It has been way too long since the last time I’ve updated this thing! Life and school has been so insanely busy that I have no idea where the time went! The last month has been stressful interviewing for an art director position at this camp I’ve wanted to work at for so long! Although after three interviews, it’s officially out of my hands and I’m hoping to hear from them soon. If I get the position, I will fly out to California, 5 days after we get back from Uganda!
Speaking of Uganda… we are officially leaving in 38 days, which is insane!!!! Last time I updated, we had about 100 days still to go! Our plane tickets have been purchased and we’re working on the last bit of our fund raising. I hadn’t raised any money since almost the last time I updated so I was starting to feel a bit nervous, as all of our money is officially due by the end of the month. However, within the last 2 weeks, about $1,800 has poured in. I’m not even sure where it all came from or how that happened. I’m waiting for one more check to arrive that someone committed to sending and then I will have $30 more than I need, which will go to someone else on my team.
This whole journey has been incredible. I’ve learned so much and have been completely blessed by God’s faithfulness! There have been some people that I was expecting to donate and didn’t even acknowledge that I was going, which was sometimes frustrating. But then there were those who I hardly even knew, who would constantly bless me with their love and give me more than they could probably afford. I’m so honored and so stinking blessed by the generosity of such strangers! I truly don’t know what I would do with out them!
So, in short, THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me so far through this journey! I love you all! :)
~Meg
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Less Than 100 Days!
Hey Friends!
Holy Cow! School is kicking my butt, hence why I’m just now getting to this, when I intended to do it two weeks ago! I have a bit more news since the last time I updated, so get excited!
Our team also has a blog now, which can be found at… http://iwuugandateam2010.blogspot.com. Occasionally, while in Uganda we will be going to an Internet cafe, so you can stay up to date with the latest news and adventures from our team.
Can I just say how stinking excited I am?! I knew I was going to Uganda and was excited before, but it still didn’t feel like a reality until about 2 weeks ago! We finally found out more of what we are going to do while we are there rather than just a general guess, which I think is making it feel a bit more real. We found out that we got new missionaries since our old ones came to the States and will be here for the next 6 months, which is actually going to be really good I think. They are a younger family and also have three kids, which will be fun. Hopefully this change will be better in the sense that there will be more communication between them and our team.
Part of the time when we are there, we will be working with students from all over the world at Kampala International School, working with the children in the orphanages! However, the thing I’m looking forward to the most, at the moment, is going to Buvuma Island, which is located off of Lake Victoria. This island has absolutely no electricity and an overwhelming amount of children. To get to the island we won’t be taking a ferryboat like one might in the States. Rather, we will be taking giant canoes and will be transported to the land by the local people. We will then be staying on the island, possibly in mud huts, and ministering to all of the people there. To see photos and learn more about Buvuma Island, go to http://buvuma.org/photos.
As far as fundraising goes, it’s hard for me to not get nervous. I know that God is faithful and He will provide, but when I have a break of not receiving any support since before the last time I wrote, in almost a month, it’s really hard to not get discouraged. Our team is also doing a few fundraisers this month, which will hopefully help. Over Christmas Break, I was bored and made these really simple potholders out of old bottle caps, which I think are pretty neat. Anyways those are now for sale and can be purchased at http://www.etsy.com/shop/mfuehr2. All proceeds will go towards my fund raising. I am also going to send out more support letters, hopefully by the end of the week. One of my good friends, told me that when she went on a missions trip, she received most of her funds from the support letters she sent to businesses, which I had never even thought of. Not having a big family and very many people to send letters to has made fundraising more challenging. So I think I’m going to go at it once more and send a bunch of letters to businesses from my hometown. After that, I will have done what I can, and the rest is in God’s hands.
Anyways, I believe that is all the news I have for now. Please continue to keep our team in your prayers as we continue to get to know each other as well as plan our trip. Pray that we will receive the necessary funds this next month through all of our fundraisers. Also pray for the people of Uganda to whom we will be ministering to and working with!
Here are a few photos I found online of children from Uganda! I’m in Love!
With Love,
Meg
Holy Cow! School is kicking my butt, hence why I’m just now getting to this, when I intended to do it two weeks ago! I have a bit more news since the last time I updated, so get excited!
Our team also has a blog now, which can be found at… http://iwuugandateam2010.blogspot.com. Occasionally, while in Uganda we will be going to an Internet cafe, so you can stay up to date with the latest news and adventures from our team.
Can I just say how stinking excited I am?! I knew I was going to Uganda and was excited before, but it still didn’t feel like a reality until about 2 weeks ago! We finally found out more of what we are going to do while we are there rather than just a general guess, which I think is making it feel a bit more real. We found out that we got new missionaries since our old ones came to the States and will be here for the next 6 months, which is actually going to be really good I think. They are a younger family and also have three kids, which will be fun. Hopefully this change will be better in the sense that there will be more communication between them and our team.
Part of the time when we are there, we will be working with students from all over the world at Kampala International School, working with the children in the orphanages! However, the thing I’m looking forward to the most, at the moment, is going to Buvuma Island, which is located off of Lake Victoria. This island has absolutely no electricity and an overwhelming amount of children. To get to the island we won’t be taking a ferryboat like one might in the States. Rather, we will be taking giant canoes and will be transported to the land by the local people. We will then be staying on the island, possibly in mud huts, and ministering to all of the people there. To see photos and learn more about Buvuma Island, go to http://buvuma.org/photos.
As far as fundraising goes, it’s hard for me to not get nervous. I know that God is faithful and He will provide, but when I have a break of not receiving any support since before the last time I wrote, in almost a month, it’s really hard to not get discouraged. Our team is also doing a few fundraisers this month, which will hopefully help. Over Christmas Break, I was bored and made these really simple potholders out of old bottle caps, which I think are pretty neat. Anyways those are now for sale and can be purchased at http://www.etsy.com/shop/mfuehr2. All proceeds will go towards my fund raising. I am also going to send out more support letters, hopefully by the end of the week. One of my good friends, told me that when she went on a missions trip, she received most of her funds from the support letters she sent to businesses, which I had never even thought of. Not having a big family and very many people to send letters to has made fundraising more challenging. So I think I’m going to go at it once more and send a bunch of letters to businesses from my hometown. After that, I will have done what I can, and the rest is in God’s hands.
Anyways, I believe that is all the news I have for now. Please continue to keep our team in your prayers as we continue to get to know each other as well as plan our trip. Pray that we will receive the necessary funds this next month through all of our fundraisers. Also pray for the people of Uganda to whom we will be ministering to and working with!
Here are a few photos I found online of children from Uganda! I’m in Love!
With Love,
Meg
Saturday, January 16, 2010
I am so Blessed!
Hey Friends!
So my Christmas Break was wonderful and relaxing but school has started back up and there is no slowly getting settled into things. I get the feeling that this semester is going to be intense being enrolled in 7 classes again. However, I know it will go by quickly and I am excited for the amount of growth and the new relationships that will be made throughout this next semester.
Our first meeting of the semester for this exciting trip to Uganda is on Sunday, so hopefully we will find out more of the details and logistics of what we will be doing throughout our time in Uganda so I can keep you updated.
Over Christmas Break I was getting really discouraged. It’s funny how one person can have such a huge impact on you and be so discouraging. For the sake of keeping the anomominity of this person, I’m leaving out names, however, I was extremely frustrated after being constantly discouraged about the reasons why I am going to Uganda, was told there was no way I was going to be able to raise the amount of money I would need, and was even told to take a machine gun with me in order to kill anyone that is different from me (to put it nicely). I was so heartbroken; that someone I know who I feel like should support me would say such awful things about something I am so passionate about. However, I stood up for what I believed in and constantly prayed that God would give me strength and I would not be discouraged, that I would be filled with an abundance of his love in order to share it with all the Ugandan people that I love so much! I also prayed that I would continue to get donations and support from people in order to live out his plan for me!
This last week was just what I needed and has been so encouraging! I had an abundance of support letters waiting for me back at school and have continued to get at least 1 letter every day this week! In only 1 month, I have a third of my trip paid for without any extra fundraising and I couldn’t be more blessed! I am so so sooo very thankful for the generosity of everyone around me and their willingness to support me and my efforts. Even people that I was expecting the least from have surprised me and given me the most! I am truly honored and couldn’t be happier to call you all my friends! I am truly blessed!
I will do my best to try and update this more, but the semester flies by so quickly and before I know it a month has already passed.
Thank you again for all your generosity!
Love you all!
Meg
So my Christmas Break was wonderful and relaxing but school has started back up and there is no slowly getting settled into things. I get the feeling that this semester is going to be intense being enrolled in 7 classes again. However, I know it will go by quickly and I am excited for the amount of growth and the new relationships that will be made throughout this next semester.
Our first meeting of the semester for this exciting trip to Uganda is on Sunday, so hopefully we will find out more of the details and logistics of what we will be doing throughout our time in Uganda so I can keep you updated.
Over Christmas Break I was getting really discouraged. It’s funny how one person can have such a huge impact on you and be so discouraging. For the sake of keeping the anomominity of this person, I’m leaving out names, however, I was extremely frustrated after being constantly discouraged about the reasons why I am going to Uganda, was told there was no way I was going to be able to raise the amount of money I would need, and was even told to take a machine gun with me in order to kill anyone that is different from me (to put it nicely). I was so heartbroken; that someone I know who I feel like should support me would say such awful things about something I am so passionate about. However, I stood up for what I believed in and constantly prayed that God would give me strength and I would not be discouraged, that I would be filled with an abundance of his love in order to share it with all the Ugandan people that I love so much! I also prayed that I would continue to get donations and support from people in order to live out his plan for me!
This last week was just what I needed and has been so encouraging! I had an abundance of support letters waiting for me back at school and have continued to get at least 1 letter every day this week! In only 1 month, I have a third of my trip paid for without any extra fundraising and I couldn’t be more blessed! I am so so sooo very thankful for the generosity of everyone around me and their willingness to support me and my efforts. Even people that I was expecting the least from have surprised me and given me the most! I am truly honored and couldn’t be happier to call you all my friends! I am truly blessed!
I will do my best to try and update this more, but the semester flies by so quickly and before I know it a month has already passed.
Thank you again for all your generosity!
Love you all!
Meg
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