Thursday, May 15, 2014

JBU to Uganda...soon.

Welcome to our JBU Uganda mission trip blog!  Whether you are a family member or friend of one of our trip participants or someone who just happened to come across this blog, we’re thankful that you’ve taken the time to read about our trip.  My name is Austin Robertson, and I am a staff member at JBU and one of the trip leaders.  I was previously in Africa as a part of The World Race and don’t take it for granted that the Lord has opened the door for me to return.  Throughout the last few years I’ve had students stop by my office and talk about experiences they’ve had overseas, and hearing their stories brings with it a flood of emotions and memories from my experiences abroad.  I am so excited to be a part of taking this group of JBU students to Uganda.  I know down the road they will have those same memories of how the Lord used them to serve in such a unique way.  They’ll remember the faces of the children they held in the orphanage, the lesson they taught in a crowded Ugandan classroom, and the patient they cared for in the hospital.  They’ll remember the message they shared in a vibrant church, the cultural differences they saw/heard/smelled/tasted every single day, and the time their raft flipped on the Nile River.  They will grow as individuals and as members of the team that they share all these moments with.  Most of all, I pray they will remember the goodness and faithfulness of the Lord and his love for people of every nation, tribe, and tongue.  We have so much to look forward to in the next month!  Thank you for taking the journey with us.


The idea for this blog is that it will be updated by a member of our team daily.  I don’t know if that is a realistic expectation early in the trip.  Our internet access will likely be very limited in the rural area where we’ll be staying.  However, as often as we can, we’ll try to get a different student each day to share their experiences with you.  Maybe they’ll be able to upload some pictures and videos as well.  


Thank you, again, for joining us on this journey.  Know that we cherish your prayers.  As friends and family members, I’m sure you will pray for our health and safety, which is great.  However, please pray also that we might be used in any and every way to serve the Lord well.  Pray that we would know Christ more.  Pray that others would know Christ more through him working through us.  Pray that things of eternal value would be accomplished and that we might represent Christ well as his ambassador to each and every person we meet.

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