Mission: Ugandan

It has been a long while since I have felt inspired enough to share more about my year of nothing, so I will catch you up on some things that are new in my life.

First, and foremost, I am now a stay-at-home mom. 

After almost eleven years of teaching math, science, and music to Kindergartners through Seniors, I have traded in the Teacher title for Mom.  I still teach, as I teach my Kindergartner at home, and I tutor some, but I am, for the most part, just Mom. 

Second, I am a full-time wife.

It seems that this is a reiteration of the first, but I understand them very differently.  If you remember the beginning of my blog, this was to be a year of obedience to Christ which began with obedience to my husband. [I know that the term submission makes some of you squirm in your seat, but in my view this is my way of honoring God...through honoring and supporting my husband as he honors God.]  So I finally quit my job to stay at home, but the majority of my acceptance of that is because I knew I needed to fill in the gaps at home that Erik has not had time to fill.  The house needed to be fairly clean, the clothes should be washed (and ironed, but that has yet to get done)- basically he should be able to focus on work, and when he comes home he should be able to focus on his family.  For those of you who aren't into the pearls-and-heels imagery, keep in mind that there are weeks that Erik works 80 hours, and he is currently working a part-time job on top of his full-time position at the church.  And besides, I don't own a string of pearls :)

Third, I am so excited to have the opportunity to home-school a child from Uganda. 

This is one of the most amazing stories that I have ever heard, and I am so excited that I get to be a part of it, albeit a small part.  This truly is a testimony to how great God is and that he still works miracles today.  Here is the link to Samuel's story.  I promise you cannot watch it without being moved.

http://vimeo.com/17950987

I have been trying to use my time at home to refocus on my relationship with Christ.  For so long, I have struggled with finding time to read the Bible, knowing the whole time that my relationship can't improve if I am not seeking him and spending time in the Word.  So I have resolved to begin by reading the book of Acts, and am taken by how the apostles gave themselves wholly over to Christ without hesitation or reservation.  They knew their calling and their mission, and were fearless.  I got to thinking that I have no idea what my calling is or what my mission is.  What am I uniquely designed for, and where is my mission field? 

So I prayed that the Lord would reveal to me where I was needed and to give me passion for something like he gave the apostles.  That evening, I got a call from my friend Angie, who was interested in finding a part-time teacher for Samuel.  If you have taken the time to watch the video, you will know this is no small task.  Not because Samuel is difficult, but because he is marked for the Kingdom!  I was so excited to be a part of this child's story, and ultimately the Lord's great calling for him!  This is my mission right now. And the most amazing part- my mission field is my home, right where the Lord has placed me.  I will start teaching him next week.

I am so humbled to know how much God loves me and how he listens intently to the cries of his children.  I forget that, and sometimes find myself doubting that he hears me at all.  Then I remember that his Word is inerrant, and it says that I am his friend and he knows me intimately, down to the last hair on my head.  If he knows that, he certainly knows my needs and hears my cries.  Nothing is too small or too great for my God!