Love Works

   At my church, Oasis Church, we are going through a series called "Love Works." The series is helping people build the marriage that they have always dreamed of. From what I have heard, people have been really blessed by the series. God is going to do some amazing things in Los Angeles and the enemy does not like it. That being said, the enemy is attacking the relationships that are closest to our hearts to distract us and take us off course. If the enemy can break up a marriage, then he can break up a family, and if he breaks up the family, then he can attack the church. When the church is built up of strong marriages and families, then we are not vulnerable to the attacks of the enemy. When we, as a family, as a church, are weak and broken, we leave room for the enemy to destroy what God is doing in our city. As a church family, we are training families to withstand the attacks of the enemy and proclaim God's truth over their marriages and families. 

   This last Sunday was an amazing day. We had a guest speaker, Dr. Robi, who spoke about relationships. He said something that really spoke to me...


"You don't have to do anything stupid to ruin your relationships, you just have to do nothing."

   So when hardships come in your relationships, don't be afraid to take action and fix it. If the first strategy you try, fails, then find another way and keep trying. Trial and error isn't stupid, doing nothing and giving up is stupid. 

   When I was in Uganda for 4 months, I only had 1 plan...to love. I went across the world for one little boy, a little boy who I believe in and who God did not forget about. To everyone else, Bogere was a lost cause, but not to me and not to God.

   Last week I was reading an e-mail from Pastor Ruth about how things are going at Smile Africa and how Bogere was doing. She told me that recently the children had an interview to get into one of the best elementary schools in Tororo. Bogere passed the interview and was accepted into the school! Not only was he accepted into the school, but he had the best interview out of all the children! When all the children were silent, Bogere spoke up and answered all the questions. My boy is now the top of his class already and the school year hasn't even started yet. When I read that, tears began flowing my cheeks. The thought in my head was... "How great is my God!!"

   When everyone thought that Bogere would not amount to anything, I just LOVED him. And now he is the top of his class. LOVE WORKS. You don't always need a degree or PhD...all you need is a heart that God can move, a heart that can love without limits. Just 6 months ago Bogere was forgotten about, left for dead. God heard his cry, told a heart that may be "unqualified", but a heart that was willing, a heart that could love without limits, to go. I went...I loved. Love Works.

   City of Lights Baby Home is now under construction! We have started the building process and I am so excited! We are still believing God for more fiances though. We do not have all the finances that we need to complete it, but we are starting the construction anyway. I am believing that the money is going to come and these babies will be rescued and have a home. If you would like to give and be apart of the amazing, life changing ministry, than please to go www.smileafrica.org. We can't do this without you. Here are a couple pictures of us beginning the construction for City of Lights Baby Home. 

                  

   Thank you to everyone who made this beginning process possible. Thank you for believing in me and the dream that God has placed in my heart. Together, we can change the world, one child at a time.