grace.

Today was the first day of spring, the last day of spring break and a beautiful sunday. I spent the last half of my spring break spending time with family and enjoying the love of everyone around me. Over spring break I sprained my ankle, in the moment I thought I had fractured it because I was in so much pain but after xrays and doctor visits, they gave me the good news that it was just a grade 3 sprain and in a couple of weeks I should be perfectly fine. So as of now I am on crutches :( it is going to be a blast getting around campus, but on another note I want to talk about church. Today the sermon was about grace. Sometimes I forget about grace, I look over it and I just dont even realize how much grace God gives to us. He just gives it to us and just like me, most of us take it for granted. I get so caught up in this world that at times, I lose my way and try to conquer everything alone and again, as I wrote in my letter to all of you. That is how I become lost and unaware.

It is by Gods grace that we wake up in the morning to smell the fresh air, feel the sun shine down upon us, or see a beautiful butterfly flutter before our eyes.

During church today, the Uganda choir came and performed and sang to the whole congregation. These kids were being the voice not only for Uganda but for Africa. I could not stop smiling as they sang and talked about "in the beginning". I would just close my eyes and listen to them clap and sing and it just reminded me exactly why I am going back to Mombasa. I know the Lord wanted me at that service. He wanted to remind me of my passion for Africa and those children. Everytime I tell someone I am going back, I catch myself saying over and over again, "I can't wait to see the children, I just want to hug them and hold them and show them I love them. And I want to share with them the glory of God again. I want to impact them once more like they have impacted me. I can't wait to see those kids." and then I always just smile.

They make me so happy. When I am having a bad day, I pray for them. My worst day is one of their best and I have nothing to complain about here.

I just want to leave you all with this.

God has grace for all of us.

Remember when you are late for work or someone cuts you off when you are driving or even when your university loses that basketball game :(

In the end, God has a plan.

and in the end, God will never leave our side.

With love,

mimi nakupenda

Jenny