Robin's Missions

“If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than a canal. A canal spreads its water about as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus without loss to itself [it shares] it’s superabundant water”
-Bernard of Clairvaux

Hello friends! Greetings from Harvesters Orphanage in Yei! I’m spending the week up here while the rest of the staff is in Arua, Uganda!

I’ve been teaching preschool this week and am, um, sending the kids to get punishment to other teachers…um, hitting kids with a stick is not something I’m used to… however…starting tomorrow I begin painting the girls dorm with flowers and butterflies! I’m beginning to dream about an art mission…maybe back in Sudan or somewhere else… people get so incredibly cheered up by murals and there are a lot of orphanages and clinics going up… just dreaming…

Next week it’s back to EPC to help Ann Grace (Bishop Taban’s wife) with the first ever Pastor’s Wives conference- I’m thrilled- I’ll be there from the 30th to the 3rd- And am looking at a lot of great women in the Bible to hopefully teach from… I really count it a high honor to be asked to help with the conference- I’m just smiling thinking about it! Please pray! It’s been great to have never ending electricity at Harvesters for some great study time and currently my own whole house unless other visitors come- J Not to mention the mashed potatoes, stew, and chocolate cake (oh the life)

I had a lot of fun with the team from L.A.! I probably walked about 50- 60 miles (in 98 degree heat) last week until I hit the knarly chest cold (anyone else coughing up fun stuff?) which is thankfully almost over. But we ran a VBS for the kids at Iris Ministries and the team did a wonderful job- I coordinated, surprise surprise and ran the big group times with songs and goofiness… good fun…the walk to and from the orphanage was a great ministry opportunity in itself getting to know the locals who never see “kawajahs” (that’s me and other fair skinned folks) walk…ever…. What an amazing week.

But here’s my heart… it’s FILLED with joy-- a deep deep deep deep joy- I see God’s hand working in amazing ways in this area…it may be slow but it IS happening- I wake up in the morning with a new excitement for what God’s going to do with the day- And I’m ready- God’s doing big things here and keeps on doing them- it’s time to be overjoyed with His faithfulness in my life! “I’ve got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart…WHERE?”

I can’t believe I’ll be leaving Yei (by PLANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) on the 13th o’ Feb. that’s really really soon…my oh my has the time flown! It’ll be good to see ya’ll in Mid-Feb (pre-bday! Whoo!) but I’m really going to miss all the contacts and friends I’ve made in Yei! Ooops, time to go lead a bible study for the orphanage workers! YAY!!!!!!!
Love to all!
Robin