15 Days and Still Counting

Nelson called me Saturday night to let me know how excited everyone is about my visit.  He confirmed that he would be picking me up at the airport.  I let him know that I was a little anxious about the trip and he assured me and prayed for me.  I instantly felt such peace when he prayed for “gentle travel mercies”.  When he was done, I cryingly told him that he was going to have to give me Prayer Lessons!!
  
Yesterday, while I was reading my devotions, I read in Joshua 1: 9 - “Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous!  Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  

There are NO better words for getting me to Uganda and back.  People keep asking me whose going with me.  I reply, “Me, Myself and I”.  “We” are going to have a great experience and God will be with us!

Ps. 138:8 – The Lord will accomplish what concerns me.  This is my sister’s favorite verse.  When I first got the idea for the dental clinic, I knew that God would make it happen. What I didn’t know was that God was already smiling on what was actually going to happen.  Yesterday, I ordered 40,000 YARDS of Dental Floss, 6 Wall Mount Dispensers and 100 Individual Dispensers to take with me.  I will be teaching everyone I meet how to floss their teeth and how important dental health is.  You can’t smile when you have a toothache and if you have missing teeth, your smile isn’t complete.  Our teeth are our pearls!!  Your smile is the first thing that someone should see when they meet you and you want your smile to be beautiful.  One of the ways we can show God’s presence in our lives is to smile through ALL of our circumstances - successes and adversities.  Dental health is SO important!!!  THAT is the mission of my trip.

I know that I will be doing other things as well – praying and playing with all of the 80+ children at the Agape Children’s Home and meeting with Nelson’s Widow Ministry and teaching them how to knit and crochet as well as how to floss their teeth. I also get to help Nelson organize his office.  I’m taking filing boxes, hanging folders and my label maker.  Now THAT will be FUN for me! ;)

I have a lot of stuff to take. In addition to my malaria pills, clothes, camera, laptop, all of the floss, yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks, bubbles, bottles of fun colors of nail polish and polish remover, a big kite, stickers, temporary tattoos and office supplies, I am also taking 100 Bibles.  Please pray for wise packing decisions!