Its been a while.... 11/22/2009
I know, I know I have really kept this updated lately. So I will just give you some highlights from this last week...... Below is a pic of the women I have been doing a Bible Study with this past month. They currently attend Kampala International University. I will also be leading their Bible Study next semester. I think we will be doing "Forgotten God" by Francis Chan.  Last Wednesday was our last time meeting for the rest of the year. And we were in Galatians 5 where it says "Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires." (verse 24) So I had them nail their sinful desires and passions that were hindering their relationship with God to a Cross. It was a great time, the women took it seriously and I think it really gave them a tangiable way in understanding that concept of giving those things to the Lord that put a road block in our relationship with Him.  This week I was able to go to a Ballet, but it was in rare form. I went with a bunch of my girlfriends. Betsy who was on my left said to me "I have no clue what is going on", while Jill who was on my right said "This is so good". The key word here is contemporary....it sure was, I don't think I saw one ballet move in the whole show. But it was a depiction of the Invisible Children and what they went through. It was moving and we also got to hear a testimony of someone who use to be a victim of those harsh war times. If you do not know much bout the Invisible Children just make a quick visit to www.invisiblechildren.com  Then on Thursday I had the opportunity to go to a prison and minister with the women. This paticular prison had 160 men and 15 women. I went with some women on a week mission trip and she preached the Word and 7 women accepted Chrsit, can I get an AMEN, and we split up and prayed with them and handed them some discipleship material. Some women where in there cause of asult, their husbands brought home other women. What happens is the men call the police and the police bring them in (even if they were innocent) and they wait at this location for their court date. Sad and unfair I know. Half way through our visit it started to pour down raining and as we were leaving we had to make it through the muddy courtyard, and what do you think happened to Stumbalina (my nickname from my dad)? I took a dive right in the mud infront of all the prisoners, I am sure they got a great show.  On Friday I went to a food distribution and below is the 80lbs bag that the women would carry to their homes. It contains: 15 kilos of rice, 15 kilos of posho (a form of grits), and 15 kilos of beans.  After we handed out the bags of food we all split up and visited the people we gave food to in their homes and was able to present the Gospel to them. Achili Hakin (below) use to be a Muslim and accepted Christ. Can I get another AMEN? AMEN!  "in all that you do, do it unto the Lord and not unto men" Shanna's Shout Out from Africa 11/16/2009
 10 totally random facts bout me 11/04/2009
10. I have yet to buy shampoo in Ugnada. (that doesnt mean I havent been washing my hair) 9. My cabinet contains honey from Germany and Egypt 8. The house I live in now is bigger than the house I live in the states 7. I love that I can buy a whole t.v. season for $2.50 6. I always have a least one mosquito bite on me at all times 5. I normally stay up unitl 1am (5pm EST) every night 4. I love chapatis (some kinda local food) 3. I need new socks 2. My name is now Mzungu 1. And I just passed my language level one exam! Lets hear 10 random facts bout you now Africa saved me from me...... 10/27/2009
 This is just a blurb of what God has been teaching me.....more to come! 40/Fourty 10/11/2009
You'll neva be the same again!!!! We are calling 100 christians to join us for a 40 day spiritual journey beginning Monday Oct. 12- Nov. 20. Retreats and getaways always spark our candles and encourage us to burn bright, but as soon as we get back to our regular routine it is quickly blown out. But sparking your candle during your own quiet time with the Lord (remaining in your regular routine) is not easily blown out.... ....so join us for 40 minutes with God for fourty days (40/fourty).15 min worship, 15 min prayer, 10 min in da Bible and at then end of your time write down wut the Lord revealed during that time. You can break it up in your day however you like. We gonna start in da book of 1 Samuel all the way thru 2 Kings reading 2 chapters a day. This will cover the topics of spiritual vision, spiritual authority, spiritual warfare, and spiritual communication. As you join us in this journey God garuntees you’ll neva be the same!!!! We will also be sending daily updates to your email upon request. So if you would like to join us and get a daily scripture reading, weekly encouragements and support during this 40/Fourty challenge email me at shannasanders@ymail.com We're gonna start a REVOLUTION...don't you wanna be apart of it!!!!! would you rather marry.... 10/08/2009
When there is no t.v. and no internet in the house on a Wednesday night you find your own way to entertain yourself…..wut best way then play WOULD YOU RATHER…..(we made this one up) Would you rather marry someone who is…. A firefighter or a police man A sailor or an army personal A drummer or guitarist A chef or an artist A football player or a basketball player An elementary teacher or college professor A lawyer or a doctor An author or an architect A preacher in da USA or in missions A world famous movie star or a world famous rock star A construction worker or a mechanic A garbage man or a bus driver A pilot or sea captain A janitor or lawn person A hotel manager or restaurant manager Now wut you do is compare the ones you picked take the one you chose from 1 and 2 and choose your best and so on till you find the one you would rather marry….here are my results Firefighter or army – firefighter Drummer or artist – artist Football player or elementary teacher- football player Doctor or author – Doctor Mechanic or bus driver- mechanic Sea captain or lawn person- sea captain Hotel manager Now you compare the results again Firefigher or artist-artist Football player or doctor-football player Rock star or mechanic-rockstar Sea captain or hotel manager-sea captain Two more elimanations Artist or football player-artist Rock star or sea captain-rock star Last elimanation Artist or rock star Who wouldn’t wanna tour with a rock star as their husband!!!!! Wut is your results? Blanket of security…. 10/07/2009
Everyone has one. Whether it be a real blanket, a pillow, a childhood teddy bear, or something similar. We all have that physical object that we cling to when we need that soothing feeling of comfort and security. But me, I feel as though mine was ripped from me as soon as I stepped on the African soil. Before you jump to conclusions, I am not saying I hate it here by no means. Your security blanket is something and sometimes someone you turn to caress your check and have them whisper in your ear everything is going to be alright. An object that you clinch within your grasp and an feeling of peace overcomes you. I can’t wait to put foot on American soil and be in the arms of my earthly father who will hold me tight and whisper in my ear I am here everything is gonna be all right. You see here in Africa you are chin deep in pain, despair, hopelessness, lostness, corruptness, death, disorder, disease and you know it’s not gonna be alright. You wanna help so many people but can barely make it to the throne yourself. How can this one single female from America bring a Nation to their knees and meet the Father when it take a ton to get her there herself. Knowing I cannot bring food and medicine to all those in need. Knowing I cannot hold every child who is not only dying of starvation but dying of neglect cause there is no one to take care of them and tell them they love them. Knowing I can’t even make it out my house to bring them the Good News for I am paralyzed by not having my security blanket here. How can I be Jesus to the people of Kampala (even without my blanket of security)? The prayer American refuse to pray 10/02/2009
go ahead, I DARE YOU! mind, heart, soul 09/29/2009
rest my fleeting mind guard my beating heart satisfy my needy soul the concerns of this world are clowding my view ways to leave a legacy, see a legacy, be a legacy crowd its way thru trying to find a cure, being a light to just a few I only want thoughts of you to be cherished, loved and wanted by who? to capture their attention wut should i do? never taken, never desired, all i do is shew I only want it to beat for you if you truly saw the inner parts, all you would say was ew! for the flesh keeps rising up before the morning dew there is nothing else i can do I only want it to desire you be still not ill resist my will rat*cat*attack 09/25/2009
Yea thats right you read that right, rat -cat- attack! There is a rat that is probably bigger than a cat that lives on our compound. I have heard stories of it eating the neighbors cat food, and it was in our trash. Now the whole in the trash bag was not a small rat hole but a large animal hole. My roomie (Jill) laid eyes on it the other night and it freaked her out so bad that the night guard came running to aid her and found that she was startled by the mere size of this rat. So the other night we heard a cat fight and we are pretty sure that the rat was attacking the cat not the other way around. I havnt seen the cat in a while, but i will be on the look out to see how badly it got hurt or even if it still alive. Meanwhile I am looking to name this hidious beast...got any ideas? P.S. I will try my hardest to get a pick to show you I am not blowing this outta proportion. |
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