City of Lights

   I cannot believe that it has been a year since my Ugandan adventure. It seems like just yesterday I was playing with the children in that bright red dirt. It was so difficult for me to leave all those children behind, MY children. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about them and miss them so much. This time last year I remember being so overwhelmed with Los Angeles and all the busyness that came with it. Although there were difficult times in Tororo, Uganda, I thrived there, that was my home. Before I left Uganda I made a promise, a promise to myself and all of the babies. I promised that I would build them a home, a home that would keep them safe, that would take care of them, a home that would love them. I came back to Los Angeles with a mission. I would keep my promise.

   Although I was overwhelmed with the busy streets of Los Angeles, I never lost sight of the promise I made, my mission. With hard work, the help of family and friends, I raised the money I needed to build my Ugandan babies a home. It was a dream come true to know that these children were going to have a place to call home. When the dream to build a baby home came to my heart I immediately drew a design of what I wanted it to look like on a napkin. I have zero artistic ability when it comes to drawing and I have no architectural knowledge what so ever. So I did not think that my vision of a baby home was actually going to become a reality, but it did. I took my pathetic drawing to an architect and he gave me a professional blue print of what would be City of Lights Baby Home. I was shocked and so excited! I was talking to my good friend Alicia today and she reminded of something about our God. Alicia reminded me that God loves to surprise us with His goodness. She used the example of when a parent buys something for their child for Christmas that the child really wants, but doesn't think that they will get. The look of surprise and joy on the child's face when they receive that gift is what makes it all worth it. I did not think that my exact dream and design would come to pass, but God surprised me. Not only did my dream of building a baby home come to pass, but it is the EXACT design that I drew on that napkin. My dream was God breathed and was coming true! City of Lights Baby Home is still currently being built, but it is set to be completed in February 2014.

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   I cannot wait to go back to Uganda to see the completed baby's home. Since I left Uganda, Smile Africa and Pastor Ruth have rescued a number of more babies. I am so excited that they will have a place to grow up and receive the care and love that they deserve. This is just the first of many. My plan is to build City of Lights Baby Home's all over the world. I am a girl on a mission, sent by God. It will be done. 

"Thank you Jesus for surprising me with your goodness. Thank you for believing in me and always keeping the dream alive in my heart. I love you. Amen."