The home stretch

I finally figured out how to post again! There were several days when I was unable to figure out how to get a new post on here, but here we go.

This is my last week, as I leave Goma on Saturday. I will travel to Kigali, Rwanda, then go to Kampala, Uganda, and finally, I will take the long busride from Kampala to Nairobi. Once my bus travels are over, I will board the plane and fly to London, then home to Los Angeles. What a experience that will be! I have mixed emotions. On one hand I am excited to go home and have the life I'm used to, but on the other hand I am sad because there is still so much to do here in Congo.

We will do a youth conference starting today. Excitement and anticipation are our main emotions. Please keep praying for us. Pray that God comes in this conference. We will be teachign about identity in Christ, Father heart, accessing kingdom, and them being the revival and change that Congo needs by letting God use them.

I have been processing the IDP camp thing and haven't been able to write much about it, but will write more as time goes on. Life is getting to be normal here though. We are getting better about planning our meals to make sure we have the necessary food. We are able to venture out more without the pastor, but not too far. The girls even started the fire for dinner yesterday - it did take us an hour just to get it lit, but we did it!

Some of the plans and thoughts: we want to buy a huge bag of charcoal for the widows to sell. This is something they asked for, and it will bring mercy and justice to their lives. They will sell the charcoal (which is something everyone uses because that is how they cook), then with the extra they will be able to buy another bag and will be able to buy food and pay school fees for their children. We are just making the initial investment for them. We also want to do something for the women and children who are suffering from malnutrition at the IDP camp, but we are still praying to figure out what they might look like.

Lots of love.