Friends and Family,
Greetings to you on this Thanksgiving week! I don’t know about you, but I find myself once again in awe of just how many things I am thankful for. “Oh how great is the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called the children of God.” (1 John 3:1) I think beyond anything else this year I am coming to understand more and more how all things contribute to my understanding of God’s great love. Through heartache, service, pain, rejoicing, trials, and victories I better understand God’s love by means of community. Thank You once again for being a part of my life and the journey that is ahead. Many of you have expressed your support and commitment to pray, for that I am eternally grateful.
I wanted to take a minute to update you on where my plans are as of now:
-My Passport has been stamped with an entry Visa This went without a hitch as I sent it directly to the Ugandan embassy in order to save $75. The forms were excepted and I got it back in 4 days. (Incredible!)
-Flight reservations have been booked My travel plans have me departing from Birmingham, AL on the morning of Jan. 9th going through Chicago->Amsterdam->Nairobi, Kenya-> and then on to Entebbee, Uganda. The same route will be taken on the way home on the 27th of February. The flight was $1250 which was right on track with the previous budget I sent out. Many thanks to Willi Kant in our TRI-S office who gave of his time to guide me through the process and take the weight completely off of my shoulders.
-Supplies are coming together In talking with Tim and Colleen they have gave me a few suggestions on things to bring and how to properly be prepared. Some supplies are able to be borrowed, some are being donated, and others will be purchased before going in January. All is coming together on this front.
-Correspondence with the Stevensons has been encouraging Tim and Colleen seem to be excited about having an extra hand around. Please continue to pray with me for wisdom, so I do not become a burden or hindrance to the work of the kingdom.
-Audrey’s participation We are still waiting to hear back about her availability to go. Right now it looks like her trip will be cut down to two weeks, if she gets to go. She has received a grant from a group here at AU to purchase a good bit of her plane ticket, but because there has been a lack of communication from the right people the price of the tickets keep going up while we wait for a word. We are excited about the possibility, but do not know what will happen… trying to remain surrendered in this area to whatever happens.
-Do you have any specific questions? please let me know!
Other than that all is going well, as my last Thanksgiving break of my undergraduate career is under way. All the family (On the McAllister side) will be meeting in Chilhowie, VA to celebrate Thanksgiving and have an early Christmas as many of us will be separated over the holidays. I’m so excited to see family and enjoy the break from classes as my senior year draws to a close in December (20th). Thank you for continuing to journey with me!
Love God love people
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