After lots of packing and repacking and crying and some more repacking and wandering around the house in dismay and some more repacking, I have managed to stuff all my essential, earthly positions in to a giant ,margarita green back pack. I have decided that the reason that my bag looks so large is not because I am an over packer, but because when your only five feet tall your bag doesn’t have to be very big to be half your size.
Now that my packing is done, I really am excited to begin this journey. I will be meeting up with my team in
Atlanta
, and together we will head to
Johannesburg
and then
Swaziland
.
In
Swaziland
we will have some more training before we begin full time ministry.
A couple that I met at First Baptist Brownsville, Charles & Lajeana Alonso wrote the words to a song about a
Life on
Mission
.
I thought I would share to song with you as a way to set to stage for what I hope God is going to do this year.
A Life on
Mission
Chorus:
A life on
Mission
A life lived for the Lord;
The Great Commission,
Let’s obey His holy Word
1)
Dr. Luke wrote this in the book of Acts
He recorded it well; He gave us all the facts.
Christ said to go forth, He told us to preach
To all those around us, to those we can reach.
2)
From our backyard to the uttermost parts
Let’s proclaim the gospel so they’ll open their hearts.
He’s coming again just as they saw Him leave
Accept Him as Lord, Salvation you’ll receive.
Last Chorus:
Our lives on mission,
Our lives lived for the Lord.
Let’s fulfill the great commission
Let’s obey his Holy word
Let’s obey his holy word.
P.S. In case you would like to send a card or package, packages can be mailed to me while I’m in Africa (my birthday is July 7th). DO NOT send any valuables through the mail and clearly state a
$0 value for the package. Note that it is a
gift with no commercial value. This helps avoid taxes through customs. Packages must arrive no later than
July 30 – allow extra time than what the postal service tells you.
The address is:
Adventures in Missions
Elizabeth Uhles
PO Box 1366 Ifafi 0260
South
Africa
