I love the Segner Family

Mission to do list

*Positive thinking

*Draft for donation letter

*Gather friends/family address

*Boldly pray for mission

Good Morning Blogger Nation

Positive and determined energy greets you this morning. Not sure how the day escaped me yesterday, but draft letter did not get started. Between getting papers for taxes, going to work, going to mechanic, laundry, phone calls, budget, and life I lost track of time. Today, I'll start with an outline for letter in order to set the correct mood for the day. Yes, application was delivered including the deposit.

There are many people I would like to send my letter for prayers and encouragement, but not sure what their new or updated address would be? My plan is to go through "the box" of old mail  and just start addressing the envelopes. May need to email the letter in order to connect with those I have no clue where they live. There are Facebook friends, but I would have no clue how to put a letter up there. I just recently have successfully posted a picture with text of Facebook. I am consistently technology challenged. 

I boldly pray that The Lord guards and protects all mission work that is done through out the world in His name. Especially the Segner Family and their honest and solid Healing Ministries.

Blogger Fear Conquerer Rosa 

I Love Jinja, Uganda

My Mission To Do List
*Think positive
*Conquer fear of Blogging
*Finish Mission Trip Application
*Drop off application and donations
*Start draft for donation letter
*Boldly pray for a Mission heart

Good Morning Blogger Nation!

With a very positive attitude I come to you this morning to share about my opportunity to travel with a great team to Jinja, Uganda. This is a two week mission with Brazos Fellowship Church and Healing Faith Ministries. Brazos Fellowship is my home church, which means they know I am a mess, but they love, accept and support me through my journey with The Lord. It is located in College Station, TX and it used to be a bar/pool hall. Yes, I attended when it was a bar, never thought it would be a church:)  Healing Faith is a family from our home town that stepped into Gods calling and moved their four kids to Africa. I have met this family and they have a great giving heart. Our leader is Rachel, who is an amazing woman that has missions tattooed deep in her soul. She is not only knowledgable about our goals, she is travel safe and experienced. I have full confidence in her leadership and her love for Healing Faith Ministries.

My application is almost complete, just need passport information. The deposit that is due with the application is $300. I was blessed and surprised on Friday to receive $383.00 from my recent ex-coworkers at Scott & White clinic. My last day of full time work was April 4th, 2014 . My work family took me out to lunch, bought me a cake, cooked me Bacon, and they made me ROSA's AFRICA BOX. This box had beautiful cards, thought, prayers and donations. I almost cried, but kept it together until that night when the cry gates were opened. Tears of  joy, blessings, fear, uncertainty, thankful, surprise, and pure love.

My friend has volunteered to help me with my donation letter. My grammar, spelling, vocabulary and sometime my English is NO BUENO. This letter will go out to EVERYONE I know, so they can keep our team in their prayers and follow our blog journey to Jinja, Uganda.

I boldly pray that God helps me have a heart that will help and not hurt HIS mission in my Life.

Keep me in your prayers
Insecure Rosa

Summer Team

We are so excited to announce that Brazos Fellowship June Summer 2014 team has been formed!!

If you, your church or someone you know is interested in forming a team, or going and serving we have several options still available to you!  Please contact our US Director, Rachel Driskell at: rachel.driskell@yahoo.com for more information!

I am looking forward to you all "meeting" the team as they each take a turn blogging their introduction.  Please keep us in your prayers as we prepare to go serve in Uganda.

Thank you!!

Spring Break...

Like any other Texan, when it starts to turn cold, we immediately wish for the warmth of the summer!  And this girl is no exception! 
This week has been so cold!  I find myself reminiscing of my time in Uganda.  The weather is absolutely perfect there!  Not too cold, not too hot...
And while yes, this is one of the awesome things about Jinja, Uganda, there are so many more that turn my day dreams over to this place. 
I think about the families I have met and befriended.  The children I have played with.  The homes/huts that I personally sprayed down with insecticide and wondering how they are doing.  Its been a little over 3 months since I was there, and the insecticide works for 3 months, so I find myself thinking about how the treatment worked, and do they need another treatment.  Wishing I could go check on them myself.  Thinking about the little baby that was born one day while we were in the village, and the mother who proudly handed her child over to me to hold, wondering how that sweet baby is doing.
It's days like today that I long for the next trip to visit these people that have stolen my heart.

You may not have had some of these experiences, but you may find yourself curious as to what it's really like.  Curious if it's something you could experience.
Today is a good day for you then:)

If you are at all interested in seeing this place for yourself, helping these people, serving, please contact me because Healing Faith is now offering a Spring Break trip (March 7-16)! 
This will be an incredible time, where you will get the chance to see firsthand the ministry that Kari and Jason have begun.  You will get to have hands on experience in serving the people of Uganda.

If this at all sounds like something you would be interested, please contact me for more information!
Feel free to share this with all of your friends and family;)

Rachel Driskell
rachel.driskell@yahoo.com
979-324-4018

July 15

Today I woke up singing my little heart out. The song was 10,000 reasons. Which happen to be so fitting for today's plans that God prepared for me. Today I volunteered to lead Devotion. Something I never done. Today I realized something very important. This hole trip I have been asking God to provide me with strength and courage. So it was really amazing when I realized that the theme for me, on this mission has been focused around facing my fears. I have overcome so many things starting with the preparation for coming here. John 15:7 is the verse I chose for today's morning devotional that we do every day. We get up and we find a place and have alone time. We pray, read and just listen to what God wants. We listen with our hearts.
  So we started today like any other. we headed back to Kagoma Gate and finished the job we started. Hanging nets, educating, spraying pesticide, and loving on the the people there. It was another very full and busy day. I think I may have gotten a bit dehydrated today. When we arrived back at the Segners I started filling a little sick. But I powered through without having to get an IV and ate and started to think about the devotional that I was to lead tonight. We did our worship outside under the little cabana area in the Segners back yard it was so beautiful out tonight. Since I wasn't feeling well, and I had never led a devotional. I really didn't know what to do. So I just asked everyone about the fears that they had faced being here. How they overcame them and what it all meant for them. It was great, I learned more about each person on the trip and I was so proud of what God had done in my life.
   Tomorrow we are supposed to have an off day. we are to go camping and really use the time to rest our bodies and minds. Ive been reading the book of Psalms while I have been here. Today was Psalms 18 was really on my mind. I cant wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Her are a few pics from today Guys Love yall!

 

Coming home...catching up

We've already been home longer than we were there, which seems weird.  I miss my team members and especially the Segners and the people of Jinja.

We were unable to blog much while there because of lack of wifi (which we all agreed was a good thing!) and lack of time when near wifi.  So I journaled while there with blogging in mind.  I have begun to journal our daily experiences on my personal blog.  If you want to read about it head over to: driskellgurlservinghim.blogspot.com

~Rachel 

July 14

  I woke up this morning to another beautiful.Today I really miss Zoey I have been writing in my journal and I wrote to pray for Zoey and her Salvation.  She has been asking me about wanting to be baptized. I've talked with her about this, and she seems to be doing it for all the right reasons. She is such a little blessing and loves learning about the lord. I can defiantly see her here in Africa with me in a few years. That just feels my heart with Joy.
   Today we went to the Welcome Home orphanage. This was so very emotional. I was so happy to see all of the little babies. We were welcomed by smiling faces the children were happy to see us too. We were only there for a couple hours and it was so hard to leave. I already cant wait to go back. Today I met to little girls Marta and Rebecca. They are the cutest. I also got to hold a little baby. Makes me want another.I was walking around and for a moment it slipped my mind where I was. I thought it was a daycare. When it came back to me that these little ones were not going to be picked up at six and go home. I started to tear up. Then I felt a little hand tug on my shirt and I turned to see a little boy. He wanted me to swing with him. I wiped the tears away and went on about the day.
  Like each night we had dinner at the Segners which is amazing. Thanks to Opeo for the amazing cooking skills. She helps the segners prepare food for all of us hungry people. The Segners are also helping her get he catering business started. Then had are nightly worship and devotional. Its so amazing worshiping God with the team. We are a small group but we sure know how to raise our voices to God.
   Tressi, Rachel and I laid in bed for a while tonight and talked about our lives. This is what I have been praying for. That God would allow me to open my heart to people. I believe more and more this is exactly were I am supposed to be. Our friendship is growing and I feel more at ease sharing a room with two girls. This is something that I have never done.  I'm glade I have chance to experience this. I'm so very thankful to God for everything in my life. Time for bed, till next time friends.

                                             
                                                                  Tressie drawing Clint with Chalk

   
                                                          Rebecca and I playing
                                                      Below is me loving on a baby