Finally getting this journal started!  Two months from now I will be flying out to Uganda!  Excited, somewhat nervous, and overall blessed, I’m finally on my way to fulfilling a dream/vision that I’ve had for so long.  To experience the manifestation of a consistent prayer started so long ago is such an indescribable blessing that leaves me stunned and speechless.  Keep me in your prayers!

Well, the first week in Vietnam has gone. After arriving in Danang last Sunday afternoon, I’ve had a full week. We had a day and half of orientation including some vietnamese language tuition, which is a real challenge. Depending on the intonation of the word, one word can have 6 different meanings. There you go!
The first placement for me was the baby orphanage, where about 15 babies and infants are housed in 2 small rooms together with the ‘mothers’ who are there permanently. We, volunteers, go there 4 afternoons a week to help them out and to give the little [...]