Update

These past few weeks have been pretty busy. I have not had much opportunity to blog extensively our process.

There are some pretty significant events that have taken place that I will describe shortly here.

First, Rachelann and I are no longer working for FDLM. After several meetings with the administration the management decided that our vision to serve God in Uganda would be better served if we were not under the formal leadership of FDLM. Our desire from the beginning was to come to FDLM as a transition point as we discerned how the Lord was to use us here in Uganda.

We have learned a lot from FDLM and are extremely thankful for all that they have provided for us. It was a good opportunity to see how an orphanage was run and to learn from those who have spent much of their lives giving them away to others.

Along with our movement out from FDLM has been our moving into a new house. Rachelann and I have been inquiring of the Lord as to what exactly He wants us to do with ourselves. Our heart is to use this house for the glory of God and to see what He does. We have begun networking with several strains of local missionaries and are trying to see how we can fit in.

A third development has been the fostering of five children. Many of our friends in the States are aware of Fred and Brian. They are two brothers left behind when their mother died. These two were living with two different relatives who were unable to fully support them. Consequently Fred is a 7 year old boy with HIV. He was despondant and was not fed adequately by the relative he was staying with. Brian was being cared for by his father. However, this "care" was not sufficient. When Rachelann first went to see him, he was found covered in feces and naked. His body looked like that of a four month old even though he physically was ten months old. For the past few months we have worked to bring these two into our care. As of about two weeks now, both boys are fully in our care.

Fred and Brian have two sisters. They were being cared for by FDLM after the mother died. By the grace of God, the girls have been released to us as well and are now also in our care. They are finishing up their last school term (which ends in mid-November) and then will be coming to live with us fully.

It is interesting to see what God is doing here. These past few months have flown by. So many things have been happening and we are barely knowing how it all worked out the way it did. But God has been working along the whole time. We are believing in Him and trusting Him to lead us in the way we should go. We are being stretched in ways we have not been. Our faith is being tested. Our hearts are being enlarged. God is moving fast. We are so blessed.

So that's a quick overall update without including many of the intimate details. As of right now we are trying to settle into this new house as we ask God for help and direction. Please pray for us.