said that they were going to have an information table, and that I could set up some information on my trip with a dollar jar! I quickly agreed. God keeps on providing ways for me to make money.

Another way God keeps on being amazing is that he gave me press time to share about my trip. I have a friend who got the opportunity to write and article in GO the Monday Magazine the The LJworld puts out instead of the paper. I am so excited that I get tell the whole city of Lawrence that I am going to Uganda to share Gods love and that the reason I'm going is because of God's love for me, and How i want to Glorify Him and Follow his commandments. Perhaps I'll get to share Gods love to more then children in Uganda through this! That would be Great!

Prayer Requests:
That my last bit would be quickly raised. I'm scared I'm hitting a roadblock...I'm going to start trying to sell days of my trip for 62.50 a piece..I just need to find 32 people for that.

That During my Interview for GO, I won't say anything, And That I really just let God Speak through me.


In Christ,

Kara