pictorial Prayer– 05.18.2010

please pray for a new venture that has opened up in my life – language study!The picture above is an Ethnolinguistic map of Uganda; there are an estimated 40-45 languages present in this country, even though English is it’s official language. I will be taking about 5 hours a week to study Luganda, a major language spoken in Kampala and Southern Uganda. Pray that this will be time well-invested and that it will open new ways and opportunities of connecting with people here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganda_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Uganda

Pictorial Prayer...and Praise – 05.10.2010

big PRAISE! Three of our older students were given admission to nursing school. They went through a very competitive process to be enrolled in a 2-year comprehensive nursing program.

please pray for Raymond (above, facing the camera). He is from Gulu (Northern Uganda). He has been on Hope Alive's student leadership team and is so excited to begin nursing school.

please pray for Noelle (above, on the left). She is from Kampala. Please pray that as she makes this transition God would provide her with strong Christian friends and mentors.

please pray for Alfred (above). He is from Kampala and has been invaluable an student leader and help for the Hope Alive! staff

These 3 will begin their program this June 14th.

please pray as I also feel God leading me to mentor these nursing students. As you can see from these pictures, they recently helped me with health screenings for some of our Hope Alive! students. They were so excited to learn how to do things like perform visual acuity exams, take pulse rates, blood pressures, and temperatures! It is my hope to meet with them monthly; we greatly want them to not only become excellent nurses, but also nurses who see the importance and value of spiritual care for their patients. I am excited to how God may use this opportunity!

Pictorial Prayer - May 1st, 2010

This week, I want to ask you for your continued prayers for Frank.

Too often, as missionaries we ask for your prayers, then forget to tell you the results. It is my prayer that through your prayers you will become part of the story that is happening in lives here in Uganda.

I again had the opportunity to visit with Frank and his mother (pictured above) in Masaka this last week. He seems to be doing well with the changes we are making to manage his problem. He will be traveling back to Kampala next week for more follow-up tests.

please pray for continued improvement in those kidneys! Also, please pray that we would be able to establish a good working relationship with the Ugandan nephrologist we are seeing; this can be difficult as physicians here often just want a position of power over their patients. Pray that I would be able to be wise and strong in my advocacy for Frank and all the other Hope Alive! children.