It would be an understatement to say we are the busiest during the holidays nearest the end of the year. For me, the demands of all the traditional holiday events make it challenging to keep the important things important. Keeping Christ in focus during Thanksgiving and Christmas seems normal, yet we spend most of our...

Five years ago when I was sixteen, God brought Oscar into my life. On my first trip to Uganda in 2013, after meeting him and hearing that I had the opportunity to sponsor a child, I took it and chose Oscar. I fell in love with his gentle, sweet spirit and loved the way he...

In Isaiah 6:8 the Lord ask, “Who should I send? Who will go for Us?” the prophet Isaiah then responds, “Here I am. Send me.” Just like Isaiah, many of our friends and family here in the United States have again accepted the call to serve the Lord on mission. This fall, another group of...

During our last (4 Him in Africa Ministries) mission trip to Uganda we conducted two three-day conference where we taught pastors “Essentials for Church Planting”. This is a continuation of our latest strategy for helping the Ugandan pastors share the gospel and plant healthy churches. We have used a few different curriculums, including the well-known...

Recently I took part in one of my all-time favorite activities….The Pedicure!!! For nearly an hour, I sat back and relaxed in a nice comfy chair while soaking my feet in a smoothing array of herbal lotions. As the chairs vibrating mechanism kneaded my back, I tried hard (pretended) to stay awake as my nail...

When I say yes to God and make the trip to Uganda, I agree to do whatever is asked of me.  I had been many times before and had worked with the children in the villages that we visited; but the trip of May 2014 was a little different.  I had been asked to teach...