Support Letter

When I first asked Jesus to take control of my life 7 years ago I could never have envisioned what He had in store for me. What an amazing God we serve! When I look back and see the wonderful ways He has blessed my life, and my relationship to Him and others, I’m truly speechless. In January 2008 God lead me to go to Jinja, Uganda with a missions team to run a summer camp with an organization called Children of Grace (COG). God has captured my heart, mind, and soul for the children who have been orphaned by AIDS, I have not been the same since. Mary Ann McCoy, founder and executive director of Children of Grace, was changed forever following her first trip to Uganda eight years ago. As a result, she was felt led to begin the ministry of COG. (To read more about her story please go to the website: www.children-of-grace.org.)

I have had the privilege of returning to Uganda in August 2008 and most recently in January 2009. Over the past 6 months I have been asking God repeatedly where my next step should be as my internship at the church out in CA ended in September and I moved back to Virginia in June 2009. God has faithfully answered my prayers in abundantly clear ways. I believe He desires to use me in Uganda working for Children of Grace for the next nine months. God is doing some really exciting things in Uganda right now and I am so excited to go and be a part of what He’s already doing.

A good friend of mine, Risa Cranmer (who has been to Uganda with COG a few times) has felt a special calling to move to Uganda in partnership with COG, from September to May and has since been praying for a partner in ministry. I am so incredibly blessed that God has not only answered Risa’s prayers, but also affirmed my call to go, by allowing us to be there at the same time.]

The first program we will be working on while in Jinja is a “Reading Enrichment Program”. This program is already in full swing, we will however; help bring more direction and guidance. The goal is to be able to equip the teachers, giving them ways to teach reading that will help these students excel in school. The second program is the “Junior Achievement Program,” which will allow us to go into schools and teach basic skills necessary for them to succeed in the business world following graduation. One of the things we are most excited about is the opportunity to go into some of the high schools and start up Bible studies. (One of our prayers is to really bring the truth of Jesus into the lives of students, especially in their culture where Christianity and Witchcraft often go hand in hand.) While in Uganda, I will also be working at the COG office updating “QuickBooks,” a financial software, as well as their database. This is a huge answer to prayer for the COG staff!

With all that being said here are ways you can support me prayerfully:

• For me to have consistent time in the Bible and in prayer so I can be used by Him
• For God to open up my eyes and my heart to see what He sees
• For God to break my heart for what breaks His and to remain constantly sensitive to the Holy Spirit working in and through me
• For God to protect me from spiritual warfare
• Praying through these verses for me: Colossians 1:9-12

· (If you would like to receive updated prayer requests while I am there please let me know.)

Ways to support me financially (for airfare, insurance, food, and phone usage (about $4300)):

• Donate online at http://sponsor.children-of-grace.org/index.php?cPath=25_26 (Click on General Donation and then write my name in a memo or send me an email and I will let COG know that you supported me online.)
• Send a check made out to Children of Grace with a note that says it is for me to P.O. Box 2394, Danville, CA 94506.

• If you want to donate monthly please let me know and I will give you the contact information to be able to set that up.

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27