Little Angels

Are John and Moses Little Angels? Well they are 10 and 11 year old boys, so you can answer that one! But they are great kids and two of my boys, so in my heart they are my “little angels”.



Actually “Little Angels” is the name of the Sunday School group at our church, MPC. Today was their BIG Sunday performance at both services. John and Moses have been practicing hard all week with the group and were both very excited to perform today. Moses even had the lead vocals on two songs in the second service. Of course I was the proud Auntie and was taking pictures like crazy! They both did a wonderful job and I’m happy to say the congregation enjoyed as much as I did!

Being Mothers to the Motherless

Wednesday night I came home form mid-week service and set down for dinner and a quick e-mail to my Mom. This time was soon interrupted when Aunt Fatumah came in the main house and got me because she was scared. She had been in the girls dorm and found one of our older girls, Shadia, crying and in extreme pain from a headache.

We immediately went up to assess her situation. As soon as I walked in I found all the other girls gathered around her trying to comfort her as she wailed, and cried out in pain. I couldn’t believe how bad she was, but had to keep a level head and help her. I knew right away she had a migraine, so I sent the girls out to pray, turned off the lights and tried to calm Shadia down. Fatumah got a cold cloth and it was placed over Shadia’s head and eyes. I got her the only thing I had for a headache, three extra strength Tylenol. We calmed her down by softly praying for her and rubbing her back. She still moaned in pain but wasn’t crying or screaming anymore. Slowly she fell into a peaceful state. Aunt and I stayed with her silently praying and humming worship songs tell she fell asleep. I thank God that we could be there for Shadia, and be her mothers’ in her time of need.

Prayers Needed Please!

As you know I'm getting ready to leave for a month in the village of Kisizi in Western Uganda. I had some unsual things happen in the last 24 hours that is telling me that we need to pray hard to break any strong holds the devil has on this trip or on me.

Ephesians 6:12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

The first thing that happened is that I was at mid-week service last night and the visiting pastor laid hands on my head and cast out any evil against me. Second my brother called me last night after service and told me that he had a dream that morning that I was violently killed in Africa. Then I spoke to another friend this morning that I'm very close to and told him of my brothers dream. He said that he dreamed last night that someone close to him died and there were ghost flying around in his dream.

As you can see the Evil one is working to stop this and scare me. I will not stand for that because our God is stronger then that and I'm going to do His work. So please pray to break any evil that could fall upon me! Thank you so much!!

Romans 8:38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.

May God watch over you and bless you all!

Goat Farm Field Trip

Goat Farm Field Trip
August 26, 2009

The DOH children, Jim and I went on a field trip last Wednesday to a working goat farm. We had a great day seeing how the farm was run African style. This is a dairy goat farm with about 150 goats, 10 Frisian/Black and White Holstein cows, chickens, dogs and 2 donkeys. Our friend, Dave Dowdy, has run the farm for the last 15 years. He and his wife started that project as a Deliverance Church J.O.Y. youth project and it is still going strong. Dave will be handing over the project to a new couple, John and Ali, in a few months but says he’ll really miss being on the farm.



Dave’s back ground is as a chemist, so he gave us a very detailed and entertaining teaching tour of the farm. We learned about the types of goats, how they are breed, the type of plants and tree leaves they are feed, and what the farm does to keep it’s self sufficient. We even found that the goats like the banana peels that we had left from lunch...see Robert feeding one of them :)



The farm has 2 main types of exotic milk goats, Saanens, Toggenburg and 1 type of exotic meat goat, the Boar from South Africa. We learned that Uganda has no milk pure goats’ only meat goats in the country. By introducing the exotic goats into the country they were able to give the peoples a cheaper way to bring milk to their families in the villages. The farm breeds these goats and sells them to the villages. The project also helps out local village children that do not have ability to go to school. They come and work on the farm and in turn they are given funds to provide for their primary or secondary school fees and some go on to vocational training and university. It’s given many children over the years wonderful opportunities to an education they never thought they’d have!

By teaming with Dave and J.O.Y. we were able to give our children an educational day that they may never have had. The children really enjoyed their day and at least 2 of the boys want to go back to learn more...me too! And nope I didn’t try milking a goat, but I hope to soon!

Wow 7 Months in Uganda!

Greetings All~

Wow, I can’t believe it's been 7 months since I left the U.S. on this mission adventure with God! I’ll have to say the time here in Uganda has had its ups and downs, just as life would, but one thing I do know is that God has me here in Africa for longer then just an 11 month stay. I know I'm supposed to be back here to live!

With that said, I do have to head back to the U.S. to see family, friends, close out my storage unit and sale my car. I’m planning on leaving Uganda in early December and then heading back sometime in mid-February. I’m not exactly sure what God has for me when I return, so please keep that in your prayers. However, He has reveled to me that I’m to go to Western Uganda around September 12th for a month. The village I’ll be going to is near the town of Kabale , and it is called, Kisizi. (If you want to look it up on a map) I’ve been ask to work in a primary school there and do evangelism in the village for a month. While there I will be doing assessments on the school curriculum, and the needs of the school, and people in area. This village primary school could be the next mission field for me, I don’t know.

However, I do know that the way God revealed this task to me in an amazing combination of events. I was at my church at a training conference and we were all asked to write down the prayers that we would like God to answer. One of my prayers was for Him to reveal what He has for future ministry work for me. We then all prayed for those prayers to be answered. The next morning a friend of mine rang me and asked me to come to Kisizi and work at the village primary school. This answered prayer was further confirmed when I thought back on two separate visions friends from San Diego had last year about me. They both envisioned me working with small children in a village, in Africa , next to a river. Of course, the village of Kisizi has a river that flows through it! God works so amazingly!!

As you can see, I know that I need to be serving the Lord in some capacity here in Uganda . So I ask that if God puts upon your heart to support my mission journey in any capacity please heed His call. I know that He will provide for my needs and if it is through you I thank Him for the Blessing!

Send support to the below address:
Faith Hope Love Missions
C/o Rita Beach
14234 Stoney Gate Place
San Diego, CA 92128

Thank you too for being such amazing supporters of my mission work this year and in years past. I hope you know how God is using you even if you aren’t physically here in Uganda! :)

Take care and God’s Blessings to you all!

Song of Deliverance

I came to realize in my 5 days in Gulu that there are no birds left or at least they aren't singing the sweet song of deliverance! I say deliverance, because in April of this year the IDP (internally displaced peoples) camps were closed and people were allowed to return back to their villages. This was a huge step because in the Spring of 2007 the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) that was waging the war there for the last 20 years had moved its conflict to the Congo. Just as the Israelites moved back to their land from Egypt the Acholi peoples are now able to be delivered to their lands again.

I hope that the sweet sound of the birds finally come back. It was such a strange realization for me to not hear the birds. After living in Masaka for the last 7 months and hearing the tweet and chirping of birds outside the windows all the time I found it disturbing. Had all the joy left Gulu with the birds? I pray that the joyful sounds of song return very soon! Just as Prophet Miriam sang a song of deliverance in Exodus 15: 20-21, I pray the song comes back to Gulu very soon!

The Gulu

Francis Sterling Palmer, Adam & Michelle's soon to be adopted 3 year old, calls it The Gulu! :) Well he is correct it is The Gulu....a place that has seen the ravage of a 20 year war on its land and its people.

The trip I took to Gulu is a 4 year prayer request that finally came to be Aug 01- 05. For a missionary that has lived in Uganda for the last 7 months it's hard to imagine that I'd still be processing the spiritual effects it has had on me...but I am!

I noticed the scar that the was has left on the children on Sunday, our 1st day of outreach. After Sunday service the team went back that afternoon to Calvary Chapel Gulu. Our team of 17 missionaries did VBS and played football with over 500 children from the area. Nice ratios huh? :) Well the Calvary Chapel Gulu Sunday School teachers were an absolute God send with helping us with translation, song, and just handling the children! :)

Teacher Mary, Amy, Brian and I had the 5 and younger group. They are SOOO cute! Anyway, we sang songs and told the story of Daniel and The Lions Den to them. Actually, Brian became Daniel and the children the lions, as we acted out the story...to fun! It was a great time with the kids but when it came time to interact these kids were unusually "skittish". Most Ugandan children have to learn to hug and show affection of any kind but these kids were like "little statues". :( When anyone would try and put their arm around them they would almost jump (flinch) as to be scared. It was so sad to me how war around them and not having love has changed them. I obviously don't know if any of these children had been in the IDP (internally displaced persons) camps or seen the horrible things that the war had brought to here area but it sure seemed like it. I hope and pray God's love came through in the little time we spent with them that afternoon! I pray it showed them that there is love and it is from GOD!! John 13: 34-35