Today is Monday, March 10th, 2008. One year ago on Saturday, March 10th, 2007, Kelly and I traveled to Chicago, caught a flight to London, and then another flight to Entebee, Uganda. One year ago we spend two weeks in Uganda. It was an incredible trip! Many of you have heard our stories, and have seen the pictures. You know that God used the trip in many ways. Today, we continue to have email contact with a few of the people we met there. It has been a blessing to continue that friendship so far away. I don't think there has been a day where I have not thought of our time in Uganda. Then again, having pictures in my home, and in my office certainly help. Kelly and I have continued to pray for the people there, and for the ministry of the Jores. Many people have asked us if God were to call us to Africa, would we go? Our answer has been, if we felt God calling us, and everything agreed with that calling, we would seriously consider that option. In fact, following wholly after God and His leadings, we would go. Is or has God called us there?, no. He has called us to the ministry at Christ Is Lord in Onalaska. It was funny, after we got back from Africa, we did a presentation at our church. The very first thing I said was this, "God has not called us to Africa. He has called us here in Onalaska. It may sound and appear as though that is the case in the next hour, but I assure you, it is not." If my memory serves me correctly, the entire congregation cheered! Oh to be loved, such a wonderful thing. Uganda, however, continues to be in the back of our minds. Our time there was so wondeful and such a blessing to us. Do we hope to return?, absolutely! We simply do not know when.
Thank you again, to those that were praying for during our time there. Thank you to those that continue to pray for us! Hard to believe it has been a year!
~ Daniel
